DETAILED SYLLABUS

FOR

Master of Law
(LL.M)

(SEMESTER SYSTEM)

Program Structure
Semester - I

COURSE TITLE
Research
Methodology
Introduction to
Intellectual Property
and Patent Law
Law of Plant
Varieties and Farmer
Rights
Law of Copy Right

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LLM
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LLM
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Semester - II

COURSE TITLE
Law of Trade marks
& Domain names
Law of Design &
Integrated Circuits
Law of Trade Secrets
Technology law and
Society

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LLM
6
LLM
7
LLM
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Semester - III
COURSE TITLE

Law on Geographical
Indications and
Traditional
Knowledge
Law relating to
Biotechnology
Information
Technology Law
Technology Transfer
& IPR

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LLM
9
LLM
10
LLM
11
LLM
12

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Semester - IV

COURSE TITLE
I P Valuation, Audit
and Management
IP and Competition
Law
Dissertation

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DETAILED SYLLABUS / CONTENT OF THE COURSES /

PAPERS IN LL.M
FIRST SEMESTER

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(Course Code: LL.M 1)
MODULE : I
Unit : I

Introduction to research and methodology. The purpose and

focus of research, Finding the facts and finding the truth,
experimenting and establishing.
Unit : II
Research methodology; Established and proven norms of
conducting a research or study. Research Qualities and traits.
Unit : III
Types of Research: Empirical or non-doctrinal research,
doctrinal research, analytical research, Descriptive study,
critical study, Historical and comparative research.
Unit : IV
Observation studies, field study, sample study, case study and
comparative study, pure and applied research, Questionnaire
and interview techniques.
MODULE : II
Unit : I
Categories of Research: Research in social Sciences, scientific
research, legal research, socio legal research techno legal
research and legal and scientific research.
Unit : II
Reflective thinking and value neutrality in research. Essentials
of legal research, nature and objectives of legal research.
Unit : III
Peculiarities of legal research, law reforms nd legal research,
Society interaction as an input for legal research.
Unit : IV
Social reforms and legal research, Socio- legal research in India
and law reforms. Problems and perspectives of legal research.
MODULE: III
Unit : I

Unraveling research methodology: Choosing a topic for legal

research, Basic structure of research: Introducing the subject of
research, Identification of Issues.
Unit : II
Framing of objectives, drawing and testing hypothesis,
developing research theme, conducting enquiry into the back
ground of issue.
Unit : III
Techniques and tools for collection of data: Analysis of legal
materials, statues, survey of juristic writing, observation
methods, questionnaire and interview, case study for data
collection.
Unit : IV
Evaluation of previous research and Literature
addressing the issues at hand, citation and references.

survey,

MODULE : IV
Unit : I
Research documenting and reporting, classification
tabulation of data, Bibliography, citation and references.

and

Unit : II
Publication of research and copyrights in research. Research
funding and rights of funding agency of research.
Unit : III
Use of computer in research. Internet in legal research. Use of
legal databases: Westlaw, LexisNexis, and SCC online, role of
Internet search engines in legal research.
Unit : IV
Copyright issues in research, Plesurism and copying: research
and study exemption use of copyrighted literature.

INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND

PATENT LAW
(Course Code: LL.M 2)
MODULE : 1
Unit : I
Property, Industrial Property and Intellectual Property, Scope
and significance, need for protection, Intellectual property
rights as individual rights and negative rights.
Unit : II
Economic dimensions of intellectual property, justifications for
protection of intellectual property: various types of intellectual
property.
Unit : III
International norms on IPR, The Paris Convention on Industrial
Property, Berne convention, Madrid Convention, Lisbon
Agreement, Hague agreement, Agreement on Integrated
circuits.
Unit : IV
Rationalization and uniformity in the protection of intellectual
property and TRIPS. Indian Perspectives, WIPO initiatives on
protection and promotion of Intellectual property rights.
MODULE: II
Unit : I
Introduction to patents, History of patent law, historical back
ground of patent law in India, Indian Patent Act of 1970, TRIPS
and uniform patent system, Objectives of patent law.
Unit : II
Patentable subject matter : Innovations and Discoveries,
Dynamism of subject matter of patents, types of patents,
Product patents, process patents, plant patents, design patents
and utility patents.
Unit : III

