IPR for Pharma Industry detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering Sandwich (Mech Sandwich) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Mech Sandwich students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 9th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mech Sandwich 9th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to Mech Sandwich Open Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of ipr for pharma industry is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Introduction, Types of Intellectual Property Rights -patents, plant varieties protection, geographical indicators, copyright, trademark, trade secrets.
Unit II
PATENTS Patents-Objective, Introduction, Requirement for patenting- Novelty, Inventive step (Nonobviousness) and industrial application (utility), Non-patentable inventions, rights of patent owner, assignment of patent rights, patent specification (provisional and complete), parts of complete specification, claims, procedure for obtaining patents, compulsory license.
Unit III
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Unit IV
ENFORCEMENT AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF IPR Introduction – civil remedies – injunction, damage, account of profit – criminal remedies – patent, trademark. Practical aspects – Introduction, benefits of licensing, licensing of basic types of IPR, licensing clauses of IPR. Case studies of patent infringement, compulsory licensing, simple patent license agreements.
Unit V
INTERNATIONAL BACKGROUND OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY International Background of Intellectual Property- Paris Convention, Berne convention, World Trade Organization (WTO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT).
Text Books:
- N. Nagpal, M. Arora, M.R.D. Usman, S. Rahar, “Intellectual Property Rights” Edu creation Publishing, New Delhi, 2017.
- The Patents Act, 1970 (Bare Act with Short Notes) (New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd. 2012.
- B.S. Rao, P.V. Appaji, “Intellectual Property Rights in Pharmaceutical Industry: Theory and Practice”, 2015.
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Course Outcomes:
The student will be able to
- Understand and differentiate the categories of intellectual property rights.
- Describe about patents and procedure for obtaining patents.
- Distinguish plant variety, traditional knowledge and geographical indications under IPR.
- Provide the information about the different enforcements and practical aspects involved in protection of IPR.
- Provide different organizations role and responsibilities in the protection of IPR in the international level.
- Understand the interrelationships between different Intellectual Property Rights on International Society
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 9th Sem, visit Mech Sandwich 9th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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