Course Objectives

The objectives of the Course are as under:

To acquire knowledge about the various stages of developments of IPRs

To gain knowledge about the various theories of IPRS

To acquire knowledge about the various fundamental issues of IPRs

To develop skills of analysing various aspects of the TRIPS Agreements

To acquire knowledge about the impacts of IPRS on Human Rights

To build up an understanding about the new dimensions of IPRS

Learning Outcome

After the successful completion of this Course, a student is expected to learn the followings:

Building up of an understanding about the historical developments and theoretical basis of IPRS

Role of the international bodies in developing the IPR framework in the world

Develop the skills addressing the issues linked to the IPR matters

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE EXAMINEES:

1

PATTERN OF QUESTIONS: The examinees are required to answer any FOUR questions and each question carries 20 Marks.

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The examinees must answer the questions in English and they are required to attempt the questions in their own languages as far as practicable.

Module/ Unit No.

Title of the Module

Lectures/ Tutorials to be delivered

1

BASICS OF IPRS

15

1. Concept, Nature and Scope of Intellectual Property Rights
2. Types of Intellectual Property Rights
3. Historical Background of Intellectual Property Rights
4. Significance of Intellectual Property Rights and Its Enforcement
5. Indian knowledge System and IPR

2

FOUNDATIONS OF IPRS

20

1. Intellectual Property Rights: Private Rights versus Public Interests
2. Theories of Intellectual Property Rights
3. IPR and International Legal Instruments
4. WIPO and Its Functions

3

ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

8

1. Economic analysis of Intellectual Property Rights
2. Commercialisation of IPRs
3. Interface Between IPR And Competition Law
4. Intellectual Property Rights and third world countries

4

TRIPS AGREEMENT

8

1. Historical and Legal Background to TRIPS
2. Objectives and Principles of TRIPS Agreement
3. Impacts of the TRIPS Agreement
4. Agreement between WIPO and WTO

5

SUI GENERIS MODEL AND IPRs

9

1. International framework for the protection of IPRs under the sui generis model- UPOV-1 and UPOV- 2
2. India’s responses to the sui generis model of protection of IPRs

6

TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY

10

1. Role of IPRs in innovative, ethical and sustainable society
2. Impacts of the TRIPS Agreement on innovation and dissemination of technology

7

HUMAN RIGHTS AND IPR

10

1. Overlapping of Human Rights and IPR
2. IPR and realisation of Human Rights
3. Role of Government in the Administration of IPR
4. Bioethics and IPRs: Concept- Principles of bioethics, Benefit sharing,International framework on bioethics, India and Bioethical norms

8

NEW TRENDS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

10

1. Biotechnology and IPR Issues
2. Digitisation and IPR issues
3. Personality right and IPR issues
4. Application of AI and IPR Issues