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PGS 503 Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture (1+0) Syllabus
Theory
Historical perspectives and need for the introduction of Intellectual Property Right regime;
TRIPs and various provisions in TRIPS Agreement;
Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), benefits of securing IPRs;
Indian Legislations for the protection of various types of Intellectual Properties;
Fundamentals of patents, copyrights, geographical indications, designs and layout, trade secrets and traditional knowledge, trademarks, protection of plant varieties and farmers‘ rights and biodiversity protection;
Protectable subject matters, protection in biotechnology, protection of other biological materials, ownership and period of protection;
National Biodiversity protection initiatives;
Convention on Biological Diversity;
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture;
Licensing of technologies, Material transfer agreements, Research collaboration Agreement, License Agreement.