Academic Session 2019-20

B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Eighth Semester

Course Contents

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University,

Lucknow
 Distribution of Subjects and Teachers

HONOURS Teachers
A. Business Law
A1 Investment & Securities Law Dr. Manoj Kumar
A2 Special Contract Dr. Shashank Shekhar
A3 Competition Law Ms. Priya Anuragini
B. International Law
B1 International Organisation Dr. Samreen Hussain
B2 Law of Sea and International River Dr. A.P. Singh
B3 International Environmental Law Dr. Aman Deep Singh
1. C. Constitutional Law
C1 Indian Federalism Prof. C.M. Jariwala/
2. Ms. Ankita Yadav
C2 Affirmative Action Law Dr. Abdullah Nasir
& C3 Civil Society & Public Grievances Dr. Sanjay Singh/
Dr. R.K. Yadav
3. D. Criminal Law
D1 Criminal Psychology Ms. Isha Yadav
D2 International Criminal Law Dr. Prem Kumar Gautam
D3 Penology & Victimology Dr. K.A. Pandey
E. Intellectual Property Rights
E1 Patent Drafting and Specification Dr. Manish Singh
Writing
E2 Trade Secret and Technology Transfer Dr. Vikas Bhati
E3 Other Forms of IPR creation and Dr. Manoj Kumar
registration
4. Optional 1. International Banking Dr. Manoj Kumar
Paper* and Financing

2. Health and Medicine Dr. Prem Kumar Gautam

5. Optional Law
Paper*
3. Int. Commercial Dr. Prasenjit Kundu
Arbitration

4. Law and Agriculture Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh

6. Intellectual Property Rights-II Dr. Vikas Bhati

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 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS LAW – II
Course Contents

Unit-I: Law of Patents

 Introduction
 Patentability substantive requirements: new invention, inventive step and capable of industrial
application.
 Procedural aspects: application, opposition and grant of patents
 Licensing issues, Compulsory Licenses and Standard Essential Patents
 Infringement and Remedies: doctrine of equivalent and its applicability in India, Injunctions.
 Patenting of life forms

Unit-II: Law of Designs

 Industrial Designs: Concept, Nature and Meaning
 Copyright, Patent and Designs: Overlap
 Registration of Designs
 Piracy of Registered Designs

Unit-III: Trade Secrets

 Concept and Nature and Requirements
 Protection of trade Secrets
 Complement to Trade Secret Law?

Unit-IV: Law on Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Right

 Meaning and Concept
 Benefit Sharing
 International Regime

Unit-V: Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Designs Protection Law

 Meaning and Concept
 Concept of Originality
 Infringement and Defence.

Recommended Readings:
1. Padmanabhan, Ananth, Intellectual Property Rights: Infringement and Remedies, 1st Ed., Lexis
Nexis, Butterworths, Wadhwa, 2012.
2. Khader, Feroz Ali, The Law Of Patents: With a Special Reference on Pharmaceuticals in India,
LexisNexis, 2007.
3. Epstein, Micahel A., Epstein on Intellectual Property, 5th Ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2008 (Ch. XII
Protecting Biotechnology)
4. Terrell on the Law of Patents, Thomson Sweet & Maxwell, 2006.

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5. Kongolo, T., Unsettled International Intellectual Property Issues, Kluwer Law International,
2008. (P. 1-28).
6. Basheer, “India’s Tryst with TRIPS: The Patent (Amendment) Act, 2005”, Indian Journal of Law
and Technology, Vol. 1, 2005.
7. Basheer and Kochupullai, “TRIPS, Patents and Parallel Imports: A Proposal for Amendment”
Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law, Vol. 2, p. 63-86, 2009.
8. Sudip Chaudhuri, “Trips and Changes in Pharmaceutical Patent Regime in India”, Working
Paper No. 535 (2005) IIM, Calcutta.
9. Annual Survey of Indian Law, ILI, New Delhi (on patents and designs topics year-wise)
2011 (p. 564-566), 2010 (p. 473-475, 486-491), 2009 (p. 587-598), 2008 (p. 489-498), 2007 (p.
439-451), 2005 (p. 420-425), 2004 (p. 392-397), 2002 (p. 479, 480, 489-492)
10. Narayanan, P., Intellectual Property Law, Eastern Book House.
11. John Sykes, Intellectual Property in Designs, LexisNexis, Butterworths, 2005.
12. Antons, Christoph, Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions and Intellectual
Property Law in the Asia- Pacific Region, Wolters Kluwer, 2009 p. 127-156, 315-340.