Universally recognized technical requirements of patents;

Concept of Novelty and inventive step, Prior art; Knowledge in
the public domain, Person having ordinary skill in the relevant
art.
Unit : IV
Utility of the invention: Credible, Specific, Substantial and Wellestablished utility. Written description of the invention and
enablement. Claim drafting and specification.
MODULE : III
Unit : I
Procedure for the grant of patents ;application, Priority of the
application, Publication, examination, provisional and complete
specification, prior art search and anticipation.
Unit : II
Opposition proceedings and reexamination, grant and ceiling of
patent. Term of patent maintenance of patent.
Unit : III
Protection of patent beyond the boundaries, International
patents, the patent Co-operation Treaty and International
Patents. Procedure of granting patents international
applications.
Unit : IV
Rights conferred on grant of patents: Government funding,
Employer invention Surrender and Revocation of patents,
Government Acquisition, Licensing and assignment of patents.
MODULE : IV
Unit : I
Compulsory licensing of Patents and Balance of Interest.
Grounds for compulsory licensing: Process of granting
compulsory licensing: US, Europe and Indian position.
Unit : II
Violation of patent rights; Infringement and enforcement of
patents, Doctrine of equivalent, defenses in case of
infringement and remedies available.

Unit : III
New trends in Patent Law, Technology patents: Patenting the
invention of biotechnology and patents on living beings.
Unit : IV
Patents on Information Technology and Software, Patenting
Essentials; Product Patents on Food and Pharmaceuticals.

LAW OF PLANT VARIETIES AND FARMER RIGHTS

(Course Code: LL.M 3)
MODULE : I
Unit : I
What is plate Variety, Agricultural research and new and novel
varieties? Significance of plant varieties in the agrarian
economy.
Plant
Genetic
Resources
and
Sustainable
development.
Unit : II
Promotion of agricultural research and protection of plant
variety system. Sui generis system for the protection of plant
varieties.

Unit : III
Historical evolution of plat variety protection system.
International developments on the protection of plant varieties:
Conventions on Plant Resources and UPOV.
Unit : IV
Silent features of UPOV, its importance with reference to laying
down international norms on Plant varieties, The new version of
the Convention. The TRIPS agreement and plant varieties.
MODULE : II
Unit : I
Types of Plant Varieties, Characteristics of Plant varieties, Sui
generis system, historical background of sui generis system.
The need for the protection.
Unit : II
Plant variety protection system in India, The objectives and
silent features of Plant Variety and Farmers rights, Protection
Act: A brief overview.
Unit : III
Plant Varieties Protection Authority : Powers and functions, The
Plant Varieties and Farmers rights protection Registry, Functions
of the registry, Registry as quasi-judicial authority.
Unit : IV
Protection Through registration, Varieties offered protection to,
varieties not registrable, requirements of protection ,who can
apply for registration. Procedure for registration of a new
variety, application, examination, notification and oppositions
to the registration.
MODULE : III
Unit : I

Rights conferred on registration. Duration of rights and

protection, Right to use and exploitation, assignment and
licensing.
Unit : II
Compulsory and cross licensing, government acquisition and
public interested infringement, enforcement and remedies.
Unit : III
Some peculiar features of plant variety protection system in
india, technology transfer and benefit sharing, protection in
public interest.
Unit : IV
Plant Varieties Protection Appellate Tribunal , Jurisdiction,
powers and functions, procedure before the tribunal.
MODULE : IV
Unit : I
Concept of farmers rights, Sui-generis protection for the
protection of farmers rights: A pecuniary requirement of
agrarian countries.
Unit : II
Plant breeders rights and Farmers rights; Farmers Rights
movement, UPOV and other international convention of
farmers rights.
Unit : III
The social angel in the protection of farmers rights, protection
for varieties produced and evolved by farmers. Varieties under
the Seeds Act.
Unit : IV
Cross licensing and compulsory licensing of plant varieties and
farmers rights, technology transfer and benefit sharing.

