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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.

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 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