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A. BUSINESS LAW
A1-INVESTMENT & SECURITIES LAW
Course Contents

UNIT -I: General Introduction

 Introduction to investment and security
 Nature and meaning of Financial Market; Types of Financial Market:- Capital Market and
Money Market: Nature, meaning and differences
 Difference between Primary Market and Secondary Market
 Capital Market instruments: Equity, Debentures, Preference Shares, Sweat Equity, new
Capital instruments: pure, hybrid and Derivatives
 Offer documents, Red Herring Prospectus, Initial Public Offer, Further Public Offer, Right
Issue and Bonus Issue: Nature and meaning
 Credit Rating Agencies: Role and functions

UNIT-II: Primary Market Intermediaries and Secondary Market Intermediaries

 Role of Primary Market Intermediaries: Merchant Bankers, Underwriters, Bankers to issue,
Portfolio Managers, Debenture- Trustees, etc.: Rules and regulations framed by SEBI
 SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009
 Secondary Market Intermediaries: Stock Brokers, Advisors: Rules and Regulations framed by
SEBI

UNIT-III: Regulatory Authorities of Financial Market and Finance Raising Schemes

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India: Policy, composition, powers and functions
 Stock Exchanges: Role, powers and functions
 Overview of Depository System in India
 Instruments issued outside India: ADRs, GDRs and IDRs
 Collective Investment Scheme: Nature and meaning, regulations framed by SEBI
 Mutual Funds: Nature and meaning, regulations framed by SEBI
 FDI policy in India

REFERENCES:
1. Capital Market in India by E. Gorden and K. Natarajan
2. Indian Financial System by H.R. Macharaju
3. Guide to Indian Capital Market by SanjeevAggrawal
4. Inside Capital Market by N. Gopalaswamy
5. Indian Financial Systems by M.Y. Khan

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A. BUSINESS LAW
A2 SPECIAL CONTRACT
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Interpretation of Contract and General Principles of International Contracts

 Basic applicable principles

 Overview of CISG and UNIDROIT Principles
 Unfair Contract Terms

UNIT-II: Government Contracts and Law of Tenders

 Changing dimensions of Government contract

 Project Finance - Engineering Procurement and Construction Contracts, Build Operate
Transfer Contacts
 Government Tenders

UNIT-III: Drafting of Commercial Contracts

 Employment Contract
 Share Acquisition and Asset Acquisition Contracts
 Joint Venture Agreements

REFERENCES:

 Albert H Kritzer, “International Contract Manual” - 1st ed. - New Delhi: Thomson Reuters, 2013.
 Whincup, Michael H, “Contract Law and Practice: the english system and continental
comparisons” - Boston: Kluwer Law International, 2001.
 Desai, T. R.Desai, R. K., “Law Relating to Tendors and Government Contracts” - Delhi:
Universal Law Publications, 2000.
 Freedland, Mark, “Contract of Employment” - New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.
 Shippey, Karla C., “Short Course in International Contracts: drafting
the international sales contract: for attorneys and non-attorneys” - 3rd ed. - Delhi: Atlantic
publisher, 2009.

