Intellectual Property Rights (B.Sc Agriculture)

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

6 MonthsDuration 6Chapters24Topics

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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

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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

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.