Module – IV (1 Credit)

4. Human Rights and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) :

4.1. Anti competitive Practices / Abuse of Intellectual
Property Rights (IPRs)
4.2. Government Use and Public Interest

References :—
1. Intellectual Property (1999) edition) by W.R. Cornish ( Sweet
& Maxwell)
2. WTO in the New Millenium – MVIRDC – by Arun Goyal
3. Intellectual Property Rights - WADHERA
4. WTO and Globalisation : An Indian Overview –
Dr. Nilima Chandiramani
5. Intellectual Property Rights under the TRIPs Text
– Dr. Nilima Chandiramani
6. Intellectual Property Rights – P. Narayan
7. Intellectual Property Rights Law – Dr. Ashok Soni.

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 PAPER II. -Law of patents (4 credits)

Module – I (1 Credit)
1.1. Introduction, definition, scope and objectives of Law of
Patents
1.2. Subject Matter of Patents.
1.3. International Conventions and treaties regarding patents.
1.4. History of Indian Patent System

Module – II (1 Credit)
2.1. Procedure for Obtaining Patents.
2.2. Patentability and Patentable Subject – Matter
2.3. Process and Product Patent
2.4. Specification
2.5. Opposition to grant of Patents

Module – III (1 Credit)

3.1. Register of Patents and Patent Office
3.2. Rights and Obligations of Patentee
3.3. Transfer of Patent Rights
3.4. Voluntary Licences, Compulsory Licences,
3.5. Licence of Right and Revocation for non working patents.
3.6. Assignment and Licensing of Patents.
3.7. Patenting of Traditional Knowledge. Issues related to
Biopiracy and BioProspecting

Module – IV (1 Credit)
4.1. Powers of Central Government to acquire and use patents for
public purpose.
4.2. Revocation and Surrender of Patents.
4.3. Infringement of Patents. Threat of Infringement Proceedings
4.4. Offences and Penalties.
4.5. Appellate Tribunal Proceedings
4.6. Ever Greening of Patents.

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References :—
1. Intellectual Property (1999 edition) by W.R. Cornish (Sweet
& Maxwell)
2. Trrell on Law of Patents, 15 th Edition (2000) by Simon
Thorley,
3. Richard Miller, Guy Burkill and Colin Birss (Sweet &
Maxwell)
4. Patent Law by P. Narayanan, 3rd Edition (1998),
5. Patent Co-Operation Treaty Handbook by Chartered Institute
of Patent, Agents (Sweet & Maxwell) 1999n edition
6. Wadhera – Intellectual Property Rights
7. Intellectual Property Rights – P. Narayan

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 Paper –III - Law of Trademarks – (4 credits)

Module – I (1 Credit)
1.1. General Principles of Trademarks.
1.2. International and National Laws relating to trademarks
1.3. Property in Trademarks – how acquired?
1.4. Conditions and Procedure for Registration of Trademarks.

Module – II (1 Credit)
Opposition of Registration of Trademark.
2.1. Effect of Registration
2.3. Registerable and Non Registerable Trademarks.
2.4. Similar, Nearly Resembling and Deceptively Similar
Trademarks.
2.5. Trademark Registry and Register of Trademarks
2.6. Assignment, Transmission and Abandonment

Module – III (1 Credit)

3.1. Licensing of Trademarks and Registered Users
3.2. Collective Marks Service Marks and Textile Trademarks
3.3. Infringement and Passing Off.
3.4. Action for Infringement
3.5. Passing off Action.
3.6. Certification of Trademark

Module – IV (1 Credit)
4.1. Offences and Penalties.
4.2. Threat of Legal Proceedings.
4.3. Appellate Tribunals
4.4. Emerging New Trends in Trademarks.

