Syllabus (MASTERS OF LAW)

Course Type: INTRODUCTION

Semester: 1

Course Code: LLM

Course Title: MASTER of LAWS

(L-P-Tu): 0

Credit: 0

Practical/Theory: Theory

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SIDHO-KANHO-BIRSHA UNIVERSITY

Post Graduate (PG) Curricular Framework 2026

MASTER of LAWS

(Two Years Programme)

Effective from 01.07.2026

Comprehensive program objectives for the 2-Year LL.M. Program with Specialisation in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs):

1. Understand Legal Theories and Governance: Learn how laws develop over time, study the major theories behind them, and understand how political and legal systems run smoothly.

2. Become an Expert in Intellectual Property (IPR): Gain deep knowledge about protecting creative ideas, inventions, and business brands through the laws of copyright, patents, trademarks, designs, and trade secrets.
3. Master Legal Research Methods: Learn how to plan, conduct, and write high-quality legal research using both library materials and field data, while following strict ethical rules.
4. Compare Different Constitutions: Study and compare how governments and courts work in countries like India, the USA, the UK, and Canada to protect civil rights and balance power.
5. Solve Modern Tech and Digital Challenges: Understand how the law handles new-age issues like Artificial Intelligence (AI), online piracy, digital copyright, and cyberspace disputes.
6. Learn Corporate and Market Rules: Understand how businesses operate, how corporate governance works, and how competition laws keep the market fair by stopping monopoly behavior.
7. Protect Human Rights and Humanitarian Values: Study international laws that protect human dignity, help vulnerable groups (like women and children), and regulate armed conflicts.
8. Use Law to Improve Society: Analyze how laws can fix social problems in India, reduce poverty, and bring about positive change regarding gender, caste, and equality.
9. Build Practical Teaching and Problem-Solving Skills: Develop hands-on skills in public speaking, classroom teaching, team collaboration, and solving real-world legal problems.
10. Gain Real-World Experience: Bridge the gap between textbooks and practice through hands-on internships with industries and by writing an in-depth final research dissertation.

Program Specific Outcomes are as follows:

1. Identify and Classify Intellectual Property Accurately identify and distinguish between different forms of intellectual property—such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, designs, and geographical indications—in any business or creative scenario.
2. Manage the IPR Registration Process Handle the complete procedural requirements for filing, registering, and securing IPRs in India, as well as navigating international frameworks like the Madrid System and PCT.
3. Navigate the Impact of AI and Emerging Tech on IPR Address and resolve complex legal issues arising from new technologies, including copyright ownership of AI-generated works, software patenting, and trademark disputes in cyberspace.
4. Advise on Technology Transfer and Commercialization Draft and evaluate legal agreements for transferring technology, licensing patents, assigning copyrights, and commercializing IP assets while maintaining a balance between private rights and public interest.
5. Balance IPR with Competition Law Identify and prevent market abuses related to IP ownership, such as anti-competitive licensing agreements, bad-faith pricing strategies, and the abuse of a dominant market position.
6. Protect Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity Apply specialized legal frameworks like the Biodiversity Act and the Protection of Plant Varieties Act to defend community intellectual commons against biopiracy.
7. Litigate and Remedy IPR Infringements Formulate effective legal strategies, defenses, and remedies (such as injunctions, damages, or passing-off actions) for clients facing IP theft or infringement.
8. Assess the TRIPS Agreement and International Standards Evaluate how international treaties, particularly the TRIPS agreement and WIPO standards, influence domestic IP policies and trade relations, especially in developing countries.
9. Apply Bioethics to Biotechnological Patents Analyze and advise on the moral, legal, and biosafety implications of patenting biological materials, genetic engineering, and pharmaceutical innovations.
10. Conduct Specialized IP Research and Fieldwork Execute targeted doctrinal and empirical research on contemporary, real-world IP problems to propose policy updates or legislative fixes for local and national industries.

SYLLABI FOR 2 YEAR LL.M. PROGRAM WITH SPECIALISATION IN IPRS

Scheme of the Syllabi
Semester-1
Sl. No.	Title of the Paper	Nature of the Paper	Paper Code	Credit	Full Marks
1	ADVANCED JURISPRUDENCE	DSC-1	MLLMDSC1T	6	(80+20)=100
2	COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL	DSC-2	MLLMDSC2T	6	(80+20)=100
3	FUNDAMENTALS OF IPRs	DSS-1	MLLMDSS1T	6	(80+20)=100
4	LAW OF COPYRIGHT	DSS- 2	MLLMDSS2T	6	(80+20)=100
5	SKILL COURSE	SEC	MLLMSECP	2	(40+10)= 50
SEMESRWISE TOTAL CREDIT				26	450

Semester-2
Sl. No.	Title of the Paper	Nature of the Paper	Paper Code	Credit	Full Marks
1	COMPANY LAW	DSC-3	MLLMDSC3T	6	(80+20)=100
2	COMPETITION LAW	DSC-4	MLLMDSC4T	6	(80+20)=100
3	LAW OF PATENT	DSS-3	MLLMDSS3T	6	(80+20)=100
4	LAW OF BIODIVERSITY, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS	DSS-4	MLLMDSS4T	6	(80+20)=100
5	INTERNSHIP& CLASS TEACHING	INTERNSHIP	MLLM	2	(30+10+10)= 50
SEMESRWISE TOTAL CREDIT				26	450

Semester-3
Sl. No.	Title of the Paper	Nature of the Paper	Paper Code	Credit	Full Marks
1	JUDICIAL PROCESS	DSC-5	MLLMDSC5T	6	(80+20)=100
2	RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	DSC-6	MLLMDSC6P	4	(50+ 30+ 20) = 100
3	LAW OF TRADEMARKS AND LAW OF TRADE SECRET	DSS- 5	MLLMDSS5T	6	(80+20)=100
4	LAW OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN INDIA	DSS-6	MLLMDSS6T	6	(80+20)=100
5	HUMAN RIGHTS LAW	OEC	MLLMOET	4	(40+10)= 50
SEMESRWISE TOTAL CREDIT				26	450

Semester-4
Sl. No.	TitleofthePaper	Nature of the Paper	Paper Code	Credit	Full Marks
1	PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW &IHL	DSC-7	MLLMDSC7	6	(80+20)=100
2	LAW OF DESIGNS INCLUDING THE LAYOUT DESIGN OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS	DSS-8	MLLMDSS8	6	(80+20)=100
3	DISSERTATION	DSS-8		8	(100+50)=150
SEMESRWISETOTAL CREDIT				20	350
TOTAL CREDIT OF THE LL.M. PROGRAM				98	1700

Abbreviations: DSC – Discipline Specific Core Course, DSS – Discipline Specific Special Course

SEC – Skill Enhancement Course, OEC – Open Elective Course