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A. BUSINESS LAW
A3 COMPETITION LAW
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Introductory Insights on Competition Law

 Tracing the need of Competition Law

 Competition Policy and nature and scope of Competition Law
 History and evolution of Competition Law in India
 Overview and salient features of the Competition Act, 2002

UNIT-II: Competition Act’s Regulatory Radar

 Anti Competitive Agreements

 Abuse of Dominant Position
 Predatory Pricing
 Combinations

UNIT-III: Emerging Dimensions in Competition Law

 Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law

 Impact of TRIPS and Competition Law
 WTO and its impact on Competition Law
 Data and Competition Law

REFERENCES:

 T. Ramappa, “Competition Law in India- Policy, Issues and Developments”, 3rd ed. (2013),
Oxford University Press
 Abir Roy & Jayant Kumar, “Competition Law in India”2nd ed.(2018), Eastern Law House, New
Delhi
 Piet Jan slot and Angus Johnston, “An Introduction to Competition Law”, 2nd ed. (2006) , Hart
Publishing
 Vinod Dhall (ed.), “Competition Law Today- Concepts, Issues and the Law in Practice”, 2nd ed.
(2019), Oxford University Press
 Viswananth Pingali, “Competition Law in India: Perspectives”, (2016),SAGE Publications

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 HONORS GROUP
B. International Law
B1 INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Introduction to International Organisations

 International Organizations: history Definition and Categories

 International Organizations: Origins and Functions
 Principles of Institutional Law of International Organisation

UNIT-II: The United Nations System: Structures, Processes, Functions

 United Nations: Historical Background

 United Nations: Functions and Purposes
 United Nations: General Assembly
 United Nations: Security Council

UNIT-III: International organisations – Autonomous and Regional organisation and role in

Global Governance

 Autonomous organisations:- WTO, Human Rights Committees, CEDAW etc

 European Organisation
 Asia’s Regional Organisation
 Global governance: meaning, dilemmas and challenges for future

REFERENCES:
1. Margaret P. Karns and Karen A. Mingst, International Organizations: The Politics and
Processes of Global Governance, 2nd Ed. (Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner, 2010). [Hereafter
K&M, IO]
2. Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws, eds., The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (New York:
The Oxford University Press, 2007).
3. Philip Sand and Pierre Klein, Bowett’s Law of International Institution 5th Ed ( Sweet and
Maxwell , 2008)
4. C.F. Amerasinghe, Principles of the Institutional Law of International Organisations 2nd Ed
(Cambridge University Press, 2007)
5. Ian Hurd International Organisation – Politics, Law and Practice (Cambridge University Press,
2011)

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B. International Law
B2 LAW OF SEA AND INTERNATIONAL RIVER
Course Contents

UNIT-I: The Divided Oceans - International Law Governing Jurisdictional Zones

 Sources of International Law of the Sea
 Principles of International Law of the Sea
 The Codification of the Law of the Sea
 Baseline Related Issues
 Marine Spaces Under National Jurisdiction: Territorial Sovereignty
 Marine Spaces Under National Jurisdiction: Sovereign Rights
 Marine Spaces Beyond National Jurisdiction

UNIT-II: The Common Ocean: Protection of Community Interests at Sea

 Protection of Marine Environment
 Maintenance of International Peace and Security at Sea
 Landlocked and Geographically Disadvantaged States
 Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes
 International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
1. Organization
2. Procedure

UNIT-III: International Rivers

 International Law on River Water Sharing
 Principles of International Water Sharing
 Harmon Doctrine
 Joint Mechanisms & Joint Commissions
 1997 UN Convention
 Indus River Water Treaty

Specific Reference Books:

1. Yoshifumi Tanaka, The International Law of the Sea, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press,
2015.
2. Donald R. Rothwell and Tim Stephens, The International Law of the Sea, Second Edition, Hart
Publishing, 2016.
3. Donald Rothwell, Alex G. Oude Elferink, Karen N. Scott and Tim Stephens (Eds.), The Oxford
Handbook of The Law of the Sea, Oxford University Press, 2017.
4. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982: A Commentary, Martinus Nijhoff
Publishers.
5. R. R. Churchill and A. V. Lowe, The Law of the Sea, Third Edition, Juris Publishing, 1999.
6. Stephen C. McCaffrey, The Law of International Water Courses, Second Edition, Oxford University
Press, 2007.
7. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Fresh Water in International Law, Oxford University Press, 2013.
8. Ishwara Bhatt (Ed.), Inter-State & International Water Disputes, Eastern Book Company, 2013.