LAW OF COPY RIGHT

(Course Code: LL.M 4)

MODULE: I
Unit : I
Idea, expression, creativity and creations, original expression of
ideas Conceptualization of copyright. Nature meaning of
copyright, content and scope of copyright.
Unit : II
Subject matter of copyright: literary work, artistic work,
dramatic
work,
musical
work
sound
recordings,
cinematographic works.
Unit : III
Copyright and allied rights: Performers rights, phonograms
rights, and rights of broadcasting organizations. Moral rights
and copyrights.
Unit : IV
New trends in copyright subject matter; Copyright protection
for compilations and databases. Copyright and computer
technology, internet and copyright.
MODULE : II
Unit : I
Historical evolution and International developments on
copyright law. Berne convention and other international
agreements on copyright law.
Unit : II
European Union convention on computer programs and
software protection, TRIPS agreement, international mandates
and copyright law.
Unit : III
The evolution of Indian regime on copyright protection. The
copyright Act of lndia, 1957 and protection of copyrights in
India.

Unit : IV
Philosophy and justifications for protection and promotion of
creativity and innovative works through copyright.
MODULE : III
Unit : I
Universally recognized requirements of copyright: Originality of
the work and other requirements. Concept of originality as the
threshold of
copyrights.
Unit : II
Assessing originality, Idea and expression dichotomy,
Expressions are protected Ideas are not, first to conceive the
idea and first to express the idea.
Unit : III
Procedure of obtaining copyright protection, Protection through
registration: Registration of creative works with the copyright
registry.
Unit : IV
Functions and procedure before the registry, Application,
examination and publication of the application. Opposition to
the claim and removal of difficulties, grant of copyright.
MODULE : IV
Unit : I
Rights conferred on registration: right to use, adopt, and
translate the copyrighted work. Assignment and licensing of
copyright. Scope for compulsory licensing and suspension of
rights.
Unit : III
Employer rights in copyright. Infringement and enforcement of
copyright, fair use doctrine and remedies. Civil and criminal
remedies, Commercial arbitration and IPR dispute resolution.
Unit : III

Third sector rights in copyrights: Copyright societies under the

Indian Copyright Act and copyright societies and copyright
owners.
Unit : IV
Relevance of copyright societies in the effective protection of
copyrights. Role of third sector in the copyright protection.

SECOND SEMESTER

LAW OF TRADE MARKS & DOMAIN NAMES

(Course Code: LL.M 5)
MODULE : I
Unit : I
Defining trademark, features or requirements of trademark,
functions of trademark different forms and types of trademark.
Unit : II

Protection of trademarks: Historical evolution of trademark law,

International Law on Trademarks: Parts Convention, Madrid
Convention,
TRIPS agreement.
Unit : III
Philosophy and theories of protection: Near resemblance,
Deceptive Similarity. Distinctiveness of a trademark: Overview
of protection of trademarks in India.
Unit : IV
Registration of trademark: Purpose of registration, Conditions
for
registration, Registrar of trademarks: functions and powers.
MODULE : II
Unit : I
Marks Registerable, Marks not Registerable, Process of
registration, Filing of application and examination procedures.
Unit : II
Opposition proceedings, Grounds of opposition, invalidity and
revocation, Registration and grant of exclusive monopoly.
Unit : III
Register of trademarks and its maintenance, Rights conferred
on registration, Property in trademark, proprietary rights in
trademark.
Unit : IV
Maintenance of registered trademark, Commercialization of
trademark, Use and dealing with trademark, Assigning and
licensing of trademark.
MODULE : III
Unit : I
Infringement of trademark, Breach of monopoly, unauthorized
use and infringement, Acts that constitute infringement, Acts
that wont constitute infringement/exceptions.

