Faculty of Law

Marwadi B.A.LL.B. (Hons)/ B.Com.LL.B. (Hons)

University Semester VI
Subject Teaching Scheme
Intellectual Property Law Credit
Name Theory Practical Tutorial

Subject
10FL0606 5 4 0 2
Code

Course Objectives

This course is intended to introduce the student to acquaint with Intellectual Property Rights in
the Indian context. This course also aims to give an overview knowledge to the student on the
practical applicability of international conventions in Indian scenario.

Course Outcomes

On completion of this course, the learners will be able

1. To exhibit memory on the basic concept of IP rights.

2. To Compare product/process patents and relating rules.
3. To identify trademarks & geographical indications and their application.
4. To examine the provisions relating to the Copyright.
5. To appraise importance of industrial designs by interpreting judicial decisions.
6. To imagine the consequences of non-protection of trade secrets & key business concerns
in commercialising intellectual property.

Detailed Syllabus
Unit Description Case laws
I  The Relevance, Business
INTELLECTUAL Impact, Protection of
PROPERTY RIGHTS: Intellectual Property
AN OVERVIEW  Types of Intellectual Property
10 Hours Rights: Patents, Trademarks,
Copyrights, Utility Models
 Industrial Designs,
Geographical Indications
 International Conventions:
Brief Background