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B. International Law
B3 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Introduction
 Sources of International Environmental Law
 Evolution of International Environmental Law
UNIT-II: Principles and scope of International Environmental Law
 Key principles and concepts of International Environmental Law
 Multilateral Environment Agreements
UNIT-III: Trans-boundary Pollution Hazards
 Global Warming
 Ozone Layer Depletion
 Trans-boundary problems and Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements
of Hazardous Wastes.

REFERENCES:
1. C.M Jariwala, Environment and Justice.
2. Stuart Bell, Donald McGillivra, Environment Law.
3. Birnie,PatriciaW.andBoyle,AlanE.,International Law and the Environment.
4. Paul Stookes ,A Practical Approach to Environment Law.
5. AndronicoO.Adede,Elsevier.International Environment Law.
6. ShawkatAlam,SumuduAtapattu, Carmen G.Gonzalez,International Environmental Law and the
Global South.
7. Wolf and Stanley on Environment Law.
8. Charles H.Eccleston, FredrticMarch ,Global Environmental Policy-Concepts ,Principles and
Practice.
9. Frances Harris,Global Environmental Issues.
10. Gerry Nagtzaam,The Making of International Environmental Treaties.

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 HONORS GROUP
C. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
C1 INDIAN FEDERALISM
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Federalism- Basic Concept

 Traditional to Modern Approach.
 Salient Characteristics.
 Criticisms and Appreciations.
 Globalized Federalism

UNIT-II: Indian Federalism (A)

 British Raj to Swaraj.
 Present Status: Federal, Quasi Federal, Unitary?
 Legislative Relations: Analysis
 Strong Centre to Centralisation.

UNIT-III: Indian Federalism (B)

 Independent Judiciary
 Constitutional Rigidity
 21st Century Challenges
 What We Need Now?

REFERENCES:
1. K. C. Wheare, Federal Government.
2. A. V. Dicay, Introduction to the study of Law of the Constitution.
3. Pran Chopra, New Dynamics of Federalism.
4. D. D. Basu, Comparative Constitutional Law.
5. M. P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law.
6. H. M. Seervai, ConstitutionalLawof India.
7. M. P. Singh, Federalizing India in the Age of Globalization.

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C. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
C2 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION LAW
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Affirmative Action in USA

 Meaning and Origin of Affirmative Action
 Constitutional Provisions Concerning Equal Protection
 Different Levels of Scrutiny
 Racial Classification Benefiting Minorities

UNIT-II: Non Discrimination and Equal Opportunity in India

 Affirmative Action and making of Indian Constitution.
 Implementation of Affirmative Action Provisions.
 The Quota Debate
 Assessment of the Affirmative Action Programme

UNIT-III: Social Reservation in India

 Identification of Beneficiaries
 Relaxation in Qualification
 Quantum of Reservation
 Exclusion of Affluent Sections

REFERENCES:
1. M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional LawWadhwa, Nagpur
2. M.P.Singh (Ed) V.N.Shukla, Constitutional Law of India Eastern Book Co, Lucknow
3. Udai Raj Rai, Fundamental Rights and their Enforcement, PHI Learning Pvt Ltd
4. Erwin Chemerinsky, Constitutional Law (Aspen Casebook Series)
5. A T Mason & D G Stephenson, jr., American Constitutional Law, Routledge
6. M S Paulsen et al., The Constitution of the United States, Foundation Press
7. AshwiniDeshpande, Affirmative Action in India, Oxford University Press.
8. Politics of Inclusion Castes, Minorities and Affirmative Action, Oxford Unversity Press.

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C. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
C3 CIVIL SOCIETY & PUBLIC GRIEVANCES
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Civil Society

 Concept and Historical Development
 Sociological Approaches
 Civil Society in India : Emergence and Significance
 Civil Society and deprived sections

UNIT-II: Public Grievance Redressal Systems

 Right to Information Act
 Role of Lokpal and Lokayukta
 Understanding the role and working of Central Vigilance Commission
 Citizen's Charter
 Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)

UNIT-III: Role of NGO s in Redressal of Consumer & Other Grievances

 NGOs: A Background
 NGOs and the Consumer Protection Act, 1986
 NGOs' efforts in Redressal of Grievances: Recent cases
 Conflict between NGOs and Government

