8th Semester Integrated BBA LL.B (Hons) - Intellectual Property Laws - Notes, Question Papers and Syllabus
Intellectual Property Laws
Unit I
Nature Of Intellectual Property – Concept Of Property – Concept Of Protection Of Main Forms Of Intellectual Property.
Unit II
Copyright – Meaning – Classes Of Works In Which Copyright Subsists – Ownership Of Copyright And Rights – Assignment Of Copyright – Period Of Copyright – Infringement – Fair Use – Remedies.
Unit III
Trade Marks – Functions – Registration – Grounds Of Refusal – Property Mark – Domain Name – Deceptive Similarity – Passing Off And Infringement – Standard Of Proof – Remedies.
Unit IV
Patents – Concept And Object – Patentable Inventions – Subject Matter Of Patents – Public Interest And Patents – Process Of Obtaining Patents – Grounds For Objection – Rights And Obligations Of Patentee – Infringement And Remedies – Abuse Of Patent Rights – Compulsory Licensing – International Patents.
Unit V
Protection Of Intellectual Property – Biotechnology Patents – Medicinal Patents – Exploitation Of Patents – International Institutional Mechanisms And WIPO – Indian Intellectual Property Policy.
Suggested Readings
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P. Narayanan – Intellectual Property Law
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P. Narayanan – Copyright And Industrial Designs
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P. Narayanan – Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks And Allied Rights
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W.R. Cornish – Cases And Materials On Intellectual Property
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Terrell On The Law Of Patents