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Intro to Patent Law
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala
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Bare Act
Indian Patent Law and Practice
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Authors: Dr. Kalyan, Kankanala,
Arun Narasani and Vinita
Radhakrishnan
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Arguments
Ignore
Deny
Balance
Advantage

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A is accused of stealing
diamonds from B
Available evidence
A was seen running from B's house at the
time of theft.
A was caught by police in possession of
Diamonds.
A had asked B to sell the diamonds about
ten times before the theft.

6. Inventor/
Investor
Incentives
Public Domain
Invention
Patent
Patent Regime
Give and Take
Progress of Science and
Technology
Invent
Invest
Disclose
Design
Around

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Rationale
Social
Utilitarian
Economic
Tragedy of commons

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Patents????
Patents Vs. Public Domain
Term of Patents

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Indian Patent Law
The Patents Act, 1970
Amendments in 1999, 2002 and 2005.
The Patent Rules, 1972
Amended last in 2006
Manual
Case Laws

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International
Instruments
Paris Convention
Patent Co-operation Treaty
Agreement on TRIPS

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