MAVAC014 Intellectual Property Rights & Ethics

BOARD OF STUDIES (BoS)

Chairman- Mr. Roy George (Asst. prof. Department of Management Studies)

Members- Prof. John Zacharias (Department of Management Studies)

Ms. Remya K M (Asst. prof. Department of Management Studies)

Ms.Tinu Maria Thomas (Asst. prof. Department of Management Studies)

INTRODUCTION

The Value-Added Courses aims to provide additional learner centric graded skill oriented technical training, with the primary objective of improving the employability skills of students

AIM OF THE PROGRAMME

Understanding various aspects of the subject and acquiring methodological knowledge of them. Application of this knowledge in a suitable manner in required fields.

 ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSIONS

All UG and PG students from various departments of the college. The number of intakes to the course is limited. The course can be offered only if there are at least 5 students opting for it.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION: English.

DURATION OF THE COURSE

The duration of value-added course is 30 hours (including the hours of final examination) of which 15hrs theory and 15hrs for laboratory/demonstration/experimental activities and the course can have a maximum of three hours a day.

The value-added courses will be offered beyond the usual class hours and days of the college. The value-added course will be a blend of theory classes / experimental learning / project-based learning / assignments / activity-based learning.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• To create awareness about the benefits of IPR among students.
• Explore ethical and professional issues which arise in the intellectual property law context.
• Apply intellectual property law principles (including copyright, patents, designs and trademarks) to real problems and analyse the social impact of intellectual property law and policy.
• The aim is to clarify and simplify the law, business ethics and human values.

COURSE OUTCOMES (Cos)

• To instigate fundamental aspects of Intellectual property Rights to students who are going to play a major role in development and management of innovative projects in industries.
• After the execution of this course students will be capable of understanding patent and copyright for their innovative research works and competitive exams.
• During their research career, information in patent documents provides useful insight on the novelty of their idea. This provides a further way for developing their ideas or innovations.
• Students will be able to relate to real problems and analyse the social impact of intellectual property law and ethics.

EVALUATION

1. The value-added courses shall be evaluated through an examination at the end of the course.
2. The duration of examination is two hours.
3. The total marks of the examination shall be 100

Pattern of questions Paper

4. A committee consisting of the Head of the Department, the course coordinator and a senior faculty member nominated by the Head of the department shall monitor the evaluation process.
5. The list of students along with the marks and the grades earned may be forwarded to the Principal/Chief Superintendent of Examinations.
6. The Dept. course coordinator is responsible for maintaining and processing the record with regard to the course, assessment marks and results.
7. Certificates will be issued to those students with 75% attendance, timely submission of assignment and project and a minimum of 40% marks in the qualifying examination.

Grading Pattern

Grades are given on a 7-point scale based on the total percentage of marks, (ISA+ESA) as given below: -

SYLLABUS

Course Code MAVAC014

Intellectual Property Rights & Ethics

Total hours of instruction: 30 Hours

MODULE 1 Hrs: 6

Overview of Intellectual Property Rights                                                  

Historical background on the concept of intellectual property (IPR) – Introduction and need for Intellectual Property Rights – Meaning and Scope of Intellectual Property Rights –World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ( TRIPS)

MODULE 2 Hrs: 18

Kinds of Intellectual Property Rights IPR in India                                      

Patent Act 1970 Meaning of patent – Indian patent laws – History of Indian patent Act – objects of patents – Requirements for an invention to be patentable – Registration of patent–rights of patent holder–Infringement of patent–remedies in case of infringement. 

Trade Mark Act 1999 – meaning of TM – Features of good TM – Registration of TM- Infringement of TM – refusal of registration - Collective Mark – certification TM- Well Known Trademark.

Copy Right Act 1957 – Geographical Indication Goods Act 1999 – Design Act 2000  

MODULE 3   Hrs: 06

Human Values and Ethics                                                                                 

Ethics – values – Moralities – Business ethics – importance – types of business ethics – General ethics – Professional ethics – Professional ethics and human values – Ethical decision making in business – Corporate social responsibility.