Unit : II
Enforcement of trademark, Means of enforcement, Mechanism
for enforcement, Process of enforcement and remedies.
Unit : III
Infringement of unregistered trademark, Common Law action
for trademarks infringement, Action for passing off.
Unit : IV
Factors determining In the action for passing off, Continuous
use without interruption, established association with the goods
and services.
MODULE : IV
Unit : I
Trends and developments in the trademark law: Service marks,
Collective marks, Certification marks, Textile marks, Well-Known
marks.
Unit : II
Domain names, Registration of domain names and Role of
ICANN, Irregular registration of domain names and the menace
of cyber squatting.
Unit : III
Domain names and the role of WIPO, Domain name Vs
trademark, Domain name disputers and UDRP dispute
resolution policy.
Unit : IV
IPR Appellate Board: the need, Jurisdiction, Composition and
functioning, Appearls from grievances on registration,
invalidity, revocation and claims of monopoly Procedure and
process of adjudication.

LAW OF DESIGN & INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

(Course Code: LL.M 6)

MODULE: I
Unit : I
What is industrial design? Features and components of
industrial designs, functions of industrial designs, scope and
significance of industrial designs.
Unit : II
Pattern, shape, configuration and ornamentation of industrial
designs, the outlook of industrial articles as the subject matter
of protection.
Unit : III
Historical evolution of law on industrial designs, design patents,
protection of designs under a separate law: why do we need a
separate law on industrial designs?
Unit : IV
Paris Convention on industrial property and industrial designs,
Hague agreement on international registration of industrial
designs, the TRIPS agreement.
MODULE : II
Unit : I
Essential requirements of registration of an industrial design,
designs to be applied on the industrial articles.
Unit : II
The registry of industrial designs, powers and functions of the
registry, the procedure of registration of industrial designs,
publication of designs.

Unit : III
The designs that are Registerable and which are not
registerable, application procedure opposition procedure before
registration.
Unit : IV
Rights conferred on registration, Copyright in industrial designs,
nature of rights, and ownership of industrial designs.
MODULE : III
Unit : I
International protection of industrial designs,
international registration of novel designs.

facility

of

Unit : II
The Hague agreement of facilitating international registration of
industrial designs, procedure of obtaining international
registration.
Unit : III
Exploiting the rights on industrial designs and enforcement,
what constitutes infringement of a design and remedies?
Unit : IV
Infringement of rights in industrial designs and enforcement,
what constitutes infringement of a design and remedies?
MODULE : IV
Unit : I
Understanding semiconductor chip, integrated circuit and lay
out designs, features of semiconductor chips and layouts.
Unit : II
Genesis of layout designs, need for protection, the convention
on integrated circuits the TRIPS agreement on integrated
circuits and layout designs.
Unit : III

Registration of lay out designs and semi conductor chips, the

registry of integrated circuits and layouts, essential
requirements, the procedure for registration.
Unit : IV
Rights conferred on registration, nature and extent of rights,
duration of rights, and enforcement of rights.

LAW OF TRADE SECRETS

(Course Code: LL.M 7)
MODULE : I
Unit : I
Information as property, what constitutes trade secret?
Ingredients of trade secrets, Why are trade secrets important.
Unit : II
Confidential information, what makes information confidential,
obligations of confidentiality? Common law practices.
Unit : III
International law on Trade secrets: The Paris convention on
industrial property and trade secrets, The TRIPS agreement.
Unit : IV
Trade secrets and Contractual relations, Contract law in the
protection of trade secrets and confidential nformation.

MODULE: II
Unit : I
Common law conventions for protection of trade secrets.
Theories of protection, Theory of contractual obligation, Spring
Board theory.
Unit : II
Doctrines on the protection of trade secrets: Doctrine of unjust
enrichment or misappropriation, fiduciary relationship and
duties and obligations.
Unit : III
Trade secrets and employment contracts: concerns of trade
secrets and confidential information in employee contracts.
Unit : IV
Restrictive covenants in employee contracts: Non-Disclosure
agreements, loyalty agreements, non-compete agreements.
MODULE : III
Unit : I
Legislative mechanism on trade secrets: National Innovations
Bill, 2008: need and relevance, The salient features of the bill.
Unit : II
Maintenance of confidentiality and commercial information,
Status of confidential information and trade secrets under the
bill, exceptions to confidentiality.
Unit : III
Protection of trade secrets in the USA: Uniform trade secret
protection Act of US, A Comparative analysis.
Unit : IV
Protection of trade secrets in the UK, the European practices on
the protection of trade secrets: A perspective.
MODULE : IV