REFERENCES:
1. Public Institutions in India: Performance and Design, Devesh Kapur and Pratap Bhanu Mehta
2. State and civil society: Explorations in Political Theory, Neera Chandhoke
3. Public Grievances and the Lokpal, Dr. R.K. Dhawan
4. Right to Information: Law and Practise, Justice Rajesh Tandon
5. Nation, Civil Society and Social Movements: Essay in Political Sociology, T.K. Oommen

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D. CRIMINAL LAW
D1 CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Perspectives in Criminal Psychology

 Alternative Definitions of Criminal Behaviour

 Psychological and Biological Approaches
 Psychosocial and Environmental Approaches

UNIT-II: Crime & Related Issues

 Gender and Crime

 Crime, Mass Media and Culture
 Mentally Disordered Offenders
 Violent and Serial Offenders

UNIT-III: Juvenile and Sexual Offending

 Youth and Juvenile Offenders

 Sexual Offenders
 Treatment and Rehabilitation

REFERENCES:
1. Jones, S. (2013). Criminology. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
2. Carson, D., Milne, B., Pakes, F., Shalev, K., & Shawyer, A. (2007). Applying Psychology to
Criminal Justice. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
3. Kumar, N. (2015). Criminal Psychology. Haryana, India: LexisNexis.
4. Craig, L.A., Dixon, L., & Gannon, T.A. (2013). What Works in Offender Rehabilitation: An
Evidence-Based Approach to Assessment and Treatment. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
5. Additional research articles and readings to be circulated during the course.

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D. CRIMINAL LAW
D2 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
Course Contents
UNIT–I: Evolution and Development of International Criminal Law

1. Evolution, Concept and Sources of International Criminal Law( ICL)

2. Principle of Liability , defenses and immunities
3. Jurisdiction
4. International Tribunals and Crimes

UNIT-II: Origin and Development of International Criminal Court (ICC)

1. Origin of ICC
2. Purpose and Features of the International Criminal Court
3. The Statute of ICC-Rome Statute
4. International Justice and the International Criminal Court

UNIT-III: International Criminal Justice System

1. International procedure and sentencing

2. General principles governing international criminal trials
3. Victims of the International Crimes

REFERENCES:
1. Antonio Cassese, International Criminal Law: Cases and Commentary (OUP, 2011)
2. William A. Schabas and Nadia Bernaz, Routledge Handbook of International Criminal Law,
(Routledge, 2011)
3. Llias Bantekas, International Criminal Law (Hart Publishing, 2010)
4. International Criminal Law and Human Rights / Ed. by Manoj Kumar Sinha. New Delhi, India,
Manak Publications, 2010.
5. Cassese Antonio, International Criminal Law, Oxford University Press (2008)
6. Guilfoyle Douglas, International Criminal Law, Oxford University Press, (2016)
7. Lepard D. Brian, Customary International Law, Cambridge University Press (2010)

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D. CRIMINAL LAW
D3 PENOLOGY & VICTIMOLOGY
Course Contents

UNIT-I: Penology and Theories of Punishment

 Meaning and concept of penology
 Major theories of punishment: Historical and contemporary perspective
 Critical examination of the Indian Criminal Justice System in the context of the process of
punishment

UNIT-II: Approaches to Sentencing

 Sentencing under the IPC and Special and Local Laws
 The Death Penalty debate and its direction
 Alternatives to Imprisonment
 Probation
 Fines
 Reparation

UNIT-III: Victimology
 Main concepts in Victimology
 Crime victims in the Criminal Justice System: Their role and rights
 Restorative Justice for Victims of Crime
 Victim Compensation Scheme(s) in India: A Critical Appraisal

