IPR Management

Paper Code: 
MIV 422
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective: The course aims to develop students’ ability to understand the basics of IPR and its relevance in their startup.

Course Outcomes: On completion of this paper students will –

 

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

MIV 422

Managing Risk in International Business

CO 157: Understand the basics of Intellectual Property rights and its management.

 

CO 158: Define and explain different types of IPR

CO 159: Examine and describe patent claims that legally define a structure or method, and its varied embodiments.

 

CO 160: Explore infringement of the rights of the patent holder by another

 

CO 161: Explore the defenses to an asserted claim of infringement, and remedies when infringement is established.

 

 

CO 162: Examine and explain the different and complementary types of design patent protection.

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures using whiteboards, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching, Quiz.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Solving problems of unsolved questions, Problem based learning-cases, Group learning teamwork, Giving Tasks.

 

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Introduction to IPR: Historical perspective, International perspective, World Intellectual Property organisation, Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

Types of IPR:

Copyright: an overview, ownership and assignment of copyrights- rights, infringement and remedies

Trademark: protection of industrial designs in India , traditional and geographical indicators

Patenting inventions: Procedure under the patentd Act 1970 and patent cooperation treaty.,Rights and duties of Patentees

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Strategy, Valuation and Asset Management: Intellectual property as a strategic tool, intellectual property as an asset, Evaluation of intellectual property

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Civil Societies, Public Policy and intellectual property: Social Dimensions of Intellectual property: Civil Societies and  Public Policy, Objectives, Limitations and Exceptions to Intellectual property.

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Competition Act 2002: Important definitions, prohibitions and Regulations.

Case Studies and Exercises related to IPR

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Ahuja V K, Law Relating to Intellectual Property (3rd edn, Lexis Nexis 2017)
  • Bently L, Sherman B, Gangjee D and Johnson P, Intellectual Property Law (Oxford University Press 2018)
  • Cornish W, Llewelyn D and Aplin T, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks and Allied Rights (8th edn, Sweet & Maxwell 2013)
  • Dugar S M, Kumar S, Guide to Competition Act, 2002 (7th edn, Lexis Nexis 2017)
  • Ganguli P, Intellectual Property Rights: Unleashing the Knowledge Economy (Tata McGraw Hill Publications 2017)
  • Narayanan P, Intellectual Property Law (3rd edn, Eastern Law House 2017)
  • Nikam R J, Space Activities and IPR Protection (1st edn, Asia Law House 2013)
  • Ramappa T, Competition Law in India: Policy, Issues and Developments (Oxford University Press 2013)
  • Reddy G B, Copyright Law in India (Gogia Law Agency 2018)

 

 

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