COURSE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS SUBJECT WISE

SUBJECT TITLE: Intellectual Property Rights & Patents-II STAFF NAME: Prof. T.S.Nageswara Rao

Aim and Objective of the course:

Intellectual Property refers to the fruits or product of human creativity, including literature, advertising slogans, songs or new inventions. Thus, property that is the results of thought, namely intellectual activity, is called intellectual property. In todays dynamic and knowledge based industrial environment, intellectual property rights (IPRs) are key elements needed to maintain the competitive edge of any industry. IPRs impart success to the business enterprises by creating and preserving exclusive markets. The cost of research and development (R &D) in developing new products and processes is very high and is rising. Hence, there is a need to increase and accelerate the extent of protection of IPR s so that the return on investment is reasonable.

Syllabus:
Unit 1 Intellectual Property Law Basics Types of Intellectual Property Agencies responsible for Intellectual Property Registration Cyber crime and e-commerce International Aspects of Computer and on-line crime. Unit 2 Introduction to Patent Law Rights and limitations Rights under Patent Law Patent requirements Ownership Transfer Patents Application Process Patent Infringement Patent Litigation International Patent Law Double Patenting Patent Searching Patent Law Treaty New developments in Patent Law Invention Developers and Promoters. Unit 3 Introduction to Transactional Law: Creating Wealth and Managing Risk The Employment Relationship in the Internet and Tech Sector Contact for the Internet and Tech Sector- Business Assets in Information Age Symbol and Trademark Trolls and Landmines and other Metaphors. Unit 4 Regulatory, compliance and Liability Issues State Privacy Law Date Security Privacy issues Controlling overuse or misuse of Intellectual Property Rights. Books: (1) Deborah E. Bouchoux: Intellectual Property. Cengage Learning, New Delhi. (2) Kompal Bansal & Parishit Bansal: Fundamentals of IPR for Engineers, BS Publications (Press). (3) Cyber Law. Texts & Cases, South-Westerns Special Topics Collections.

(4) Prabuddha Ganguli: Intellectual Property Rights. Tata Mc-Graw Hill, New Delhi. (5) Richard Stim: Intellectual Property. Cengage Learning, New Delhi. (6) R.Radha Krishnan, S.Balasubramanian: Intellectual Property Rights. Excel Books, New Delhi. Journals and Magazines:(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Journal of Intellectual Property Rights Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Intellectual Asset Management IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review Patent World THE WIPO Journal

URLS (1) www.ipindia.nic.in/ (2) www.ipo.gov.uk/ (3) www.iprcommission.org (4) www.wto.org

Lesson Plan
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 TOPIC Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Types of Intellectual Property Agencies responsible for intellectual property registration Cyber crime e- commerce International aspects of computer and online crime International aspects of computer and online crime Introduction to patent law- rights and limitations Rights under patent law- patent requirements Ownership- transfer Patent application process--patent law treaty Patent infringement-patent litigation International patent law-double patenting Patent searching-new developments in patent law-invention developers and promoters Introduction to transactional law Creating wealth and managing risk The employment relationship in the internet and tech sector Contact for the internet and tech sector sses 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

3.5 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7

Business assets in information age Symbol and trademark Trolls and landmines and other metaphors Regulatory, compliance and liability issues State privacy law Date security Privacy issues Controlling overuse or misuse of intellectual property rights Controlling overuse or misuse of intellectual property rights Review Total No. Of Classes

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 28