INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS & PATENTS JNTU-K MBA FIRST SEM

Syllabus

Intellectual Property Rights & Patents

Unit 1: Introduction to IPR

Meaning of Property, Origin, Nature, Meaning of Intellectual Property Rights-Kinds of Intellectual Property Rights Copy Right, Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret and Trade Dress, Design, Layout Design, Geographical Indication, Plant Varieties and Traditional Knowledge.

Unit 2: Patent Rights and Copy Rights

Origin, Meaning of Patent, Types, Inventions Which are Not Patentable, Registration Procedure, Rights and Duties of Patentee, Assignment and License, Restoration of Lapsed Patents, Surrender and Revocation of Patents, Infringement, Remedies & Penalties. COPY RIGHT-Origin, Definition & Types of Copy Right, Registration Procedure, Assignment & License, Terms of Copy Right, Piracy, Infringement, Remedies, Copy Rights with Special Reference to Software.

Unit 3: Trademarks

Origin, Meaning & Nature of Trademarks, Types, Registration of Trade Marks, Infringement & Remedies, Offences Relating to Trade Marks, Passing Off, Penalties.

Unit 4: Design

Meaning, Definition, Object, Registration of Design, Cancellation of Registration, International Convention on Design, Functions of Design. Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Layout Design Act-2000.

Unit 5: Basic Tenents of Information Technology ACT-2000

IT Act Introduction E-Commerce and Legal Provisions E- Governance and Legal Provisions Digital Signature and Electronic Signature. Cybercrimes