Unit : I
Misappropriation of trade secrets, Violation of rights in trade
secrets, enforcement of confidential information and trade
secrets under the common law.
Unit : I
Protection of trade secrets: A recommended approach,
Enforcement of trade secrets under the National Innovation Bill
and remedies.
Unit : III
An overview of custom based and legislative mechanism for the
protection of trade secrets in India.
Unit : IV
Other intellectual property rights and trade secrets: A
comparison, trade secret law as a custom based or convention
oriented regime. Model non-disclosure agreement.

TECHNOLOGY LAW AND SOCIETY

(Course Code: LL.M 8)

MODULE : I
Unit : I
Science, technology and development, social reformation and
science and technology, scientific revolutions that have
changed the society, notions of technological society.
Unit : II

Regulation of science and technology and social transformation,

Law and policy in the regulation of technology and social
transformation, notions of scientific temper.
Unit : III
Law as social technology, law as an instrument of social change
Law as a product of traditions, customs and culture,
development of technology as a reason for law making.
Unit : IV
Socialist thoughts on law and justice: thoughts of Gandhi, Raja
Ram Mohan Roy, Vinodha Bhave, Jaya Prakash Narayana,
Marxist thoughts, concept of grama nyalayas.
MODULE : II
Unit : I
Religion and Law: Secularism a balancing measure in religious
tolerance freedom of religion and the practice of secularism,
religious minorities.
Unit : II
Language policy: formation of linguistic states, linguistic
minorities, official language, multi-lingual system, language as
the decisive factor.
Unit : III
Caste, Community and law: Policy of non-discrimination on the
ground of caste, caste as factor to undo past injustices.
Unit : IV
Protective discrimination: Scheduled caste, tribes and backward
classes: Reservation Policy, statutory commissions.
MODULE : III
Unit : I
Regionalism and Law: Concept of India as one unit, Right to
movement, residence and business, impressibility of state and
regional barriers.

Unit : II
Regional discrimination and equality, Equality in employment,
concept of son of the soil and its practice, Practice of quota for
locals in educational institutions.
Unit : III
Women and Law Discrimination, harassment and crimes
against women, gender justice and women empowerment,
women commission.
Unit : IV
Child and the law: Child abuse, Child labor and exploitation,
compulsory education for children, prohibition of child labor.
MODULE : IV
Unit : I
Modernization and law: Modernity as a value, constitutional
perspectives in the fundamental duties, modernization of social
institutions.
Unit : II
Reformation of family, agrarian reform and industrialization,
Free
enterprise V, and State regulation, Industrialization V
environment.
Unit : III
Reforms in criminal law: Plea bargaining, Compounding nad
payment of compensation to vietims, Prison reforms.
Unit : IV
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Counseling, Lok
adalat,
decentralization of local self government.

THIRD SEMESTER
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND TRADITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE
(Course Code: LL.M 9)

MODULE : I
Unit : I
Community IPR: the other side of the Intellectual Property,
recognizing the rights of the groups associations and
communities.
Unit : II
Indications of sources, Applications of origins, defining
geographical
indication: the ingredients? The purpose of recognizing
geographical
indications.
Unit : III
International law on geographical indications: The Paris
Convention and indications of sources, Lisbon agreement on
indications of sources.
Unit : IV
The TRIPS agreement and geographical indications, protection
of

geographical indications to recognize the efforts of community.

