A14 Intellectual Property Rights-2022

 This is for IV semester Bsc Biotechnology students.This course instructor is Dr.SomySoman

objective of the course:To recognize the importance of IP and to educate the pupils on basic concepts of Intellectual Property Rights. 2. To identify the significance of practice and procedure of Patents. 3. To make the students to understand the statutory provisions of different forms of IPRs in simple forms. 4. To learn the procedure of obtaining Patents, Copyrights, Trade Marks &Industrial Design 5. To enable the students to keep their IP rights alive.

course modules:

Module 1: Overview of intellectual property (Hours: 4) Introduction and the need for intellectual property right (IPR). IPR in India – Genesis and Development. Some important examples of IPR.

 Module 2: Patents (Hours: 10) Macro-economic impact of the patent system. Patent and kind of inventions protected by a patent. Patent document. How to protect your inventions? Granting of patent. Rights of a patent. How extensive is patent protection? Why protect inventions by patents? Searching a patent. Drafting of a patent. Filing of a patent 

Module 3: Copyright (Hours: 10) What is copyright? What is covered by copyright? How long does copyright last? Why protect copyright? Related rights: What are related rights? Distinction between related rights and copyright. Rights covered by copyright.

 Module 4: Trademarks (Hours: 14) Definition of trademark. Rights of trademark. Kinds of signs that can be used as trademarks. Types of trademark. Function that a trademark performs. How is a trademark protected? How is a trademark registered? How long is a registered trademark protected for? How extensive is trademark protection? What are well-known marks and how are they protected? Domain name and how does it relate to trademarks?

 Module 5: Geographical Indications (Hours: 4) What is a geographical indication? How is a geographical indication protected? Why protect geographical indications?

 Module 6: Industrial Designs (Hours: 10) What is an industrial design? How can industrial designs be protected? What kind of protection is provided by industrial designs? How long does the protection last? Why protect industrial designs?

 Module 7: Biotechnology and IPR (Hours: 20) Rationale for Intellectual Property Protection in biotechnology. Concept of Novelty in Biotechnological Inventions. Concept of Inventive Step in Biotechnological Inventions. Microorganisms as Biotechnological Inventions.

 Patenting biological inventions. Patenting microorganisms. Patenting other biological processes and products. Protection of new varieties of plants. Justification for Protection. Biotechnology and International Treaties such as Convention on Biological Diversity and TRIPs.