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Description
The conclusion of the TRIPs Agreement opened a new era in the field of intellectual property rights. The TRIPs Agreement evolved minimum standards for copyright, patents, trademarks, industrial designs, geographical indications, layout-design of integrated circuits, and undisclosed information, which includes trade secrets. The subject of intellectual property rights has become extremely important since then. The member states of TRIPs Agreement were under an obligation to amend their laws relating to intellectual property rights to bring them in conformity with the provisions of TRIPs Agreement, India has also enacted new laws on designs, trademarks, plant varieties and farmer's rights, geographical indications, semiconductor integrated circuits layout designs and amended the Copyright Act and Patents Agt drastically. This book is an attempt to discuss and analyse the law on intellectual property rights in India in very simple language. The book also discusses know-how and licences to give an overall picture of the law on intellectual property rights. A summary of all the international agreements, treaties and conventions on the subject has also been provided to familiarise the readers with these treaties. Several Indian and English cases have also been referred, making it lucid. This book will fulfill the demands of students studying intellectual property rights.
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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 Owners
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 and Public Interest
Chapter 11.  Internal Copyright
Chapter 12.  Copyright Office, Copyright 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 Designs and Remedies
Chapter 21.  Miscellaneous
Trademarks
Chapter 22.  Introduction
Chapter 23.  Registrar of Trademarks and Trademarks Registry
Chapter 24.  Conditions of Registration of Trademarks
Chapter 25.  Procedure for Registration
Chapter 26.  Effect of Registration, Infringement and Passing Off
Chapter 27.  Assignment and Transmission
Chapter 28.  Use of Trademarks and Registered Users
Chapter 29.  Rectification and Correction of Register
Chapter 30.  Collective Marks and certification Trademarks
Chapter 31.  Appellate Board
Chapter 32.  Offences, Penalties and Procedure
Chapter 33.  Remedies for Infringement of Trademarks and Passing Off
Chapter 34.  Miscellaneous
Geographical Indications
Chapter 35.  Introduction
Chapter 36.  The Register and Condition for Registration
Chapter 37.  Registration of Geographical Indications
Chapter 38.  Effect of Registration
Chapter 39.  Appeals
Chapter 40.  Rectification and Correction of the Register
Chapter 41.  Powers of Registrar
Chapter 42.  Infringement and Passing Off: Procedure and Reliefs
Chapter 43.  Offences, Penalties and Procedure
Chapter 44.  Miscellaneous
Patents
Chapter 45.  Introduction
Chapter 46.  Application form Patent
Chapter 47.  Publication and Examination of Applications
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
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design
Chapter 70.  Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-design
Confidential Information
Chapter 71.  Confidential Information
Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 72.  Licensing Of Intellectual Property Rights
International Conventions on Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 73.  International Conventions on Intellectual Property Rights
Index
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Author Details
Dr. V K Ahuja holds a Ph D from the University of Delhi and M Phil from the Jawaharlal Nehru University. He completed a certificate course on Law Teaching and Legal Research Skills at the Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, United Kingdom, in 2004. Dr Ahuja has been teaching in the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi for more than one decade. He has written extensively on the subject of intellectual property rights. He has authored two books and several articles, published in leading journals. He has been on the Editorial Board of Delhi Law Review and National Capital Law Journal. Dr Ahuja was honoured with an award at 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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