MODULE : II
Unit : I
The Geographical indications law in India, The objectives and
features, the registry of geographical indications: powers and
functions.
Unit : II
Type of goods offered protection: Agriculture goods,
manufactured goods and natural goods. Registration of
indications and the requirements.
Unit : III
Rationale and justification for protection of geographical
indications: Objectives and theories of protection.
Unit : IV
Prohibition of misleading use of indications of geographical
origins,
prohibition of dilution of geographical origins.
MODULE : III
Unit : I
A study of geographical indications in India: The famous
geographical indications and contemporary developments.
Unit : II
Limitations of protection of geographical indications, the
interface between trademarks and geographical indications.
Unit : III
Geographical indications as a tool to protect traditional
knowledge,
geographical indications as a mean for protecting community
rights.
Unit : IV

The concept of community intellectual property rights: efficacy

of geographical indications regime in securing community
rights.
MODULE : IV
Unit : I
Traditional knowledge : what constitutes traditional knowledge?
Components and ingredients of traditional knowledge.
Unit : II
Protection of traditional knowledge: Traditional Knowledge and
patent law, traditional knowledge and the convention of
biological diversity, bio-piracy and bio-prospecting.
Unit : III
Codification of traditional knowledge and protection of
community rights, the biological diversity authorities and their
functions, WIPO consultation on traditional Knowledge.
Unit : IV
The EU Directive on the protection of traditional knowledge, the
peculiarities of protection of traditional knowledge.

LAW RELATING TO BIOTECHNOLOGY

(Course Code: LL.M 10)
MODULE : I
Unit : I
Defining Biotechnology, genesis of biotechnology history and
evolution of biotechnology as a science of modern day
miracles.
Unit : II
Biotechnology in different generations: First generation of
biotechnology, second generation of biotechnology, third
generation of biotechnology.

Unit : III
Commercialization of biotechnology, green biotechnology, red
biotechnology, health services, ecological applications, food
sector and
applications of biotechnology.
Unit : IV
Biotechnology law and policy: The Biotechnology Policy of India,
Promotion and incentivizing of research and development in
biotechnology.
MODULE: II
Unit : I
Intellectual property rights in Biotechnology, copyrights and
trade secrets in biotechnology, biotechnology and patent law.
Classification of biotech inventions.
Unit : II
Evolution of biotech patent law, Dichotomy of invention and
discovery, doctrine of product of nature and biotechnology.
Unit : III
Ingenuity shall receive liberal encouragement: doctrine of
product of man and biotechnology as patentable subject
matter.
Unit : IV
The voyage of evolution of biotech patent law: Microorganisms
as patentable subject matter, plants, animal and human
genetic material as patentable subject matter.
MODULE : III
Unit : I
Ethical objections to biotechnology research and protection:
concept of integrity and self sustenance of living beings.
Natural law principles, Living beings as marketable
commodities.
Unit : II

Monopoly over life and living matter, ethics in patenting various

life forms, Debate on ethies versus technology. ICMR guidelines.
Unit : III
Biotechnology, trade and development, trade in genetically
modified organisms, (GMO) and living modified organisms
(LMO), concerns in trade in GMO/LMO.
Unit : IV
GMO and international obligations, WTO agreements on trade,
Technical Barriers to Trade agreement and trade in
biotechnology, concept of prior informed consent.
MODULE : IV
Unit : I
Bio-safety concerns in biotechnology, Cartagena protocol on
bio-safety, bio-safety clearing house, revisiting the objects of
protocol, precautionary principles.
Unit : II
Cartagena protocol and WTO, Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary
measures agreement, health related concerns in biotechnology,
DNA safety guidelines.
Unit : III
Biotechnology and bio-diversity, UNCTAD conference on trade
and
environment, convention on biological diversity, biological
diversity Act of India.
Unit : IV
Biotechnology strategy and policy of India: the future of
biotechnology in India, promotion and scope of biotechnology
of India.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW

