Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights (Student Edition)

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Description
Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights comprehensively covers legal aspects governing IPRs. The book comprises analytical study of various branches of IPRs, such as Copyright Act, 1957; Designs Act, 2000; Patents Act, 1970; Trade Marks Act, 1999; Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999; Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001; Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000; and law of confidential information including trade secrets. This book also covers concepts such as know-how and licences in detail.
Key Features
•    Updated with latest amendments and case law
•    New chapter on Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Bio-diversity
•    Written in a simple and lucid manner
•    Provides analysis on various aspects of Intellectual Property Laws
•    Features plethora of Indian and English cases making the book more useful for the readers
•    Provides a summary of international treaties, conventions and agreements
•    Includes amendments upto the Finance Act, 2017
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Contents
Introduction
Copyright
Chapter 1.    Introduction
Chapter 2.    Subject-Matter of Copyright
Chapter 3.    Ownership of Copyright
Chapter 4.    Economic Rights of Copyright
Chapter 5.    Author’s Moral Rights
Chapter 6.    Term of Copyright
Chapter 7.    Assignment of Copyright and Licences
Chapter 8.    Role of Copyright Societies in the Administration of Copyright
Chapter 9.    Performer’s Rights
Chapter 10.  Broadcast Reproduction Rights
Chapter 11.  International Copyright
Chapter 12.  Copyright Office, Appellate Board and Registration of Copyright
Chapter 13.  Infringement of Copyright
Chapter 14.  Permitted Acts in Relation to Copyright
Chapter 15.  Remedies for Infringement of Copyright
Chapter 16.  Offences
Designs
Chapter 17.  Introduction
Chapter 18.  Registration of Designs
Chapter 19.  Copyright in Registered Designs
Chapter 20.  Piracy of Registered Design and Remedies
Chapter 21.  Miscellaneous
Trademarks
Chapter 22.  Introduction
Chapter 23.  Registrar of Trade Marks and Trade Marks Registry
Chapter 24.  Conditions of Registration of Trade Marks
Chapter 25.  Procedure for Registration
Chapter 26.  Effect of Registration, Infringement, Infringement and Passing off
Chapter 27.  Protection of Trade Marks through International Registration
Chapter 28.  Assignment and Transmission
Chapter 29.  Use of Trade Marks and Registered Users
Chapter 30.  Rectification and Correction of Register
Chapter 31.  Collective Marks and Certification Trade Marks
Chapter 32.  Appellate Board
Chapter 33.  Offences, Penalties and Procedure
Chapter 34.  Jurisdiction and Remedies for Infringement of Trade Marks and Passing off
Chapter 35  Miscellaneous
Geographical Indications
Chapter 36.  Introduction
Chapter 37.  The Register and Conditions for Registration
Chapter 38.  Registration of Geographical Indication
Chapter 39.  Effect of Registration
Chapter 40.  Rectification and Correction of the Register
Chapter 41.  Appeals
Chapter 42.  Offences, Penalties and Procedure
Chapter 43.  Infringement and Passing off: Procedure and Reliefs
Chapter 44.  Miscellaneous
Patents
Chapter 45.  Introduction
Chapter 46.  Application for Patent
Chapter 47.  Publication and Examination of Application
Chapter 48.  Representation and Opposition
Chapter 49.  Anticipation
Chapter 50.  Secrecy of Inventions
Chapter 51.  Grant of Patents and Rights of Patentee
Chapter 52.  Amendment of Applications and Specifications
Chapter 53.  Restoration of Lapsed Patents
Chapter 54.  Surrender and Revocation of Patents
Chapter 55.  Register of Patents
Chapter 56.  Working of Patents, Compulsory Licences and Revocation
Chapter 57.  Use of Inventions for Government Purpose
Chapter 58.  Infringement of Patents and Remedies
Chapter 59.  Miscellaneous
Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Rights
Chapter 60.  Introduction
Chapter 61.  Plant Varieties Authority and Registry
Chapter 62.  Registration of Plant Varieties
Chapter 63.  Effect of Registration and Benefit Sharing
Chapter 64.  Surrender, Revocation of Certificate and Rectification of Register
Chapter 65.  Farmer’s Rights
Chapter 66.  Compulsory Licence
Chapter 67.  Plant Varieties Protection Appellate Tribunal
Chapter 68.  Infringement, Offences, and Penalties
Chapter 69.  Miscellaneous
Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Bio-Diversity
Chapter 70.  Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Bio-Diversity
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design
Chapter 71.  Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design
Confidential Information
Chapter 72.  Confidential Information
Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 73   Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights
International Conventions on Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 74.  International Conventions on Intellectual Property Rights
Subject Index
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Author Details
Dr. V.K. Ahujais Associate Professor in Faculty of Law, University of Delhi having a teaching experience of over 23 years. He holds LL.M. and Ph.D. from
University of Delhi and M.Phil. from JNU, New Delhi. He has also completed a certificate course on Law Teaching and Legal Research Skills at Cardiff Law
School, Cardiff University, UK in 2004. He has authored three books on IPR, and two volumes of Halsbury's Annotated Statutes of India. He was honoured
with an award in the Fifth South Asian Teaching Session on International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law organised jointly by the International
Committee of the Red Cross, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and National Law School of India University, Bangalore in 2003.
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