REFERENCES:
1- K.S. Chhabra (1970), The Quantum of Punishment in Criminal Law in India. Chandigarh: Punjab
University Publication Bureau.
2- H.L.A. Hart (1968), Punishment and Responsibility. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3- K.S. Shukla, “Sociology of Deviant Behaviour” in 3 ICSSR Survey of Sociology and Social
Anthropology 1969-179 (1986).
4- Tapas Kumar Banerjee (1990), Background to Indian Criminal Law. Calcutta: R.Campray & Co.
5- K.A. Pandey (2017), B.M. Gandhi’s IPC, (Appendix-II “Penology” & Appendix-III
“Victimology”). Lucknow: EBC.
6- Kiran Bedi (1998), It is Always Possible. New Delhi: Sterling Publications Pvt. Ltd.
7- Law Commission of India, Forty-Second Report (1971), Ch. 3.
8- Crime in India (Annual Reports of National Crime Records Bureau, New Delhi).
9- Herbert L. Packer (1968), The Limits of Criminal Sanction. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
10- Carolyn Hoyle (2010), Restorative Justice: Critical Concepts in Criminology. Routledge.
11- S.M.A. Qadri (2016), A. Siddique’s Criminology, Penology& Victimology (7th ed.). Lucknow:
Eastern Book Co.
12- N.V. Paranjape, (2017), Criminology & Penology with Victimology. Allahabad: Central Law
Publications.

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E. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
E1 PATENT DRAFTING AND SPECIFICATION WRITING
Course Contents
UNIT-I:
 Patent- An Introduction.
 Subject matter of Patent:
- Mechanical devices and Articles of Manufacture ; Processes/ Methods; Chemical
composition/ Compounds; Isolated and Characterized Molecules; Genetic Organisms/
Gene Sequences; Computer Programmes; Improvements
 Importance of Patents:
- Source of Revenue; Marketing Benefit; Ease of Bargaining; Industry Control/ Influence;
Defensive Uses

 Legal Requirements of Patentability:

- Novelty; Inventive Step; Utility/ Industrial Application; Full and Complete Disclosure

 Prior Art Search- Prerequisite of Patent Drafting and Filing

- Significance of Prior Art Search; Classification Systems; Where to Search?

 Preparation of Patent Application:

- Invention Disclosure from Inventors
- Identification of Patentable Inventions
- Understanding of the Invention

UNIT-II:
 Parts of Patent Applications:
- Detailed Description or Specification; Drawings; Background; Claims ; Abstract;
Summary
 Filing of Patent Application
- International
 Patent Co Operation Treaty (PCT)
 Convention Country
- Domestic
 Drafting of Specification- Provisional and Complete
 Utility
 Statutory Requirements
 Written Description
 Enablement
 Best Mode/ Method

UNIT-III:
 Claim Drafting- Importance
 Patent Claim Format:
 Parts of Claim (Preamble, Transitional Phase and the Body), Claim Punctuation, Proper
Antecedent Basis, Reference Numerals and Bracketed Expressions, Claim Phrases, Multiple
Elements, Alternative Elements, Two part Claims or Improvement Claims, Means plus Function
Claims.
 Claim Sets:
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 - Independent Claims; Dependent Claims; Multiple Dependent Claims

 Specific Types of Claims:

- Apparatus or Device Claims; Method Claims or Process Claims; Product by Process
Claims; Results to be Achieved or Parameter Claims; Design Claims; Plant Patent
Claims; Composition Claims; Biotechnology Claim; Use Claims; Software Claims;
Omnibus Claims

 Rules of Patent Claim Design

REFERENCES:
1. WIPO Patent Drafting Manual
2. How to write a Patent Application, Jeffery G. Sheldon, Practicing Law Institute, 2015
3. Landis on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting, Robert C Faber, PLI,
4. Invention Analysis and Claiming, Slusky Ronald D, ABA, 2013
5. Essentials of Patent Claim Drafting, Morgan D Rosenberg, Lexis Nexis, 2015
6. Rules of Patent Drafting, Joseph E. Root, Oxford

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E. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
E2 TRADE SECRET AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Course Contents

Unit-1: Introduction
 Meaning, Nature and Concept
 Trade Secret V. Other Forms of IPRs
 International Law on Trade Secret
 Domestic Law governing Trade Secret
Unit-II: Important Aspects/Concepts in Trade Secret
 Theories/Doctrines- Theory of Contractual Obligation, Doctrine of Unjust
Enrichment/Misappropriation, Doctrine of Fiduciary Relationship, Springboard Theory
 Trade Secret V. Private Information
 Obligation of Confidence
 Nature of Liability
Unit-III: Breach, Defenses, Remedies and Technology Transfer
 Breach and Defenses
 Trade Secret misuse and Responsibilities- Civil and Criminal
 Remedies
 Transfer of Technology- CDA, MTA, CTA, CRADA etc.

