NDSS Academy

Intellectual Property Rights (B.Sc Agriculture)

Patents, plant variety protection, geographical indications and IPR regimes relevant to agriculture.

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01Unit 1: Introduction to IPR and International Agreements 4 टॉपिक
  1. Concept and types of intellectual property
  2. WIPO and WTO-TRIPS
  3. IPR and agriculture
  4. Paris Convention and Budapest Treaty
02Unit 2: Patents 5 टॉपिक
  1. Patentability criteria
  2. Indian Patents Act 1970 and amendments
  3. Non-patentable inventions (Section 3)
  4. Patent filing procedure and term
  5. Patents in agricultural biotechnology
03Unit 3: Copyrights, Trademarks, Designs and Trade Secrets 4 टॉपिक
  1. Copyright and its term
  2. Trademarks and registration
  3. Industrial designs
  4. Trade secrets
04Unit 4: Geographical Indications 3 टॉपिक
  1. GI Act 1999
  2. Registration and term of GI
  3. GIs of agricultural products in India and UP
05Unit 5: Plant Variety Protection and Farmers' Rights 4 टॉपिक
  1. UPOV and sui generis system
  2. PPV&FR Act 2001 and the Authority
  3. DUS testing and registration
  4. Breeders', researchers' and farmers' rights
06Unit 6: Biodiversity, Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge 4 टॉपिक
  1. Convention on Biological Diversity
  2. Biological Diversity Act 2002 and NBA
  3. Nagoya Protocol and ITPGRFA
  4. Traditional knowledge and TKDL; biopiracy cases

परिचय

आप यह कर पाएँगे

  • 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

यह किसके लिए है

  • 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

आपको क्या चाहिए

  • No special background needed; basic knowledge of plant breeding helps

सवाल

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.

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