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References :—
1. Kerly’s Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names Thomas A>
Balano White and Robin Jacob (Sweet & Maxwell)
2. The Modern Law of Trade Marks by Christopher
Morcom, Ashley Roughton and James Graham, 1st edition,
1999 edition (Butterworths)
3. K.S. Shavaksha on Trade and Merchandise Marks Act 1958
3rd Edition (1999 edition) Butterworths, India.
4. Mc. Carthy on Trade Marks and Unfair Competition
(1999 edition) (West Group. U.S.A.
5. Intellectual Property (1999 edition) by W.R. Cornish (Sweet
& Maxwell)
6. Narayanan on Trade Marks and Passing Off – Fourth Edition.
7. Wadhera – Intellectual Property Rights
8. Intellectual Property Rights-P.Narayan

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 Paper IV - Copyrights Law and other related rights ( 4
credits)

1. Module – I (1 Credit)
1.1. Introduction to Copyrights
1.2. International Conventions relating to Copyrights
1.3. Indian Laws relating to Copyright
1.4. Nature of Copyrights
1.5. Subject Matter of Copyrights.
1.6. Term of Copyright

2. Module – II (1 Credit)
2.1. Authorship and Ownership.
2.2. Rights Conferred by Copyright
2.3. Rights of Broadcasting Organizations, Producers of
Phonograms and Performers.
2.4. Assignment, Transmission and Relinquishment.
2.5. Registration of Copyrights

3. Module – III (1 Credit)

3.1. Licences
3.2. Publication
3.3. Copyright Societies
3.4. Copyright office and Boards.
3.5. Infringement of Copyright

4. Module – IV (1 Credit)
4.1. Emerging New Trends in copyrights.
4.2. International Copyrights.
4.3. Registration of Copyrights
4.4. Appeals.

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References :—
1. Intellectual Property (1999 edition) by W. R. Cornish (Sweet
& Maxwell)
2. Copinger and Skone James on Copyright, 14th Edition by
Kevin Garnett; Jonathan Rayner James and Gillian Davis –
1999 edition(Sweet & Maxwell)
3. The Modern Law of Copyright and Designs; 2 nd edition
1995 by Hugh Laddie, Peter Prescott and Mary Vitoria
(Butterworths)
4. Nimmer on Copyright in 10 volumes (edition 2000) Mathew
Bender)
5. Copyright and Industrial Designs - P. Narayanan
6. The Copyright Act – Iyenger.

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 Paper V - Law of Industrial Designs, Geographical
Indication, Layout Designs Data Protection and Trade
secrets(4 credits).

Module – I (1 Credit)
1.1. Laws Relating to Industrial Designs :
1.2. Introduction, Novelty and Originality
1.3. Publication
1.4. Registration of Designs
1.5. Rights conferred by registration
1.6. Infringement of Copyright in Design
1.7. Remedies.

Module – II (1 Credit)
2.1. Law Relating to Geographical Indication :
2.2. Definition, need scope of Geographical Indications.
2.3. Register and Conditions for registration of
Geographical Indications.
2.4. Procedure for and Duration of Registration
2.5. Effect of Registration
2.6. Special Provisions related to Trademark and Prior use.
2.7. Rectification and Correction of Register
2.8. Offences / Penalties / Appeals
2.9. Remedies.

Module – III (1 Credit)

Layout- Designs (Topographies) of Integrated circuits :
3.1. Meaning of Integrated Designs
3.2. Need and Mechanisms for Protection of Integrated Circuit
& Layout Designs
3.3. International conventions and National Legislations
3.4. Procedure for Registration of Integrated Circuits.
3.5. Duration of Registration
3.6. Change in the Identity of Proprietor; Assignment;
Surrender, Amendment; Corrections and other Changes,
Cancellation
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 3.7. Compulsory Licensing
3.8. Infringement and Appeals
Module – IV Protection of Undisclosed Information/Trade
Secrets. (1 Credit)
4.1. Law relating to Data Protection and Trade Secrets.
4.2. Protection of trade secrets – Confidential Information
4.3. How to protect trade secrets
4.4. The relationship between patents and confidential
information
4.5. The relationship between copyright and confidential
information
4.6. The Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998
4.8. Protection of Undisclosed Information
4.9. Introduction: terminology, definition and scope
4.10. International and National Legislation for protection of
Undisclosed Information.

