Intro to Patent Law

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Books
Bare Act Indian Patent Law and Practice Publisher: OUP Authors: Dr. Kalyan, Kankanala, Arun Narasani and Vinita Radhakrishnan www.indianpatentlaw.com

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Arguments
Ignore Deny Balance Advantage

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A is accused of stealing diamonds from B

Available evidence

A was seen running from B's house at the time of theft. A was caught by police in possession of Diamonds. A had asked B to sell the diamonds about ten times before the theft.
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Invent

Inventor/ Investor Invest

Disclose
Design Around

Incentives

Patent Regime
Give and Take Invention

Progress of Science and Technology

Patent Public Domain

Rationale
Social Utilitarian Economic Tragedy of commons

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Patents???? Patents Vs. Public Domain Term of Patents

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Indian Patent Law

The Patents Act, 1970 Amendments in 1999, 2002 and 2005. The Patent Rules, 1972 Amended last in 2006 Manual Case Laws

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International Instruments
Paris Convention Patent Co-operation Treaty Agreement on TRIPS

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