SVKM’s NarseeMonjee Institute of Management Studies

Name of School – Kirit P. Mehta School of Law

Program: B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) 8101 & B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) 8102 Semester: VIII
Module: Intellectual Property Law Module Code:

Teaching Scheme Evaluation Scheme

Lecture Practical Tutorial Term End
Internal Continuous
(Hours (Hours (Hours Examinations (TEE)
Assessment (ICA)
per per per week) Credit (Marks- 50 in
(Marks - 50)
week) week) Question Paper)
4 0 0 4 Marks Scaled to 50 Marks Scaled to 50
Pre-requisite:
The student should have reading and analyzing skills over legal statutes.
Course Objectives
 Understanding and appreciating the meaning of Intellectual Property and the different
types of Intellectual Property.
 Analyzing and applying the different Intellectual Property Laws to the various industries.
 Understanding and interpreting the role of international bodies in the balancing and
framing of Intellectual property laws.
 Understanding and analyzing various challenges posed by COVID-19 Pandemic and the
growth of technology and its impact on IP laws.
Course Learning Outcomes:
 To apply intellectual property law provisions (Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks) to
conduct research in order to find solutions to IP related problems (PLO 2a)
 To reflect an understanding of Intellectual Property and its substantial interconnections in the
various fields. (PLO 3a)
 To develop strategies, interconnect issues and provide suggestions for effective
implementation of IP laws relating to varied industries about policy and administration and
the judicial trend. (PLO 3b)
Detailed Syllabus: (per session plan)
Unit Description: Duration

1. Introduction to Intellectual Property 3 Hrs

Topic Details: Concept and Meaning of Intellectual Property
 Introduction and Preamble of:
1. The Trademarks Act, 1999
2. The Copyright Act, 1957
3. The Industrial Designs Act, 2000
4. The Patents Act, 1970
5. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and
Protection) Act, 1999
6. The Integrated Circuits
Reading Material (Basic to Advance):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008 Pgs.4-
12
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. What is intellectual property?; WIPO
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https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_450_2020.pd
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Pedagogy: Discussion Method
2. The Patents Act, 1970 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 History and TRIPS
 Scope of Protection
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008, Pgs.
241- 362
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. The Patents Act, 1970- Chapter I
3. Rajeev Dhavan, Lindsay Harris and Gopal Jain; POWER WITHOUT
RESPONSIBILITY ON ASPECTS OF THE INDIAN PATENTS
LEGISLATION; Journal of the Indian Law Institute , January-March
1991, Vol. 33, No. 1 (January-March 1991), pp. 1-75
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43951330
Reading Material (Advance):
1. N. N. Mehrotra; Indian Patents Act, Paris Convention and Self-Reliance;
Economic and Political Weekly , Aug. 22, 1987, Vol. 22, No. 34 (Aug. 22,
1987), pp. 1461-1465
https://www.jstor.org/stable/4377407
2. Sudip Chaudhuri; TRIPS Agreement and Amendment of Patents Act in
India; Economic and Political Weekly , Aug. 10-16, 2002, Vol. 37, No. 32
(Aug. 10-16, 2002), pp. 3354-3360
https://www.jstor.org/stable/4412467
Pedagogy: Discussion Method with recent case studies
3. The Patents Act, 1970 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Patentability Criteria
 Non – Patentability Criteria
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008, Pgs.
17-21
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. The Patents Act, 1970- Chapter II
3. Partha Pratim Paul, Novelty - As Qualifier of Patentability vis-a-vis
Relevancy of Section 3(d) of Patents Act: A Critical Analysis of Indian
Approach, 9 INDIAN J.L. & Just. 62 (2018)
4. Biswanath Prasad Radhey Shyam vs Hindustan Metal Industries, AIR
1982 SC 1444
5. Dhanpat Seth And Ors. vs Nil Kamal Plastic Crates Ltd., AIR 2008 HP 23
Reading Material (Advance):
1. Meera Jayakumar and A. Harsha Vardhan; Software Patents in the Indian
Framework: An Economic Analysis of Problems and Prospects; National
Law School of India Review , 2008, Vol. 20, No. 2 (2008), pp. 220-228
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/44283684
2. Robyn Ott, Patentability of Plants, Animals and Microorganisms in India,
2 OKLA. J.L. & TECH. 1 (2004-2005)
Pedagogy: Discussion Method with relevant case studies
4. The Patents Act, 1970 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Registration
 Rights of Patentee
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008, Pgs.
22-26
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. The Patents Act, 1970- Chapter III- XII
Reading Material (Advance):
1. DR. KALYAN C. KANKANALA; PATENTABILITY REQUIREMENTS IN
INDIA; SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
https://www.bananaip.com/ip-news-center/patentability-
requirements-in-india/?print=pdf
Pedagogy: Discussion Method
5. The Patents Act, 1970 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Patents and Compulsory licensing
 Infringement
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008; Pgs.
27-39
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. The Patents Act, 1970- Chapter XVI, XVII & XVIII
3. K. D. Raju, Interpretation of Section 3(D) in the Indian Patents Act 2005:
A Case Study of Novartis, 1 INDIAN J. INTELL. PROP. L. 1 (2008)
Reading Material (Advance):
1. ANAND GROVER; Analysing the Supreme Court Judgment; Economic and
Political Weekly , AUGUST 10, 2013, Vol. 48, No. 32 (AUGUST 10, 2013),
pp. 46-49
https://www.jstor.org/stable/23528030
2. Linda L. Lee; Trials and TRIPS-ulations: Indian Patent Law and Novartis
AG v. Union of India; Berkeley Technology Law Journal , 2008, Vol. 23,
No. 1, ANNUAL REVIEW OF LAW AND TECHNOLOGY (2008), pp. 281-
313
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24118301
Pedagogy: Discussion Method
6. Patents and Pharma Industry 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Pharma patents vis a vis Public Health Issues – The Novartis Judgment
Reading Material (Basic to Advance):
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1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008; Pgs.

