Description
This module of designed to give the reader – a technocrat or a lawyer an understanding of the history of the development of Intellectual Property in the first chapter. This chapter shows how the need for such a legislation arose in Europe and later in United States. The SecondĀ chapter deals with the conceptual understanding of contemporary issues in Patenting, what qualifies for patents, what qualifies for patents, what does not and how standards are constantly raised and interpreted. The third chapter deals with the legislation in India. It deals with what are inventions under law and what are not. How does one proceed to patent and invention? How one can draft a good patent? what are the safeguards if one abuses the system? What are the rights of the public in such a system and related issues? The fourth chapter deals with the special issues relating to the emerging research in Biotechnology like the cell culture, hybridoma technologies, recombinant DNA, patenting of software programmes and other principles. The fifth chapter deals with Patent Cooperation Treaty which offers a single window filing system for patenting inventions world wide. The sixth chapter deals with the TRIPS agreement and its salient features, where the provisions relating to patents law and compulsory licences are dealt with. Chapter Seven deals with the World Intellectual Property Organization, its mission, challenges and future agenda.
The module also has select case laws relating to patenting of life forms, Biotechnology, Chemical patents and issues relating to Pharma industry.Ā
The modules have been written to sensitize the target audience to the exciting, yet complex world of patenting system.
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