ONE YEAR ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN PATENTS LAW

1.1 INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

I.Understanding Intellectual Property Rights

• History and Development of Intellectual Property Law

II.Philosophical Foundations of IPR

III.Classification of Intellectual Property Rights

• Industrial Property
• Literary Property
• Emerging/ New Forms

IV.Overview of IP Regime in India - I

• The Law of Patents
• The Law of Trade Mark
• Law of Geographical Indications
• Trade-Secrets Law

V.Overview of IP Regime in India – II

• Law of Copyrights
• Law of Related Rights
• Design Law

VI.Emerging IP Legal Regime in India

• The Semi-Conductors and Integrated Circuits Layout Designs Act
• Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers Rights Act
• The Biological Diversity Act

1.2 INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS ON IPR

I World Trade Organization / GATT System & the Uruguay Round

• Evolution of WTO
• Organization of WTO
• Dispute Settlement Process under WTO

II.TRIPS Agreement

• Background
• Salient Features of TRIPS
• •Contemporary Issues under TRIPS

III.Paris Convention

• Background
• Salient features of Paris Convention
• Governing Rules of Paris convention

IV. Patent Co-operation Treaty

• Background
• Objectives of PCT
• Salient features of PCT

V.Budapest Treaty

• Background
• Salient Features

VI.Madrid Agreement

• Background
• Salient Features

VII.World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

• Background
• Salient features of WIPO
• Organization of WIPO
• WIPO Development Agenda

1.3 PATENT LAW AND PRACTICE IN INDIA

I. History and Evolution of Patent Law

II. Patent Eligibility and Patentability Requirements

• Sections 3 and 4
• Novelty
• Inventive Step
• Industrial Application

III. Patent Procedure

• Filing
• Examination
• Publication
• Opposition
• Grant
• Revocation

IV. Rights of Patentee and Compulsory Licensing

V. Patent Drafting

VI. Infringement and Defenses

VII. PCT

VIII. Patent Search

1.4 INTERNATIONAL PATENT REGIMES

I. The American Patent Regime

• Patentability Requirements
• Eligible subject matter
• Application process
• Infringement and defenses
• America Invents Act
• Hatch Waxman Act & FDA
• Bayh-Dole Act
• Re-examination

II. EU Patent Regime

• EU Patent Convention
• Eligible Subject Matter
• Patentability Requirements
• Filing Process
• Infringement and Defences
• SPCs
• EU directives

III.Japanese Patent Law

• Definition of Patent
• Patent Prosecution
• Trial against Examiner’s refusal
• Trial of invalidation
• Patentability
• Infringement and Remedies
• Doctrine of Equivalents
• Criminal Penalty

IV. Basics of Chinese Patent Law

• Types of Patent Protection
• Patent Interpretation
• Patent Validity

V. Standard Setting and Patent Law

• Patent pools
• Standard Essential Patents
• FRAND

VI. Technology Transfer and Patent Law

• Technology Transfer
• IP Licensing
• Patent Trolls

PRACTICAL PAPERS FOCUS

1. Opinions of Patentability
2. Preparation of Patent Specifications
3. Patentability of Software & Biotechnology related inventions
4. Infringement issues in patent