II  Concept of Patent Suggested Case Readings

 Product/Process Patents & 1. Novartis AG vs. Union of
PATENTS India (UOI) and Ors.
Terminology
15 Hours  Duration of Patents (01.04.2013 -
 Elements of Patentability SC):MANU/SC/0281/2013
 Non- Patentable Subject Matter 2. Ajantha Pharma Limited
 Procedure for Filing of Patent vs. Allergan Inc. and Ors.
Application (08.08.2013 - IPAB):
 Procedure for Opposition MANU/IC/0061/2013
Revocation of Patents 3. Pharmatop SCR Vs.The
Assignment and licensing of Controller of Patents &
Patents Designs and Ors.
 Compulsory Licensing (04.12.2020 - IPAB):
MANU/IC/0062/2020
 Patent Infringement
4. Yahoo! Inc. Vs. The
 Covid Pandamic & Pharma
Assistant Controller of
Patenting
Patents and Designs
(23.10.2009 - IPAB):
MANU/IC/0080/2009
5. Tony Mon George Vs.
Controller General of
Patents, Designs &
Trademarks and Ors.
(27.10.2020 -
IPAB):MANU/IC/0051/20
20
6. Pfizer Products Inc.Vs.The
Controller of Patent &
Designs(21.08.2020 -
IPAB):
MANU/IC/0042/2020
7. Shreedhar Milk Foods Pvt.
Ltd. vs. Vikas Tyagi and
Ors. (08.07.2013 - IPAB):
MANU/IC/0052/2013
8. Raj Prakash v. Mangat
Ram Choudhary AIR 1978
Del.1
 9. Ganendro Nath Banerji v.
Dhanpal Das Gupta,
AIR1945 Oudh 6
10. Ram Narain Kher v. M/s
Ambassador Industries,
AIR 1976 Del 87
11. Novartis AG Vs. Union of
India, W.P. No. 24760/06
12. Novartis AG v. Union of
India & Ors 2013
13. Biswanath Prasad Radhey
Shyam Vs. Hindustan
Metal Industries (1979) 2
SCC, 511).
14. (Lallubhai Chakubhai Vs.
Chimanlal and Co. (AIR
1936 Bom 99.)
15. Rampratap v. Bhabha
Atomic Research Center,
1976 IPLR 28 P. 35)
16. Dimminaco – A.G. Vs.
Controller of Patents &
Designs and Others).
17. Imperial Chemical
Industries Ltd. v. Controller
General of Patents, designs
& Trade Mark & Another
AIR 1978 Cal.77
18. Aloys Wobben v. Enercon
(India) Limited & anr
[Mad] Case No :
W.P.No.20165 of 2010 &
M.P.Nos.1&2 of 2010
M.Y.Eqbal, CJ &
T.S.Sivagnanam, JJ.
[Decided on 08.09.2010]
19. Monsanto Company v.
Coramandal Indag Products
(P) Ltd. 1 (1986) 1 SCC
642
III  Introduction & Historical Suggested Case Readings
TRADEMARKS & Perspective 1. Pharmacyclics, LLC vs.
GEOGRAPHICAL  Definitions Controller General of
INDICATIONS  Different Kinds of Marks Patents, Designs
15 Hours  Registration of Trade Marks Trademarks and
 Procedure for Registration Geographical Indications
 Opposition to Registration & and Ors. (29.09.2020 -
Procedure IPAB) :
 Grounds for Refusal to MANU/IC/0044/2020
Registration 2. S.D. Containers, Indore vs.
 Infringement of Trade Marks Mold Tek Packaging Ltd.
 Assignment& Transmission (01.12.2020 - SC):
Offences Penalties MANU/SC/0907/2020
 Madrid Agreement 3. Nakshatra Distilleries and
 Domain Names Breweries Ltd. vs. Radico
Khaitan Limited and Ors.
 Meaning and Nature of
(30.11.2018 - IPAB) :
Geographical
MANU/IC/0034/2018
 Indications
4. Wockhardt Ltd. and Ors. vs.
 Registration Novartis AG and Ors.
 Conditions & Procedure for (11.03.2015 - IPAB):
Registration MANU/IC/0013/2015
 Offences and Penalties 5. Royal Orchid Hotels
Limited vs. Registrar of
Trade Marks and Ors.
(18.06.2013 - IPAB):
MANU/IC/0042/2013
6. Dau Dayal v. State of Utttar
Pradesh AIR 1959 SC 433
7. Sumat Prasad Jain v.
Sheojanam Prasad and
Ors., AIR 1972 SC 413
8. N. R. Dongre v. Whirlpool
Corporation, 1996 (16)
PTC 583
9. Vivekananda Match
company v. Jupiter Match
Works , 1991 PTC 61
10. [York Trade Mark 1982
FSR 101(House of Lords)]
11. Commissioner of Income-
tax v. Finlay Mills Ltd.,
AIR 1951 SC 464
12. Ambalal Sarbhai
Enterprises Limited v. Tata
