JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

Various types of Intellectual Property Rights Patentable Subject History

of Indian Patent Protection, Patent filing procedure in India, Opposition- pre-grant opposition and post-grant opposition, Patent filing procedure under PCT, advantages, patent search and literature and Salient features of Indian Patents are discussed in detail.

Course Outcome

The clear information about the patent laws and intellectual property

rights in India and abroad is gained by the students.

UNIT - I

Introduction, Types of Intellectual Property Rights (Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Geographical Indications Industrial Designs and Trade secrets), Structure of patent ( Components of patents), Types of patent,non-Patentable

UNIT - II

Patentable inventions, essential requirements for patentability , (Novelty, Non-Obviousness, Utility, enablement and Best mode), patent writing skills and significance of claims

UNIT - III

• a) History of Indian Patent Protection, Rationale behind Patent System, Objectives and Advantages of Patent System.
• b) Patent filing procedure in India (Patent Prosecution), Specifications (Provisional and Complete), Claims- types of claims and legal importance of claims, Grant of patent, Rights of Patentee and co-owners
• c) Opposition- pre-grant opposition and post-grant opposition, Anticipation, Infringement, Compulsory Licensing, revocation of patents, and power of Controller.
• d) Salient features of Indian Patents (Amendments) Act 1999, 2002 and 2005.

UNIT - IV

Background, Salient Features and Impact of International Treaties / Conventions like

• a) Paris Convention, Berne convention
• b) World Trade Organization (WTO)
• c) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• d) Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

UNIT - V

• a) a.Patent filing procedure under PCT, advantages, patent search and literature
• b) Patent search, literature and prior art search
• c) Non- infringement techniques and design around strategies

TEXT BOOKS

• 1. IPR Handbook for Pharma Students and Researchers- Bansal
• 2. Intellectual Property Rights in Pharmaceutical Industry: Theory and Practice- Subba Rao Bayya
• 3. Protection of Industrial Property rights by P.Das and Gokul Das

REFERENCE BOOKS

• 1. Research Methodology concepts and cases by Depak Chawla, Neena Sondhi
• 2. Draft manual of Patent Practice and Procedure -2008 , The Patent Office, India