Annexure AAB CD 01

FORMAT FOR COURSE CURRICULUM

Course Title: Patent Drafting and Specification Writing L T P/ SW/ TOTAL

S FW CREDI
Course Code: LAW 335 Credit Units 3 T
UNITS
2 1 - - 3

Course Objectives:
To enable students to comprehend and explain the laws, rules and forms relating to patent drafting and specification writings
To develop skills of patent drafting and specification writing in students so that they can act professionally
To make students suitable for jobs relating to the concerned field

Course Contents: Appended below

Pre-requisites:

The student should have basic understanding of property law and commercial laws; they should also have legal aptitude to comprehend
the techno-legal problems

Student Learning Outcomes:

Interpret the laws relating to patent drafting and specification writings

Write patent draft and specification in a professional manner
 Explain the rules and formats relating patent drafting and specification

Course Contents/Syllabus:

Module I: Introduction 15

Indian Patent Act 1970 (As Amended in 1999, 2002 and 2005): An Overview;
Patent Rules and Patent Manual
Patent Filing and Grants ;
Patent Information System
Patent Agent, their Role and qualification
Patentable Invention/Non-Patentable Inventions
Conditions for Patent: Novelty, Inventive Step, Utility, Written Description and Best Mode
Module II: Application for Patent 30

Who can file an application?;

Types of Application:
-Ordinary Application,
-Convention Application,
-International Patent Application
Documents for Submission: Declaration as to Inventorship
Statement and Undertaking
Proof of right to make an application;
The Authorization of an Agent;
Substitution of Applications;
Compulsory Licenses;
Unity of invention and divisional applications

Module III: Specification Writing 30

 Nature and Scope of Specification;
Provisional and Complete Specification;
Content of the Specification: Field of Invention
State of the Art in the Field
Object of the Invention
Detailed Description of the Invention
Enablement and best mode
Claims;
Patent of Addition;

Module IV: Claim Construction 25

Claim Sets:
-Independent Claims
-Dependent Claims;
-Multiple Dependent Claims;
Claim Construction:
-Parts of the Claim,
-Claim Punctuation,
-Antecedent Basis,
-Specific Types of Claims:
-Process or method claim,
-Product Claim,
-Product by Process Claim,
-Composition Claim
Interpretation and Analysis of Claims

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

The course will be conducted using lectures, assignments and student writings. In addition to this, students would be encouraged to
participate in IP law seminars and make class room presentation on relevant aspects of Patent Drafting & Specification Writing.
Professional experts would also be invited for guest lecture to train the students in the concerned field.

Lab/ Practicals details, if applicable: NA

List of Experiments: NA

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination

100% NA 100%
Theory Assessment (L&T):
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term
Examination
Components (Drop P/S/V CT A C EE
down)
Weightage (%) 10 10 5 5 70
Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment:

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term

Examination
Components (Drop NA NA NA NA NA
down
Weightage (%) NA NA NA NA NA

Text and References:

Text

Ronald D. Slusky, Invention Analysis and Claiming-A Patent Lawyers Guide (Chicago, American Bar Association, 2007)
Morgan D. Rosenberg, The Essentials of Patent Claim Drafting (New York, Oxford University Press, 2012)
Gwilym Roberts, A Practical Guide to Drafting Patents (Sweet & Maxwell, 2007)
Kalyan C. Kanaknala,Arun K. Narasani & Others, Indian Patent Law and Practice, (New Delhi; Oxford University Press,2010)
Shail jain & R.K. Jain, Patents Procedures & Practices (New Delhi, Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2011)
Dr. M.K. Bhandari, Law relating to Intellectual Property Rights, Central Law Publications

References

Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (NISCAIR)

The WIPO Journal
Oxford Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice

Mayank Kapila, Assistant Professor (Law)

Amity Law School NOIDA (ALS-I)
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