Oil Mills Company Limited
1988 OTC 73 Bom
13. Durga Dutt Sarma v.
Navaratna Pharmaceutical
Laboratories, AIR 1962
Ker 156
14. Mahendra & Mahendra
 Paper Mills Ltd. v.
Mahindra & Mahendra
Ltd., AIR 2002 SC 117
15. Tata Sons Ltd. v. Mr. Md.
Jawed & Anron (March,
2011)
16. M/s J K Oil Mills v. M/s
Adani Wilmar Ltd., 2010
(42) PTC 639 (Del.)
17. T.V. Venugopal v.
Ushodaya Enterprises Ltd.,
(2011) 4 SCC 85
18. Infosys Technologies Ltd.
v. Adinath Infosys Pvt. Ltd.
& Ors, ( November, 2011)
19. Raj Kumar Prasad & anr V.
Abbott Healthcare Pvt Ltd
[DEL] FAO(OS) 281/2014
Pradeep Nandrajog &
Mukta Gupta, JJ. [Decided
on 10/09/2014]
20. Easygroup IP Licensing
Ltd & Anr V. Easyjet
Aviation Services Pvt Ltd
&Anr[DEL]CS(OS)
157/2010 Vipin Sanghi, J.
[Decided on 19/08/2013]
21. Hawkins Cookers Ltd v.
Murugan Enterprises
[DEL] RFA (OS) 09/2008
Pradeep Nandrajog &
Siddharth Mridul, JJ.
[Decided on 13/04/2012]
22. Larsen & Toubro Limited
(L&T) v. Leuci
Communications & Ors
[DEL] CS (OS) No.
1958/2006 V.K. Jain, J.
[Decided on 01/02/2011]
IV  Introduction Suggested Case Readings
COPYRIGHT  Meaning of Copyright 1. The Institute of Chartered
15 Hours  Works in which Copyright Accountants of India vs.
Subsists Shaunak H. Satya and Ors.
 Author & Ownership of (02.09.2011 -
Copyright SC):MANU/SC/1006/2011
 Term of Copyright 2. Entertainment Network
 Copyright Societies & (India) Ltd. and Ors. vs.
Copyright Board Super Cassette Industries
 Assignment and Licensing of Ltd. and Ors. (16.05.2008 -
Copyright SC): MANU/SC/2179/2008
 Registration of Copyright 3. Eastern Book Company
 Infringement of Copyright and Ors. vs. D.B. Modak
 Remedies against Infringement and Ors. (12.12.2007 - SC):
of Copyright MANU/SC/4476/2007
 Appeals 4. B.N. Firos vs. State of
Kerala and Ors.
 International Conventions
(27.03.2018 -
SC):MANU/SC/0324/2018
5. International Confederation
of Societies of Authors and
Composers (ICSAC) vs.
Aditya Pandey and Ors.
(20.09.2016 -
SC):MANU/SC/1028/2016
6. Star India Private Limited
vs. Department of
Industrial Policy and
Promotion and Ors.
(30.10.2018 - SC):
MANU/SC/1238/2018
7. Union of India (UOI) and
Ors. vs. Board of Control
for Cricket in India and
Ors. (22.08.2017 -
SC):MANU/SC/1041/2017
8. Kartar Singh Giani v.
Ladha Singh & Others AIR
1934 Lah 777
9. Hawkins Cookers Ltd.v.
Magicook Appliances Co.,
00(2002) DLT698
10. Macmillan and Company
Limited v. K. and J.
Cooper, AIR 1924 PC 75
11. Camlin Private Limited v.
National Pencil Industries,
(2002) Del
12. Challenger Knitting Mills
v. Kothari Hosery Factory
2002 PTC (24) 756 Del.
(Reg.)]
13. Fortune Films International
 v. Dev Anand & Another
AIR 1979 Bom.17
14. Shri Urmila Charan Gupta
v. Shri Charushila Sharan
Gupta and Sumitra
Nandand Gupta 1983 PTC
84. I
15. Khemraj Shrikrishnadass v.
M/s Garg & Co. and
Another AIR 1975 Del 130.
16. Setty v. Dr. Suryakantha U.
Kamath K.A. Venugopala
Setty v. Dr. Suryakantha U.
Kamath AIR 1992 Kar 1.
17. Nav Sahitya Prakash &
Others v. Anan Kumar &
Others AIR 1981 All 200
18. R. Madhavan v. S K Nayar
AIR 1988 Ker 39
19. Penguin Books Ltd.,
England v. M/s India Book
Distributors & Others AIR
1985 Del. 29
20. Hindustan Lever Ltd., v.
Nirma Private Limited,
Ahmedabad, AIR 1991
21. Godrej Soaps (P) Ltd. v.
Dora Cosmetics Co.2001
PTC (21) 407 Del.
22. Zee Telefilm Limited v.
Aalia Productions & Others
2000 PTC 382 Bom.
23. Rupendra Kashyap v. Jiwan
Publishing House 1996
PTC (16) 439 Del.
24. Bucyrus Europe Ltd. v.
Vulcan Industries
Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd.,
2005(30) PTC 279

