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Protection of Well Known Trademarks: safeguard against registrability of identical or similar

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Indian Trade Mark Law: Compliance with the TRIPs.
Lord Diplocks dictum in Advocaat case: A study of controversial issues and latest trends in Passing off
cases.
A critical examination of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.
Visual and phonetic similarity of Trademarks-study of judicial trends in India.
Critical overview of the effect of non-use of trademarks.
Contributory infringement and secondary liability for TM infringement.
The Territoriality rule of Trademarks in a world without borders: A critical study.
Protection through geographical indications and protection through certification trademarksInternational and national trends.
An analysis if the infringement of trademark by comparative advertising.
Remedies against trademark infringement: are civil remedies effective?
Registration and licensing of Trademarks: limitations on transfer of goodwill.
Critical analysis of the authorship of films: European Commission proposals and effects.
Software protection: International instruments and trends.
Cable television and copyright owners.
Emerging trends in Digital copyright law.
Critical analysis of Napster case and post-Napster developments.
Protection of multimedia works under the copyright regime.
Doctrine of work for hire under the copyright law: a critical survey of U.K., US and Indian cases.
Compulsory licensing under copyright law: a study of its impact on music rights.
The relevance of Idea-Expression dichotomy under copyright law in the context of computer programs.
The concept of originality under the copyright law-study of judicial response
The sui generis protection to the plant varieties: farmers rights v. breeders rights.
Protection of confidential information-its effectiveness in comparison with other IPR protections.
Spring Board Doctrine- a critical study of Trade secret protection.
Biotechnology patenting and bio-diversity protection: resolving conflict.
The role of IPR in protection of Biodiversity.
Biotechnology patents and the problem of non-obviousness.
Pharmaceutical patenting in India-problem of public access to health.
Patenting software related inventions: trends in UK and US.
Patent policy and medical procedures: is there any justification for granting of patents?
Exhaustion of rights and parallel imports.
Academic research and copyright issue.
Private home recording of musical works.
Joint Authorship of copyright works.
Right To Communication TO Public and Reproduction Right In The Digital Age
Doctrine of Dilution of Trademarks.
Significance of performers rights in the copyright regime.
Novelty as criteria of patentability-study of UK, US and INDIAN Position.
Intellectual Property and Competition policy.
Conceptual issues in patenting of life forms.

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Concept of trading on Trademarks.

A study of patent system in India in the light of the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
The effectiveness of the remedies for copyright infringement.
International developments relating to protection of Traditional knowledge.
Traditional knowledge and patent issues: with reference to Basmati, Neem, Turmeric, and Golden rice.
Patent laws in India-compliance with TRIPs Agreement.
Protection of Micro Organism- International Prescriptions.
Moral Rights Of Author.
Secondary Meaning under Trade Mark Law.
Exclusive Marketing Rights and India.
Patent And Transfer Of Technology.
Registration of Shape of Goods as Trademarks and / or design.
Computer Generated Works And Copyright protection.
Sui generis Protection of Integrated Circuits.
Geographical Indications as Collective Marks.
Concept Of Deceptive Similarity Under Trademarks Law.
Protection Of Databases.
Licensing And Assignment Of Patents.
Character Merchandising.
Intellectual Property Rights and Outer Space.
Bolar Exception under the patent law regime.
Economic analysis of Intellectual property rights.
Drafting and Interpretation of Patent claims.
Prior use and prior publication as obstacles o patenting of inventions.
Secondary meaning / acquired distinctiveness as criteria for trademark protection.
Clear and complete disclosures in patent applications.
Access and benefit sharing mechanism with respect to use of genetic resources.
Concept of substantial similarity in copyright infringement cases.
Trade dress protection-comparative study of US and Indian position.
The recognition of service marks as protectable marks-Indian law and US experience.
Doctrine of Equivalence and prior history estoppel-critical analysis.
Version recording, remixing and medleys-impact on copyright owner of musical works.
Cybersquatting and trademark issues-Uniform Domain Dispute Resolution Policy.
Satellite Communication and copyright Protection.
Bioinformatics and Intellectual Property.
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights with particular reference to the border Security Measures.
Licensing of copyright works - drafting of licensing agreements.
Fair dealing as a defense to an action for infringement of copyright.
Traditional knowledge protection through the existing copyright regime-experience in US, Australia and
India.