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INTRODUCTION:
The term “Intellectual Property Rights” refers to the legal rights granted with the aim of
protecting the creations of an intellect. These rights include Industrial Property Rights (e.g.
patents, industrial designs and trademarks) and Copyright (right of the author or creator) and
Related Rights (rights of the performers, producers and broadcasting organizations). In the
present day knowledge-powered economy, a company’s intangible assets, specifically their
Intellectual Property (IP), are key determining factors of its worth. With IP evolving into a
leading asset class and establishing itself as a key driver of economic growth and enterprise,
knowledge of IP has become a necessity rather an option. Thus, this course aims to study the
existing (copyright, patent, trademark and designs) and emerging (computer software etc.) forms
of intellectual property in terms of Indian law and policy as well as new international demands
and trends.
OBJECTIVES:
To classify the major forms of intellectual property rights like copyrights, trademarks,
patents, designs, trade secrets and geographical indications.
To point out the importance of intellectual property to businesses and to examine the
global protection of intellectual property rights through international treaties,
conventions and protocols.
To explain the laws governing the intellectual property, the philosophical and economic
principles underlying intellectual property.
To describe the procedures for acquisition & enforcement of intellectual property rights
and to analyse judicial precedents from India and other jurisdictions.
To evaluate various new forms of intellectual property and to critique the trends and
developments in foreign jurisdictions.
To identify the intellectual property issues related to public interest in developing
countries and to develop strategies for balancing individual and societal interests.
Designs: Meaning – Scope – Difference between Copyright & Design – Novelty & Originality –
Registration – Rights – Piracy – Defences & Remedies – Layout Designs for Integrated Circuits.
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