V  Concept of Design Suggested Case Readings

INDUSTRIAL  What is a Design 1. L.M.L. Ltd. vs.
DESIGNS  Registrable Design Commissioner of Customs
 Novelty & Originality (21.09.2010 - SC):
15 Hours  Registration of Design MANU/SC/0750/2010
 Procedure for Registration 2. Narayan Chandra Das vs.
  Period of Protection Jolly Guhathakurata and
 Procedure for Cancellation of Ors. (18.07.2011 - IPAB):
Design MANU/IC/0024/2011
 Copyright under Design 3. Union of India (UOI) and
 Piracy and Penalties Ors. vs. Mahindra and
 Assignment of Designs Mahindra Ltd., Bombay
(08.03.1995 - SC)
:MANU/SC/1025/1995
4. Ampro Food Products v.
Ashok Biscuit Works, AIR
1973 AP 17
5. Hindustan Lever Ltd. V.
Nirma Pvt. Ltd., AIR 1992
Bom 195

Module VI  PROTECTION OF TRADE Suggested Case Readings

PROTECTION OF SECRETS
1. Central Public Information
TRADE SECRETS &  Introduction
Officer, Supreme Court of
KEY BUSINESS  Legislation Governing Trade
CONCERNS IN India vs. Subhash Chandra
Secrets
Agarwal (13.11.2019 -
COMMERCIALISING  Protection under TRIPS SC):MANU/SC/1561/2019
INTELLECTUAL Agreement
PROPERTY 2. Ferani Hotels Pvt. Ltd. vs.
 What Causes a Business to The State Information
10 Hours Lose Trade Secret Protection Commissioner, Greater
 Competition and Mumbai and Ors.
Confidentiality Issues (27.09.2018 -
 Care & Maintenance of SC):MANU/SC/1088/2018
Confidential Information 3. Reserve Bank of India and
 Employee Confidentiality Ors. vs. Jayantilal N.
 Intellectual Property Issues in Mistry and Ors.
the Sale of Business (16.12.2015 - SC):
 Assignment of Intellectual MANU/SC/1463/2015
Property Rights 4. Union of India (UOI) vs.
 Technology Transfer Namit Sharma (03.09.2013
Agreements -
 Legal Auditing of Intellectual SC):MANU/SC/0902/2013
Property 5. Vijay Karia and Ors. vs.
 Due Diligence of Intellectual Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi
Property Rights Srl and Ors. (13.02.2020 -
SC):
MANU/SC/0171/2020
6. Ssangyong Engineering and
Construction Co. Ltd. vs.
National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI)
(08.05.2019 -
 SC):MANU/SC/0705/2019
7. Google India Private
Limited vs. Visakha
Industries and Ors.
(10.12.2019 - SC):
MANU/SC/1708/2019
8. Air Liquide North India
Pvt. Ltd. vs. Commissioner,
Central Excise, Jaipur-I
(30.08.2011 - SC):MANU
9. Coco v. A.N. Clark
(Engineers) Ltd., (1969)
R.P.C. 41

Text Books
1. Intellectual Property Law, 3rd Edition (Revised with Updated and Amended Statutes) by
P. Narayanan, 2018 R/P 2020, Published by Eastern Law House.
2. Intellectual Property Rights - Contemporary Developments by Prof. (Dr.) V.K. Ahuja and
Dr. Archa Vashishtha, 2020, published by Thomson Reuters.

Reference Books
1. Law relating to Intellectual Property Rights, 5th Ed.(Rep.)2019 by Dr. M.K Bhandari,
Published by EBC.
2. Copyright and Trademark Laws relating to Computers by Pankaj Jain and Pandey
Sangeet Rai EBC (2005)
3. Law of Patents by Elizabeth Verkey EBC (2012)
4. Intellectual Property: Omnipresent, Distracting, Irrelevant? by William Cornish EBC
5. WIPO Background Reading Material on Intellectual Property.
6. LTC Harms: Enforcement of IPR: A case BOOK WIPO Publication (3rdedn) 2012
available at http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/791/wipo_pub_791.pdf

Bare Acts to be referred

1. The Indian Copyright Act, 1957
2. The Indian Patent Act, 1970
3. The Designs Act 2000
4. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
5. The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights, 2001