(Course Code: LL.M 11)
MODULE: I

Unit: I
Information society and technology, scope of information
technology in the modern world, application of information
technology, information as property.
Unit : II
Internet: the world of virtual reality, the birth of internet and
the online world, the world wide web and its legal implications,
the information super highway.
Unit : III
Information technology and intellectual property, copyrights in
information technology protection of online databases and
compilations.
Unit : IV
Copyright in software, source code and object code, search
engines and copies on the internet, copyrights in the internet.
MODULE: II
Unit : I
E-Commerce
and
information
technology,
information
technology act and E-Commerce concept of e-contract and
legal relevance.
Unit : II
Digital signatures, encryption and cryptography, electronic
signatures and their relevance in e-commerce. Information
technology and E-Governance.
Unit : III
Domain names and web pages, development of web pages,
web content and issues of copyright and trade marks.
Unit : IV
Registration and maintenance of domain names and ICANN,
domain name disputes and UDRR policy on dispute resolution.
MODULE: III
Unit : IV

Issues of online privacy, privacy over internet, violation of

privacy over internet, electronic surveillance and issues of
privacy.
Unit : II
Cyber crimes and regulation, theft over internet, theft of
information, internet fraud, misrepresentation forgery.
Unit : III
Defamation over internet obscenity and phonographic content
on internet, censoring the internet decency and morality over
internet.
Unit : IV
Mischief over internet viruses, spam, internet worms, misusing
the content on the internet, loss and damage to the content on
the internet.
MODULE: IV
Unit : I
Internet services providers and online services provider, liability
of the internet services provider under the information
technology act.
Unit : II
Content on the web pages and the liability of internet services
provider, concept of due diligence, exceptions and limitations.
Unit : III
Jurisdiction over internet: jurisdiction and the procedural laws,
jurisdicition beyond boundaries and concept of connectivity and
presence.
Unit : IV
The future of information technology and online world, the
information technology policy of India: vision and mission.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER & IPR

(Course Code: LL.M 12)

MODULE: I
Unit : I
What is technology? What does amount to transfer, need for
the transfer of technology and commercialization of intellectual
property.
Unit : II
Industrialization and need for technology, Technological
development as a mean to economic development, the
anatomy of technology transfer.
Unit : III
Type of technology transfer: Technology licensing, exporting
and leasing, Consultation and opinions on technology.
Unit : IV
Vertical transfer of technology: from laboratory to industry,
University-Industry collaborations and technology transfer.
MODULE: II
Unit : I
Horizontal transfer of technology: beyond the boundaries.
Transfer to technology from and among developed countries to
developing Countries.
Unit : II
Regulation of technology transfer collaborations and measures:
foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), its Powers and
Functions.
Unit : III
Similar institutions in other countries technology transfer board
in US, the role of the boards in technology transfer.
Unit : IV
Technology transfer agreements within the country and beyond
the boundaries. Technology policy of the government of India.
MODULE: III
Unit : I

Technology transfer Regulations: Concerns and relevance,

TRIPS agreement and technology transfer.
Unit : II
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and technology
transfer:
prior
Informed
Consent,
Risk
assessments,
precautionary measures and benefit sharing.
Unit : III
The biological Diversity Act of India: Scope and reach. The
biological diversity Authority: Power and function.
Unit : IV
Technology transfer under the protection and Utilization of
public founded Research Bill,2008: The silent features.

MODULE: IV
Unit : I
Some reflection on the US Bayh Dole Act, The significance of US
legislation promoting technology transfer.
Unit : II
IPR and technology transfer: transfer of patented technology,
concept of parallel imports, importing and Exporting of
patented technology.
Unit : III
Transfer of protected designs and semiconductors, exporting of
protected software and concerns, transfer of unprotected
technology.
Unit : IV
Cross boarder of protection and enforcement of intellectual
property rights and technology transfer, concept of boarder
measures under the TRIPS agreement.

