JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

22BBA207: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

BBA (Data Analytics) II Semester (R22)

Course Objectives:

To understand the basic IPR aspects and its importance for overall development.
To learn various components of Intellectual property Rights and its regime.
To evaluate the basic patentability requirements, Design, Geographical Indication (GI), Plant Variety.
To learn about elements, rights, licensing of patents.
To learn the registration aspects and current trends of IPR.

Course Outcomess

Students will be able to

Know the traditional knowledge and learn the fundamental aspects of Intellectual property Rights.
Acquire knowledge on patents, patent regime, and basic patentability requirements.
Assess knowledge on copyrights, trademarks, and its related rights and its registration aspects.
Integrate Design, Geographical Indication (GI), Plant variety and layout design protection and their registration aspects.
Evaluate the steps in fostering IP by the Government of India.

UNIT - I: Intellectual Property Rights

Introduction and need for IPR, Kinds of IPR, traditional knowledge vs. IPR, territoriality of IPR, genesis of IPR in India, developed countries and third world countries, IP as an Instrument of development.

UNIT - II: Copyright and Industrial Design

Concept and need for protecting copyright, authorship and ownership, copyrights in different domains, digital copyrights, exploiting concept of fair use. Industrial Designs: Concept of industrial design, need for protection of industrial design, protecting visual features or an articles, design, shape, pattern, or ornament; layout designs of integrated circuits.

UNIT - III: Trademark

Nature of trademark, rationale behind the protection of trademarks, subject matter of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, conflicts of trademarks with domain name.

UNIT - IV: Patent

Concept of Patent, elements of patentability, non-patentable Inventions, rights of patentee: licensing, compulsory licensing; patent infringement, patent cooperation treaty, bolar provision-research exemptions.

UNIT - V: Geographical Indication and Plant Varieties Protection

Geographical Indication: meaning, reasons for geographical Indication protection: origin, nature and indication of goods, geographical indication tags in India, difference between GI and trademarks. Plant variety protection: Meaning, need for protecting plant varieties and farmers’ rights, protection of new plant varieties in India, protection of plant varieties and farmers rights, union for protection of new varieties.