Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Introduction to IPR and International AgreementsUnit 2: PatentsUnit 3: Copyrights, Trademarks, Designs and Trade Secrets
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Geographical IndicationsUnit 5: Plant Variety Protection and Farmers' RightsUnit 6: Biodiversity, Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 5 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 6 chapters · 24 topics
01Unit 1: Introduction to IPR and International Agreements
4 topics+
- Concept and types of intellectual property
- WIPO and WTO-TRIPS
- IPR and agriculture
- Paris Convention and Budapest Treaty
02Unit 2: Patents
5 topics+
- Patentability criteria
- Indian Patents Act 1970 and amendments
- Non-patentable inventions (Section 3)
- Patent filing procedure and term
- Patents in agricultural biotechnology
03Unit 3: Copyrights, Trademarks, Designs and Trade Secrets
4 topics+
- Copyright and its term
- Trademarks and registration
- Industrial designs
- Trade secrets
04Unit 4: Geographical Indications
3 topics+
- GI Act 1999
- Registration and term of GI
- GIs of agricultural products in India and UP
05Unit 5: Plant Variety Protection and Farmers' Rights
4 topics+
- UPOV and sui generis system
- PPV&FR Act 2001 and the Authority
- DUS testing and registration
- Breeders', researchers' and farmers' rights
06Unit 6: Biodiversity, Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge
4 topics+
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Biological Diversity Act 2002 and NBA
- Nagoya Protocol and ITPGRFA
- Traditional knowledge and TKDL; biopiracy cases
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the types of intellectual property and the international agreements (WTO-TRIPS, WIPO, UPOV, CBD)
- Explain patentability criteria, the Indian Patents Act and the patent filing procedure
- Explain copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs, trade secrets and geographical indications
- Explain plant variety protection and farmers' rights under the PPV&FR Act 2001
- Explain access and benefit sharing under the Biological Diversity Act 2002 and protection of traditional knowledge
Who it is for
- B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 5 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
- Students of agriculture colleges affiliated to UP state universities and agricultural universities
- Students preparing for ICAR-JRF and agri-business careers where IPR is relevant
What you need
- No special background needed; basic knowledge of plant breeding helps
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
The course follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture syllabus used by UP agricultural universities (CSAUAT Kanpur, ANDUAT Ayodhya, SVPUAT Meerut, BUAT Banda) and agriculture colleges of UP state universities. Where your own university syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
Is this a law course?
No. It explains IPR at the level needed by agriculture graduates, with Indian examples.
Are dates and terms asked?
Yes. Years of Acts and protection terms are common one-mark questions and are given in a revision table.
Do you give tests?
Yes. Unit tests with MCQs are given.
