Introduction

• Understanding the status of intellectual property law in India
• Explaining the concepts and terminologies of patents, trademarks and copyrights

Copyright

• Illustrating the basics and general principles of copyright
• Detailing the technicalities of Copyright Act, 1957
• Exemplifying the international scene in context of copyrights
• Understanding the Information Technology Act, India and the liability of service provider

Patents

• Describing the basics of patents and the need for the act to be aligned to international conventions patents.
• Detailing the Paris Convention and the patent co-operation treaty
• Illustrating the Budapest Treaty and implications of TRIPS
• Explaining the upcoming issues in copyrights

Trademarks

• Understanding the basics of trademarks
• Illustrating the TRIPS – Articles on Trademarks and the Trademark Act 1999
• Describing the essential features of a trademark
• Detailing the techniques, process and steps for protection, registration and infringement of trademark
• Explaining the issues concerning the trademarks

Geographical Indications of Goods

• Illustrating the geographical indications of goods and their importance
• Detailing TRIPS and the Geographical Indication of Goods Act, 1999 as applicable for geographical indications of goods
• Explaining the issues affecting the geographical indications of goods

Industrial Designs

• Understanding the basics of industrial design and using the Designs Act, 2000 for it’s protection and registration

Protection of undisclosed information

• Describing the basics of undisclosed information and confidential information
• Illustrating the TRIPS as applicable for undisclosed information
• Detailing the need for non – disclosure agreement and their standard terms

Control of Anti-Competitive Practices in Contractual Licenses

• Illustrating the anti-competitive practices and the various law controlling anti-competitive practices in contractual licenses
• Understanding the Competition Act, 2002 for anti-competitive practices

IPR in the 21ST Century

• Explaining the role of WTO for dispute settlement and applicability of TRIPS