REFERENCES:
1. “Intellectual Property Culture: strategies to foster successful patent and trade secret practices
in everyday business” by Dobrusin, Eric M. and Krasnow, Ronald A.
2. “Trade Secrets: Law and Practice” by David W. Quinto, Stuart H. Singer
3. “Trade Secrets” by Henry H. Perritt
4. “Technology Transfer : law, practice and precedents” by Anderson, Mark
5. “International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology Under a Globalized Intellectual
Property Regime” by Maskus, Keith E. and Reichman, J. H.
6. Relevant international instruments/legislations/Regulations/Articles etc.

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E. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
E3 OTHER FORMS OF IPR CREATION AND REGISTRATION
Course Contents

UNIT- I:- General Introduction

 Forms of IPR recognized under various International Agreements.
 Concept of IPR in historical development context.
 Concept of ownership, acquisition, assignment and license.

UNIT- II:- Protection of plant varieties and farmer’s rights and Biological Diversity Protection
 UPOV v. Indian legal perspective.
 Kinds of plant varieties.
 Requirements and procedure of registration.
 Beneficial Provisions under the Plant Varieties Act.
 CBD and subsequent Protocols.
 Features of Biological Diversity Act.
 Concept of sustainable utilisation and equitable sharing of benefits under the Act.
 Responsibilities under the Act.

UNIT- III:- Topography Law and Other IPR forms

 Historical background of topography law.
 Topography vis-à-vis inventions and expressions.
 Requirements and procedure for registration.
 Exceptions under the law.
 Data protection regime.
 IP rights of the celebrities.
 IP rights of broadcasters and performers.

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INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND FINANCING
Course Contents

UNIT-I: General Introduction

 Nature, Meaning and scope of Internatinal Banking
 Evolution of international banking
 Wholesale banking, retail banking, private banking, inter-bank business

UNIT-II: International Banking : A Functional Overview

 Banking for financing of exports and imports of goods and goods and services, international payments
system Asset Liability Management
 Profitability of International Banking Operations
 Investment Banking, Correspondent Banking

UNIT-III: International Institutions for Finance

 International financial centres, offshore banking units, SEZs
 International Financial Institutions; IMF, IBRD, BIS, IFC, ADB, WTO
 Treasury and Risk Mitigation
 Letter of Credit mechanism and UCPDC / URC / URR Buyer’s / Sellers credit, Bilateral trade, counter
trade, high seas sales.

UNIT-IV: Regulatory Framework of International Banking

 International lending, policies and practices, transaction cost and risk in international lending.
 Regulatory Framework, BASEL Norms, International law, choice of law, conflict of laws, jurisdictional
issues
 Country risk and bank risk management

UNIT-V:- International Banking and Crime

 Anti-money laundering laws
 Laws relating to Maritime frauds, modus operandi and prevention initiatives
 Role of IMF and World Bank in International debt crisis management

REFERENCES:
1. Foreign Exchange Management Manual with FEMA & FDI Ready Reckoner by Taxman
2. Supreme Court On SARFAESI/RDDB Act, Debt & Interest Recovery,Cheque Dishonour, FEMA/FERA and
Allied Laws - by Surendra Malik and Sudeep Malik

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HEALTH AND MEDICINE LAW
Course Contents

UNIT-I:
 Basics of medical and health care
 Medical jurisprudence in general
 Constitutional and legal aspects, overview of IPC,CR.P.C.,CPC and Evidence Act
 Different Acts related to human organs, pregnancy (PCPNDT, MTP) etc.

