SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEMED UNIVERSITY)

(Established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956)

Re - accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade
Founder: Prof. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, M.Sc.,Ph.D. (Awarded Padma Bhushan and
Padma Shri by President of India)

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Sub Committee - Specialization for Curriculum Development

Under Graduate

Course Title: Patent Law and Practice

Course Code: T 1572
Number of Credits: 2
Level: 4

Learning Objective: The objective of this course is to create an ability to acquire advanced
knowledge in the domain, in terms of sub-objectives set to,
1. Distinguish knowledge about legal framework protecting Patent Right and dimensions
of practice and procedure, under Patent Law including drafting of a specification
Learning Outcome (s): Through this course student will demonstrate
1. Comprehension of complex concepts not only pertaining to procedure and practice of
patent law, but also those of drafting a patent specification.

Pre-learning:
1. Requisite knowledge and background of intellectual property rights

2. Requisite knowledge on background of international development of

Intellectual property rights regime

3. Suggested reading as per session plan and other resources such as films,
documentary, as provided by the course instructor

Course Outline

Sr. No. Topic Hours

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2 Nature and Scope of Intellectual Property Rights 02
 Meaning of Intellectual Property Rights
 Nature of Intellectual Property Rights
 Scope and main forms of Intellectual Property
3 International Regime of Intellectual Property Rights 05
 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Paris
Convention, 1967,
 WTO – TRIPS
 PCT
 Budapest Treaty
4 Law Relating to Inventions : Overview 10
 The Patents Act, 1970
 Historical view of patents law in India
 Patentable inventions
 Procedure for filing a patent
 Grounds for Opposition of Patent
 Rights and obligations of a patentee
 Infringement
 Injunctions and remedies
 Assignment and Licensing of Patents
 Compulsory licenses
 Patents in various industries – Chemical and Pharma,
IT, Biotechnology, Civil and Mechanical Engineering
 Practical
5 Patent Specifications and Drafting Overview 03
 Physical requirements of Specification and their
Function
 Field of the Invention
 Background of Invention: Prior Art Drawbacks of Prior
Art
 Objects of Invention / Statement of Invention
 Highlights of Invention/Brief Description of Drawings
 Detailed Description of Drawings, Embodiments,
Examples
 Advantages of Invention
 Claims: Types of Claims
 Drawings
 Abstract
 Other Documentation
 Comparative overview of Specifications: India, US, EP
and PCT
 Principles of Construction of Specification and Claims
 Practical Workout — Drafting of Specification and
Claims

6 Important Aspects of Patent Law 02

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  Term of a Patent
 Working of a Patent
 Compulsory Licensing
 Licenses of Right
7 Enforcement of Patents - Patent Infringement with Case 03
Studies
 Rights and Obligations of the Patentee
 Infringement & Remedies
 Literal Infringement
 Infringement by Equivalents – Doctrine of Equivalents
 Defences to Infringement
 Jurisdiction of the Courts

9 Contemporary issues IPR Management 02

 Software Patents
 Trade secret and Know-how
10 Self Learning including projects, presentations, moot courts, 03
simulation, exercises, film review, news review, field visit,
experiential learning, guest lectures
Total 30

Pedagogy:

 Lectures

 Presentation

 Projects

 Practical (Drafting, Field Visit)

 Self Study
Books Recommended:

 U.S. Biotechnology Patent Law,by Jorge A. Goldstein , Thomson Reuters

(October 31, 2017), 2017-2018 ed.

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 Malshe, D., 2018. Patent Pools, Competition Law and Biotechnology: Law, Policy,
and Practice. Routledge.
 Smith, K.L., 2018. Book Review: Create, Copy, Disrupt: India’s Intellectual Property
Dilemmas by Prashant Reddy T. & Sumathi Chandrashekan. Journal of Copyright in
Education & Librarianship, 1(2).
 Kayan C KAnkanala, Indian Patent Law and Practice, Oxford University Press,
 V K Ahuja, Intellectual Property Right in India, Lexis Nexis, (2015)
 P. Narayanan, Intellectual Property Law, Eastern Law House (2015)
 W.R. Cornish, David Llewelyn & Aplin, Intellectual Property: Patents,
Copyrights, Trademarks and Allied Rights (2013)
 Swapna Sundar, Ip Smart Workbook The Lab To Market Guide To Inventing(2014)
 B L Wadhera, Law Relating to Intellectual Property, Universal Law Publishing
Co., 2012
 Cornish W & Llewellyn D., Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trademarks &
Allied Rights, Sweet & Maxwell (2010)
 Kankanala Kalyan C., Narasani Arun K. and Radhakrishnan Vinita, Indian Patent
Law and Practice, Oxford University Press (2010)
 Barret Margreth, Intellectual Property; Cases & Material, West Group (2009)
 Merges, Robert. Menell, Peter and Lemley, Mark, Intellectual Property in the New
Technological Age, Aspen Publishers, Inc. (2008)
 Torremans, Paul, Holyoak and Torremans, Intellectual Property Law, 5th Edition.
Oxford University Press (2008)
 Sarma Rama, Commentary on Intellectual property Laws, Edn. (2007)
 Correa, Trade Related aspect of Intellectual Property Rights, OUP, 2007
 Bainbridge, David, Intellectual Property, 6th Edition. Pearson Longsman (2006)
 Calstone Catherine and Middleton Kirsty, Modern Intellectual Property Law, 2nd
Edition, Cavendish Publishing Pvt. Ltd. (2005)
 Wadhera, B.L., Law Relating to Patents, Trademarks Copyright Design &
Geographical Indications, Universal Publication (2004)
 Grubb Philip W, Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, 4th Ed.
Oxford University Press, New Delhi (2004)
 Faber Robert C., Landis on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting, 5th Edition,
Practising Law Institute (2003)
 Cornish, Intellectual Property, Universal Publication (2001)
 Ganguli Prabuddha, Intellectual Property Rights: Unleashing the Knowledge
Economy, TATA McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, new Delhi (2001)
 Kahrl Robert C., Patent Claim Construction, Wolters Kluwer-Aspen Publishers
(2001)
 Vaver David & Bently Lionel (Ed)., Intellectual Property in the New Millennium,
Cambridge (2004)
 WIPO Handbook of IPR
 JayshreeWatal, Intellectual Property Rights Under WTO