This authoritative work covers all the important topics of Intellectual Property law like, law of Copyright, Patents, Trade Marks, Geographical Indications, Designs, Plant Variety Protection and Trade Secret.
Acts and Rules covered:
Patents Act, 1970; Trade Marks Act, 1999; Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act 1999; Copyright Act, 1957; Designs Act, 2000; Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000; Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001.
Key Features:
- A clear, concise and effective overview of the subject through multiple choice questions.
- Introductory text to help solve the multiple choice questions.
- Over 500 examination-styled multiple choice questions at par with various examinations.
- Clear analysis of correct and incorrect answers.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction to Intellectual Property
- Concept of Intellectual property
- Theories of intellectual property
- The Indian picture
- International arrangements for protection of intellectual property
- Copyright
- Patents
- Trade marks
- Geographical indications
- Semiconductor integrated circuits layout-design
- Designs
- Protection of plant varieties
- Intellectual property management
- 2. Patents Act, 1970
- Patentability and patent-eligibility
- Patent specification
- Procedure to obtain patent
- Rights of patentee and limitations
- Revocation of patent
- Working of patent and compulsory licensing
- Utility model protection
- 3. Trade Marks Act, 1999
- Import of trade mark
- Well known trade marks, certification marks and collective trade marks
- Procedure for registration of trade mark
- Grant of registration and the rights bestowed
- Passing off versus infringement
- Trade mark over internet
- 4. Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
- Import of geographical indications
- Registration of geographical indications
- Term of protection and rights accrued
- 5. Copyright Act, 1957
- Import of copyright
- Concept of original work
- Idea - expression dichotomy
- Author and owner of copyright
- Registration and term of copyright
- Rights of performers and broadcasting organisations
- Assignment and licensing of copyright
- Copyright society
- Infringement of copyright
- Protection of technological measures and rights management information
- 6. Designs Act, 2000
- Import of design
- Procedure for registration
- Term of registration and rights bestowed
- Cancellation of design registration
- Infringement of copyright in design
- 7. Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000
- Prerequisites for registration of integrated circuit layout-design
- Procedure for registration
- Term of protection and rights bestowed
- 8. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
- Subject-matter of registration under the Act
- Procedure for registration
- Registration of new variety, extant variety and farmers' variety
- Registration of essentially derived varieties
- Term of protection and rights conferred by registration
- Rights other than that of breeders in the Act
- Farmers' rights
- Right of communities
- 9. Trade Secret Protection in India
- Sustainability of non-disclosure and non-compete clauses in India
- Protection of trade Secrets against third parties
- 10. Jurisdiction of Courts and Remedies
- Jurisdiction in online world
- Remedies available to intellectual property rights holder
- Civil remedies
- Border measures for protection of intellectual property
- Criminal remedies
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