UNIT-II:
 Verities of medical profession in India
 Code of Medical Ethics
 professional misconduct of doctors as per Medical Council of India

UNIT-III:
 Preventive steps for doctors/hospitals to avoid litigation
 Doctor & patient’s contractual relationship
 Consent to medical treatment, Patients right of self determination and privacy

UNIT-IV:
 Vicarious liability of management, hospital authorities and government hospitals
 Professional negligence/, Medical negligence, Errors, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur

UNIT-V:
 Consumer Protection Act 1986
 Insurance Policy,
 Compensation

REFERENCES:
1. Modi’s Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology
2. Jhala & Raju’s Medical Jurisprudence
3. HWV Cox “Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology”
4. Taylor’s Principles and Practice of Medical Jurisprudence

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INT. COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Course Contents

Unit I: International Arbitration agreement: Legal Framework

 International Arbitration Agreements: Challenges to Existence, Validity and Scope of
Arbitration Agreements
 Jurisdictional Requirements of International and National Commercial Arbitration Regimes
 Presumptive Validity of International Arbitration Agreements
 Allocation of Competence to Decide Disputes over Existence, validity and Interpretation of
Arbitration Agreements
 Law Applicable to Formation, Validity and Interpretation of International Arbitration
Agreements

Unit II: International Arbitration Agreements: Non Signatory Issues

 Formal Validity and Non- signatories
 Choice of Law governing Non-signatories Issues
 Non-Signatory Issues and Institutional Arbitration Rules

Unit III: Procedural Issues in International Arbitration

 Applicable Procedural law in International Arbitration
 Limited Grounds for Interlocutory Judicial Review of Arbitrators’ Procedural Decisions
 Major Procedural Steps in International Arbitration Practice
 Evidentiary Rules and Burden of Proof
 Costs of Arbitration

Unit IV: International Arbitral Awards

 International Arbitral Awards & Legal Framework
 Annulment of International Arbitral Awards
 Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitral awards

Unit V: Challenges to International Arbitration

 Confidentiality and Transparency in International Commercial Arbitration
 Multiparty and Multi-Contract Issues in International Commercial Arbitration
 Provisional measures in international arbitration

REFERENCES:
Books: Reference must be had to the latest edition of the Books
1. Commercial Arbitration by Lord Mustill & Stewart C Boyd QC, Butterworths, London
2. International Arbitration (Cases and Materials) by Gary Born, Wolters Kluwer (India) Pvt
Ltd, New Delhi
3. Comparative International Commercial Arbitration by Lew, Julian D, Wolters Kluwer India,
New Delhi
ONLINE Databases:
1. Kluwer Arbitration
2. Hein Online
3. Westlaw India

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LAW AND AGRICULTURE
Course Contents

UNIT-I:
 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL POLICY, 2000
 NATIONAL WATER POLICY, 2002
 NATIONAL SEEDS POLICY, 2002
 NATIONAL POLICY FOR FARMERS, 2007

UNIT-II:
 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937
 Fertilizer Control Order 1985
 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981

UNIT-III:
 WTO and Agriculture.
 Farmers Suicide and Agrarian Crisis in India.

UNIT –IV:
 Agriculture and IPR.
 Bio-Piracy.
 Protection on Plant Varieties and Farmers Right Act,2001

UNIT-V:
Government Policies and Niti Ayog Reports on Doubling the farmer’s Income
 Pepsico v Potato Farmers Case.
 K.N. Farms Industries Ltd v. State of Bihar 2009 (9) SCALE 361
 State of U.P. v. Rabindra Singh (2009) 6 SCC 691
 Govt. of A.P. v. J. Sridevi AIR 2002 SC 1801
 State of U.P. v. Nand Kumar Aggarwal (1997) 11 SCC 754
 Smt. Atia Mohammadi Begum v. State of U.P. AIR 1993 SC 2465
 Seeds man association case AIR 2004 SC 1690
 Maheswari fish seed case AIR 2004 SC 2341
 Haryana Seed case AIR 2005 SC 2023

REFERENCES:
1. Indian Council for agricultural Research (ICAR) Website
2. Legal Regulation of Agricultural Procurement and Processing in India by Shweta Mohan, Satyam
Law International.

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