442-445
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. Jacqui Wise; Patent wars; BMJ: British Medical Journal , 17 Feb 2014 - 23
Feb 2014, Vol. 348 (17 Feb 2014 - 23 Feb 2014)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26514007
Pedagogy: Discussion Method based on the articles shared
7. The Trademarks Act, 1999 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 History and TRIPS Provisions
 Scope of Protection
 NICE Classification
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008, Pgs.
241- 362
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. The Trademarks Act, 1999- Chapter I
3. Walter J. Halliday, Protection of Trademarks and Trade Names, 46 J. PAT.
OFF. Soc'y 485 (1964)
Reading Material (Advance):
1. W. C. Smith, Recent Developments in Indian Trade-Marks Practice, 41
TRADEMARK REP. 202 (1951)
2. P. S. Sangal, Protection of Trademarks in India - How Effective, 80
TRADEMARK REP. 159 (1990)
Pedagogy: Discussion Method based on the articles shared
8. The Trademarks Act, 1999 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Absolute and Relative grounds of Registration
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008; Pgs.
67-76
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. The Trademarks Act, 1999- Chapter II- Section 9-11.
Reading Material (Advance):
1. Conflict with Earlier Rights: Relative Grounds for Refusal of Registration,
109 TRADEMARK REP. 476 (2019)
2. Absolute Grounds for Refusal of Registration, and for Cancellation, 108
TRADEMARK REP. 444 (2018).
Pedagogy: Socratic Method led by Visual Stimulation Aids
9. The Trademarks Act, 1999 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Well Known Trademarks
 Registration
Reading Material (Basic to Advance):
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1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008, Pgs.