FOURTH SEMESTER
I P VALUATION, AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT
(Course Code: LL.M 13)
MODULE: I
Unit : I
What is intellectual Assets? Intellectual assent and intellectual
property (IP), Meaning and Significance of IP assent
management, scope and strategy for asset management of IP.
Unit : II
Importance of business structures in the exploitation of
intellectual property, creation of brand value, legal forms of
transferring intellectual property ownership.
Unit : III
Maintenance and prosecution of IP rights: General principals,
Confidentiality, competition, applicability of low and dispute
resolution.
Unit : IV
Commercialization of IP assets and markets: commercialization
strategies, conducting due diligence, consideration in due
diligence, freedom to operate search.
MODULE: II
Unit : I

Licensing intellectual property: licensing agreements, scope

and
exclusivity,
term
and
consideration:
non-cash
consideration, taxation of consideration.
Unit : II
Negotiating
license
agreements:
Sub-license,
upfront
payments, milestone payments, warranties and ownership,
third party rights.
Unit : III
Intellectual property audit: defining IP audit, Scope and purpose
of conducting IP audit, need for IP audit, types of IP audit.
Unit : IV
IP audit policy and strategy, Creating IP awareness in the
organization, Identifying the intellectual property, effective IP
audits, benefits of IP audits.
MODULE: III
Unit : I
Managing information management information systems (MIS)
understanding organizational hierarchies, communication
channels, power centers and information centers.
Unit : II
Creation of intellectual assets, incentives to creation of
intellectual assets, barriers to creation of intellectual assets.
Unit : III
Leveraging
of
intellectual
assets:
Identifying
core
competencies, market analysis, building up, protection and
enforcement of core competencies, redefining business
strategies.
Unit : IV
Intellectual property Valuation : method of valuation, brand and
strength, brand value and branding term, product price and
value of intellectual assets.
MODULE: IV
Unit : I

Marketing IP assets: advertisement, assignment and licensing,

open source licensing, licensing and negotiation, crosslicensing.
Unit : II
Auctioning and selling intellectual property, Joint ventures n
intellectual property, gifting intellectual property, branding and
pricing of intellectual property.
Unit : III
Contractual obligations: Non-disclosure agreement, features,
anti-royalty stacking, indemnification, patent pools and crosslicensing.
Unit : IV
Intellectual property and financial reporting, tax aspects, tax
considerations at the company level, tax considerations at the
share holders level.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMPETITION LAW

(Course Code: LL.M 14)

MODULE: I
Unit : I
Introduction to competition, Perfect competition: features of
free and fair competition, Law and Policy of Trade and
Competition.
Unit : II
Visions of Competition Policy: Public Policy, Economic
development, Economic efficiency. Regulation of competition
and UNCTAD.
Unit : III

WTO debate on anti-competitive practices, the draft

international anti-trust code, Agreement on trade related
aspects of anti-trust measures.
Unit : IV
The making of competition Law in India: reflections on the past,
present and the future of competition regime in India.
MODULE: II
Unit : I
Concern of Competition Policy: Preventing Abuse of IPR, Market
Access, Foreign collaboration and investment.
Unit : II
Theories on protecting intellectual
competition and open market system.

property,

theories

on

Unit : III
Competition Law and Patents: Patents and exclusive monopoly
V. Free and fair competition and market access.
Unit : IV
Government acquisition of patents in the public interest,
Compulsory licensing of patents as a mean to promote free
competition in the market.
MODULE : III
Unit : I
Trade secrets, undisclosed information and unfair competition:
Paris Convention on Unfair competition, The TRIPS agreement.
Unit : II
Regulation of unfair competition in the UK, European Directive
on the law of unfair competition.
Unit : III
Antitrust mechanism for the protection of trade secrets: An US
perspective, the features of Anti-trust legistlation in USA. US
Competes Act, 2007.

Unit : IV
Misuse of trade secrets and anti-competitive practices: Indian
Competition law and regulation of trade secrets.
MODULE: IV
Unit : I
Trademark and competition Law: European Community Treaty
on the principles governing the interface between trademarks
and competition.
Unit : II
Doctrine of Exhaustion and trademarks, Issues of common
origin and repackaging in the regulation of competition.
Unit : III
Copyrights and Competition Law: Issues and Perspectives,
Dectrine of firest Sale under the Copyright Act.
Unit : IV
Issue of Copyright exhaustion and competition,
pronouncements on copyright exhaustion.

DISSERTATION
(Course Code: LL.M 15)

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