References :—
1. Intellectual Property (1999 edition) by W.R. Cornish (Sweet
& Maxwell)
2. The Designs Act.
3. Russell – Clarke on Industrial Designs (6th Edition)
1998 by Martin Howe (Sweet & Maxwell)
4. Design – The Modern Law and Practice; by Lan Morris
and Barry Quest ( 1987 edition) (Butterworths)
5. Patent for Inventions and the Protection of Industrial
Designs by Thomas A. Balanco White, 1974 Edition
(Stevens &Sons)
6. Taxmann’s Trade Marks Act & Geographical Indications of
Goods & Copyright Act.
7. Intellectual Property (fifth ed.) Daoul Bainbridge First Indian
Reprint 2003 Peason Education (Singapure) Pte. Ltd., Indian
Branch, Delhi.

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Paper VI - . Information Technology/ Cyber Laws ( 4 Credits)
Module – I (1 Credit)
1.1. Introduction to Information Technology
1.2. UNCITRAL Model Law
1.3. An Overview of the Information Technology Act
1.4. Information Security
1.5. Application
Module – II (1 Credit)
2.1. Digital Signatures and Certificates
2.2. Electronic Governance
2.3. Certifying authority
2.4. Software Protection
Module – III (1 Credit)
3.1. Comparative Study Relating to Cyber Laws
3.2. United nations, India, U.S.A, Europe and China.
3.3. Cyber Security
3.4. Jurisdictional Issues in Transnational Crimes.
Module – IV (1 Credit)
4.1. Formation of E – Contracts. Validity and Enforcement
4.2. Emerging New Legal Issues.
4.3. Cyber Crimes, Penalties and Adjudication
4.4. Appellate Tribunal
4.5. Offences and Prosecution
4.6. Cyber Terrorism.
4.7. Social Media and Emerging Crimes.
References :—
1. Taxmanns Law of Information Technology (Cyber Law)-D.P.
Mital.
2. Cyber and E-Commerce, IT Act 2000 – Diwan Kapoor,
Bharat Publishers.
3. Law relating to Computers and Internet – Rahul
Matthan Butterworth.
4. Computer Crime – Nitant P. Trilokekar – Snowwhilte
5. Law of Internet – F. Lawrence
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Edition, Lexis Publication
 Semester – IV Topics for Choice Based Credits (Four
credits)
1. Issues relating to Biopiracy and Bio- prospecting
2. Resources for Food and Agriculture – issues on patent policy
and farmers’rights- CBD, Nagoya Protocol and Indian law •
2. UNESCO – protection of folklore/cultural expressions.
Developments in WIPO on traditional knowledge and
traditional cultural expressions
4. Intellectual Property rights and Information Technology.
Copyright and Media Laws.
5. Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: A
Viable Tool for the Enforcement of Benefit Sharing.
6. WTO Negotiations on Geographical Indications and Their
Potential Implications
7. Human Right Perspective of Intellectual Property Rights.
8. Dispute Settlement Mechanism.

Suggestive Readings :
1. Intellectual Property (1999) edition) by W.R. Cornish,
(Sweet & Maxwell)
2. WTO in the New Millennium – MVIRDC – by ArunGoyal
3. Intellectual Property (fifth ed.) Daoul Bainbridge First Indian
Reprint 2003, Pearson Education (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd.,
Indian Branch, Delhi.
4. Peter Drahos: A Philosophy of Intellectual Property, 1996
Commons J.R.: International Economics,1934 5. Narayan :
Intellectual Property rights, 2007
5. Gopalakrishnan.N.S, Cases And Materials On Intellectual
Property Law: Along With Objectives, Methodology, And
Course Outline Bangalore: National Law School of India
University, 1992.
6. International Legal Instruments, D.K. Agencies 1998.
Intellectual Property Rights CSIR Journal. International
Legal Materials.
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 7. Journal of the Indian Law Institute Journal of the Indian
Society of International Law; American Journal of
International Law;
8. Ram Jethmalani D S Chopra, Cases and Materials on Media
Law: A Book on Indian Perspective, published by Thomas
Reuters, published on 2012, ISBN NO 9381082367
9. Monroe E. Price (Editor), Stefaan G. Verhulst (Editor),
Broadcasting Reform in India: Media Law from a Global
Perspective (Law in India Series)
Publisher : Oxford University Press (April 15, 1999), ISBN-10:

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