School of Law

School: School of Law Programme: LL.M. Corporate and Commercial Law

Year: I Semester: II
Course: Intellectual Property Law Course Code: PCC204

Theory: 2 Hrs/ Week Max. University Theory Examination: 50 Marks

Max Time for Theory Exam: 3 Hrs Continuous Internal Assessment: 50 Marks

Objective
1.  The main objective of the paper is to introduce to the students the concepts of IPR and
their relationship with other subjects especially, economic law and other technological
aspects.
 Apart from the above, the paper covers the approaches of International Institutions and
introduces the various aspects that are form part of the province of IPR.

Unit No. Details Hours

Introduction
 Origin and Genesis of IPR.
1.  Theories of IPR – Locke’s Hegel and Marxian 4
 Ethical, moral and human rights perspectives of IPR

Intellectual Property Rights: International Relevance

 Internationalization of IP protection – Paris Convention, Berne
2. Convention, TRIPS Agreement – basic principles and minimum 6
standards – limits of one-size.
Intellectual Property Laws in India: An Overview
 The Copyright Act 1957
 The Patents Act, 1970
3. 8
 The Trade Marks Act, 1999
 The Design Act, 2000.
 Geographical Indications
Intellectual Property: Issues and Challenges
 Copyright protection with reference to performers rights and Artist
rights,
 Global governance towards Patents
6
4.  Trade Marks: Legal recognition, Comparative analysis in India, EU
and USA
 Trade secrets : Legal recognition, Comparative analysis in India,
EU and USA
Intellectual Property: Contemporary Trends
 Benefits sharing and contractual agreements – International Treaty
5. on Plant Genetic. 6
 UNESCO – protection of folklore/cultural expressions
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 Resources for Food and Agriculture – issues on patient policy and

farmers’ rights – CBD, Nagoya Protocol and Indian Law
 Developments in WIPO on traditional and knowledge and
traditional cultural expressinos.

Total 30

Resources
Reference 1. Marks &Allied Rights”, London Sweet & Maxwell.
Books 2. Nard Madison- The Intellectual Property, Aspian Publication.
3. Carlosm Correa- Oxford commentaries on GATT/ WTO Agreements trade
related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Oxford University Press.
4. David Bainbridge – Intellectual Property Law.