77-89
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. Rule 124 of Trade Mark Rules 2017
3. The Trademarks Act, 1999- Chapter II- Section 11.
Pedagogy: Case Law Method
10. The Trademarks Act, 1999 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Passing off, Infringement and Remedies
 Comparative Advertisement and Product Disparagement
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008, Pgs.
90-95
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. The Trademarks Act, 1999- Chapter IV
3. T.G. Agitha; TRADEMARK DILUTION: INDIAN APPROACH; Journal
of the Indian Law Institute , JULY-SEPTEMBER 2008, Vol. 50, No. 3(JULY-
SEPTEMBER 2008), pp. 339-366
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43952160
4. Reckitt & Colman of India Ltd. V. M.P. Ramachandran and Anr., CS No.
31 of 1996
Reading Material (Advance):
1. Anthony C. Chevins; A Case for Comparative Advertising; Journal of
Advertising, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Spring, 1975), pp. 31-36
https://www.jstor.org/stable/4187976
2. BR Rutherford; Trademarks and comparative advertising; The
Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa , JULY
2010 , Vol. 43, No. 2 (JULY 2010), pp. 173-189
https://www.jstor.org/stable/23253160
Pedagogy: Socratic Method
11. The Trademarks Act, 1999 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Kinds : Conventional and Non-conventional
 Concepts under Trademark Law: Trademark Dilution, Deceptive
Similarity and Transborder Reputation
Reading Material (Basic to Advance):
1. A Casebook on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights- WIPO;
4th Ed. 2018
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_791_2018.pd
f
2. Lisa P. Lukose; NON-TRADITIONAL TRADEMARKS: A CRITIQUE;
Journal of the Indian Law Institute , April-June 2015, Vol. 57, No. 2 (April-
June 2015), pp. 197-215
https://www.jstor.org/stable/44782501
3. Daimler Benz Aktiegesellschaft v. Hybo Hindustan, AIR 1994 Delhi 239
4. ITC Limited v. Philip Morris Products SA, 2010 (42) PTC 572 (Del.)
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5. N R Dongre v. Whirlpool Corporation, (1996) 5 SCC 714

6. Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v. Prius Auto Industries Ltd., (2018) 2
SCC 1
Pedagogy: Discussion Method
12. The Copyright Act, 1957 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Berne Convention and Other Copyright Treaties
 Scope of Protection
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008, Pgs.
241- 362
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. Bushan Tilak Kaul; COPYRIGHT PROTECTION: SOME HASSLES AND
HURDLES; Journal of the Indian Law Institute , April-June 2004, Vol. 46,
No. 2, Intellectual Property Rights Special Issue (April-June 2004), pp.
236-268
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43951906
3. The Copyright Act, 1957- Section 2
Reading Material (Advance):
1. Yogesh A. Pai; COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR COMPUTER
PROGRAMS: WALKING ON ONE LEG?; Journal of the Indian Law
Institute , July-September 2006, Vol. 48, No. 3 (July-September 2006), pp.
359-399
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43952047
Pedagogy: Discussion Method on the articles shared
13. The Copyright Act, 1957 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Idea/expression Dichotomy
 Copyright in Concept Notes
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008, Pgs.
40-42
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. The Copyright Act, 1957- Section 13
3. Anil Dasgupta v. Kunal Dasgupta
4. Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 499 U.S. 340
(1991), AIR 2002 Delhi 379
5. Baker v. Selden, 101 US 99 (1879)
6. Eastern Book Company v. D.B. Modak, (2008) 1 SCC 1
Reading Material (Advance):
1. Simon Stokes, Copyright and the Idea/Expression Dichotomy, 6 ART
ANTIQUITY & L. 57 (2001).
2. Richard H. Jones, The Myth of the Idea/Expression Dichotomy in
Copyright Law, 10 PACE L. REV. 551 (1990).
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3. J. K. Das, Copyright Protection for Computer Softwares and Databases:

From Sweat of the Brow to Modicum of Creativity, 3 INDIAN J.L. & Just.
57 (2012).
Pedagogy: Discussion Method
14. The Copyright Act, 1957 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Economic Rights
 Moral Rights
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008; Pgs.
40-45
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. The Copyright Act, 1957- Sections 14 & 57
3. Mannu Bhandari v. Kala Vikas Pictures Ltd., AIR 1987 Del 13
4. Amar Nath Sehgal v. Union of India, 2005 (30) PTC 253
Pedagogy: Discussion Method
15. The Copyright Act, 1957 3 Hrs
Topic Details: Copyrights and Related Rights
 Rights of Performers
 Rights of Broadcasting Organizations etc.
Reading Material (Basic to Advance):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008; Pgs.
46-50
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. Understanding Copyright and Related Rights- WIPO
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_909_2016.pd
f
3. The Copyright Act, 1957- Chapter VIII
4. Fortune Film International v. Dev Anand, AIR 1979 Bom 17
5. Star India Pvt. Ltd. V. Piyush Agarwal, 2014 (58) PTC 169 (Del.)
Pedagogy: Discussion Method based on case studies.
16. The Copyright Act, 1957 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Infringement: Civil and Criminal Remedies
 Defence of Fair Use
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008; Pgs.
50-55
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. The Copyright Act, 1957- Chapter XI & Section 52
Reading Material (Advance):
1. Raman Mittal; WHETHER INDIAN LAW ALLOWS PARALLEL
IMPORTS OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS: AN INVESTIGATION; Journal
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of the Indian Law Institute , October-December 2013, Vol. 55, No. 4

