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Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists

IIT Madras, , Prof. Prof. Feroze Ali

Updated On 02 Feb, 19

Overview

The course shall give an in-depth understanding of patent law to engineers and scientists. This course will help person with a science background to understand the fundamentals of patent law, know the requirements of patentability, learn how to read and interpret patent specifications, analyze patent office procedures and court cases and develop the basic understanding for drafting a patent specification. This course will cover the syllabus of Paper 1 of the Patent Agent Examination conducted by the Intellectual Property Office, Government of India.

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Lecture 1: Lecture 01 - Patent Law as Concepts

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Lecture Details

Course Details

COURSE LAYOUT

Week 1:      Introduction to the Indian Patent System Patent Laws as Concepts; Understanding the Patents Act, 1970; Understanding the Patents Rules, 2003;Preliminary Sections; Preliminary Rules; Whats New in the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2016; Easy way to read the Patents Act and Rules
Week 2:      Patentability of Inventions Statutory Exceptions to Patentability; Novelty and Anticipation; Inventive Step; Capable of Industrial Application; Person Skilled in the Art
Week 3:      Patent Specification Provisional and Complete Specifications; Structure of a Patent SpecificationTitle, Abstract, Description, Claims, etc.; Reading a Patent SpecificationFair basis, Enabling Disclosure, Definiteness, Priority; Introduction to Patent Drafting.
Week 4:      Patent Prosecution: Patent Applications  Patent ApplicationWho Can Apply, True and First Inventor, How to Make a Patent Application,What to include in a Patent Application, Types of Patent Applications, Patents of Addition, Dating of Application; 
Week 5:      Patent Prosecution: Publication and Examination - I Publication of Application; Request for Examination; Examination of ApplicationFirst Examination Report
Week 6:      Patent Prosecution: Publication and Examination II Expedited Examination of Application; Search for AnticipationProcedure, wthdrawal of Application; Consideration of Report of Examiner
Week 7:      Patent Prosecution: Powers of Controller Powers of ControllerExamination Stage, Consideration of report by examiner, Refuse or Amend Applications, Division of Applications, Dating of Application, Anticipation, Potential Infringement; Putting Applications in Order; Amendments during Prosecution
Week 8:     Patent Prosecution: Opposition Pre-grant opposition; Post-grant opposition; Wrongful obtaining of invention; Mention of Inventor; Opposition in General.
Week 9:     Patent Prosecution: Practice at the Patent Office- I Secrecy Provisions; Grant of Patents; Rights Conferred by Grant; Rights of Co-Owners; Term of Patent; Restoration of Lapsed Patents; 
Week 10:   Patent Office and Patent Prosecution, Surrender; RevocationGrounds for Revocation; Register of Patents, Patent Office and its Establishment; Patent Agents; Use and Acquisition by Government; Penalties.  
Week 11:   Compulsory Licensing
                   Compulsory LicensingWorking of Patents, Grounds for Grant of Compulsory License, Revocation; Patent Licensing;
Week 12:   Patent Enforcement, International Arrangements and Other Miscellaneous Provisions
                   Intellectual Property Appellate Board; Declaratory Suits, Infringement Suits; International ApplicationConvention Application,
                   PCT Application, Application Designating India, Multiple Priorities; PCT Timeline; FeesApplication, In Relation to Grant of Patents; Timelines, Application, Examination, Publication etc. 

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Sam

Excellent course helped me understand topic that i couldn't while attendinfg my college.

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Dembe

Great course. Thank you very much.

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