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1. Intro to Patent Law
By
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala
kalyan@bananaip.com
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2. Readings
Compulsory
Bare Act
Patents Act, 1970 as last amended in 2005
Patent Rules, 2003, as last amended in 2012
Suggested
Indian Patent Law and Practice, OUP Publication, 2010.
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3. Arguments
Ignore
Deny
Balance
Advantage
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4. Patents
History
Nature of Protection
Philosophy
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5. Inventor/
Investor
Incentives
Patent Regime
Public Domain
Invention
Patent
Give and Take
Progress of Science and
Technology
Invent
Invest
Disclose
Design
Around
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6. Rationale
Social
Economic
Utilitarian
Tragedy of commons
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7. Patents and Public Interest
Progress of Science and Technology
Public Good
Public Interest
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8. PIRATES OF BOLLYWOOD
A Legal Thriller around film production,
Piracy and Organized Crime.
Review
" . This copyright law fiction has project piracy as
its lodestar, and this book indeed has all the
makings of (dare I say) a Bollywood Masala
movie, albeit with the only difference that the
author casts his mojo by interweaving the legal
aspects of the copyright law debate within its
theatrical setting of Bollywood in Mumbai. ... “
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9. ROAD HUMPS AND
SIDEWALKS
A Tale of Patents, Drugs, Health Care and
Greed
“A blind lawyer, a virus outbreak, a dog
that dreams and a patent infringement
case. Dr. Kalyan Kankanala’s debut
fiction, Road Humps and Sidewalks:
The Path less travelled is an engrossing
fast-paced legal thriller”
- The Hindu
For details: www.kalyankankanala.com
Buy Now
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10. FUN IP
 Fun IP makes intellectual property learning
fun, and enjoyable.
 Some Reviews
 "Written in a very easy to understand language,
FUN IP is anexcellent book for those not well
versed in IP."
 - Journal of IPR
 "While comprehensive treatment of even a
single subject covered by Fun IP would require
many volumes, this book does provide a good
overview of all the types of intellectual property
protection. "
- Patent Baristas
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11. Thank You
Questions ???
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