(October-December 2013), pp. 504-521
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43953653
Pedagogy: Socratic Method
17. The Copyright Act, 1957 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Defence of Fair Dealing- Case Studies
 Application of Fair dealing and the technological development.
Reading Material (Basic to Advance):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008; Pgs.
435-442 & 450-456
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. WIPO Technology Trends 2021
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_1055_2021.p
df
3. Super Cassettes Industries Ltd. v. Hamar Television Network Pvt. Ltd.,
2011 (45) PTC 70 (Del.)
4. Authors Guild v. Google Inc., 721 F.3d 132 (2d Cir. 2015)
5. Chancellor, Masters & Scholars of University of Oxford v. Rameshwari
Photocopy Services, CS(OS) 2439/2012
Pedagogy: Socratic Method
18. The Industrial Designs Act, 2000 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 History and TRIPS
 Scope of Protection
 Non- registered Designs
 Designs v/s Copyright
Reading Material (Basic to Advance):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008; Pgs.
112-119
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. John B. Pegram, The Scope of Industrial Design Protection under
Trademark and Unfair Competition Laws, 19 U. BALT. L. REV. 333 (1989)
Pedagogy: Discussion Method
19. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 3 Hrs
1999
Topic Details:
 History and TRIPS
 Scope of Protection
 Geographical Indication v/s Trademarks
Reading Material (Basic to Advance):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008; Pgs.
120-129
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
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2. V.K. Ahuja; PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: NATIONAL

AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE; Journal of the Indian Law
Institute , April-June 2004, Vol. 46, No. 2, Intellectual Property Rights
Special Issue (April-June 2004), pp. 269-287
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43951907
Pedagogy: Discussion Method based on material shared
20 Confidential Information & Traditional Knowledge 3 Hrs
Topic Details:
 Rationale and Subject matter of Confidential Information
 TRIPS Regime
 Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge
Reading Material (Basic):
1. WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HANDBOOK; reprinted 2008, Pgs.
56-67
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_
pub_489.pdf
2. WIPO- Trade Secret; Chapter 4
https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/sme/en/documents/p
df/ip_panorama_4_learning_points.pdf
Reading Material (Advance):
1. Key Questions on Patent Disclosure Requirements for Genetic Resources
and Traditional Knowledge; WIPO, Second Ed., 2020
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_1047_19.pdf
2. D.S. Sengar; PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS AND UNDISCLOSED
INFORMATION: LAW AND LITIGATION; Journal of the Indian Law
Institute , APRIL-JUNE 2011, Vol. 53, No. 2 (APRILJUNE 2011), pp. 254-
274
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43953505
Pedagogy: Discussion Method based on material shared
Total 60 Hrs
Text Books:

1. Alka Chawla, Copyright and Related Rights: National and International Perspectives
(Macmillan India Ltd., Delhi, 2007) (Classic).
2. Tamali Sen Gupta , Intellectual Property Law in India (Wolters Kluwer , e book, 2018).
3. David Bainbridge, Intellectual Property (Pearson Education, Delhi, 2018).
4. Elizabeth Verkey, Law of Patent (Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2012) (Classic).

Reference Books:
1. W.R. Cornish, Intellectual Property, Sweet & Maxwell, London (9th Ed. 2019).
2. Kerly’s Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names, 14th Edition, Thomson, Sweet & Maxwell,
2020.
3. N.S. Gopalakrishnan & T.G. Agitha, Principles of Intellectual Property (2014), Eastern
Book Company, Lucknow (Classic).
4. WIPO Technology Trends 2019: Artificial Intelligence.
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_1055.pdf
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