SYLLABUS:-

UNIT- I                               
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): Introduction, need of IPR, Origin of IPR, Importance of IPR, Intellectual Property Rights in India.
 Patents: introduction; granting; infringement; searching & filing; Introduction of Utility Models.

UNIT- II                   
Copyrights: Introduction, granting, infringement, searching & filing, Copy related rights-Explanation, comparison of copy rights and related rights 
Industrial Designs ; Design Patents; scope; protection; filing infringement; difference between Designs & Patents 

UNIT- III   
Trademarks: role in commerce, importance, protection, registration; domain name International protection; Plant varieties; breeder's rights, protection. 

UNIT-IV
Biotechnology& research and rights managements; licensing, commercialisation; ; legal issues, enforcement; Case studies in IPR. [