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AC – 17/05/2022
Item No. 6.4 (N)
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
Syllabus
For
Certificate Course in
Intellectual Property Rights
(To introduce with effect from the academic year 2022 -23)
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PREAMBLE
This is with reference to the AICTE Initiative & University of Mumbai guidelines,
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) , thirty hours Value added certificate course is introduced
from the academic Year 202 2-23. The students may take up this course as value -added certificate
course offered by their institute while pursuing their education in pharmacy.
The Primary aim and scope of this 30 hours certificate course is to impart specific skills that
students must acquire during their academic program with the aim of preparing well -rounded
learners and to make the candidates employable as entry -level resources in the domains of
Intellectual property rights , Patent filing, searching and analysis in Pharmaceutical/Life science
industry. The Program will serve as a sound introduction to the IPR domain for Pharmacy students
even if they plan on not joining the domain in their industry career. The syllabus for the course
shall be subjected to revision after every three years.
CERTIFICATE COURSE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
O. 6791 :
Title of Course
"Certificate Course in Intellectual Property Rights”
O.6792 :
Eligibility
A candidate for being eligible at admission to the Certificate Course in
‘Intellectual Property Rights ’ must be student pursuing UG/ PG / Ph.D.
program in Pharmacy; preferably completed two years of a graduation
program in Pharmacy .
R.9550 :
Duration of Course
30 Hours
R.9551 :
Intake Capacity:
Maximum 45 candidates in one batch
Teachers: Subject experts from HEIs and industry having the domain knowledge
Regulation: Fees
It is an autonomous value -added paid course conducted at the
Institution level. Examination will be conducted by the Institute and
certificate will be issued by the Institute. However, the certificate will
be jointly signed by the principal and Director, B OEE with logos of
both organisations appearing on the certificate. All financial aspects
will be taken care by the institution running the course. There won’t
be any provision for sharing of fees with University of Mumbai.
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EXAMINATION/ ASSESSMENT AND GRADING:
The certificate course shall be conducted at the Institute level. The institute shall conduct an
examination and issue a certificate of completion of the course with credits assigned.
Performance assessment of every registered learner is to be carried out through various modes of
examinations. These include Internal Assessment and Course Completion Exam.
Table -1: Scheme for Assessment
Nature of Assessment Nomenclature Maximum
Marks
Internal Assessment/ Continuous
Mode of Assessment: to be
conducted intermittently during the
course conduction Quiz 1 10
Quiz 2 10
Quiz 3 10
Quiz 4 10
Course Completion Exam: to be
conducted upon completion of the
course Course Completion Exam 60
Total 100
Paper pattern for Internal Assessment i.e. Quiz
Question paper pattern for Quiz:
I. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) [Duration: 20 Mins] = 10 x 1 = 10
(Answer all the questions)
Total = 10 marks
Paper pattern for Course Completion Exam
Question paper pattern for Course Completion Exam:
MCQs : (Answer all the questions) [Duration: 60 Mins] = 30 x 2 = 60
Total = 60 marks
GRADING OF PERFORMANCES
Letter grades and grade points allocations:
Based on the performances, each student shall be awarded a final letter grade at the completion of
the course . The letter grades and their corresponding grade points are given in Table – 2.
Table – 2: Letter grades and grade points equivalent to Percentage of marks and performances
Percentage of Marks Obtained Letter Grade Performance
90.00 – 100 O Outstanding
80.00 – 89.99 A Excellent
70.00 – 79.99 B Good
60.00 – 69.99 C Fair
50.00 – 59.99 D Average
Less than 50 F Fail
Absent AB Fail
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A learner who remains absent for Course Completion E xamination shall be assigned a letter grade
of AB and a corresponding grade point of zero. He/she should reappear for the said
evaluation/examination in due course.
CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF THE CERTIFICATE:
A student shall be declared PASS and eligible for getting the certificate of completion of the
course if he/she secures at least 50% marks in the course out of total 100 marks. There is no
separate criteria for passing in individual head of assessment.
The list of the students successfu lly completing the certificate course will be submitted by the host
institute to University of Mumbai along with the certificate signed by the head of the host
institute. The certificate will be jointly signed by the head of the host institute and Director , Board
of examination and evaluation and will bear logo of both - host institute and University of
Mumbai.
The detailed syllabus of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) certificate course is given in the
consequent section of this document.
Dr. Anur adha Majumdar (Dean, Science and Technology)
Prof. Shivram Garje (Associate Dean, Science)
Prof. Supriya Shidhaye (Chairperson BoS)
Dr. Shrirang Joshi (Member BoS)
Prof. K.G. Akamanchi (Member BoS)
Prof. Krishna Iyer (Member BoS)
Prof. Rajani Athawale (Member BoS)
Dr. Mohan Kale (Member BoS)
Dr. Meena Kanyalkar (Member BoS)
Mr. Sunil Patil (Co -founder and Technical Advisor , Inorim Life Sciences LLP)
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
(Total Hours - 30)
Course Code Course Name Credits
PH-IPR Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) 03
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Intellectual Properties, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and
designs .
o Demonstrate in depth understanding concepts of IPR and its importance, relevance and execution
in the Pharmaceutical / Life science industries.
o Demonstrate knowledge about the use of suitable analytical tools for the high-quality,
reliable, and statistically sound data from IPR.
This wil l make them employable in the IPR associated Consultants and companie s, and startups for jobs
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associated with IPR .
Objectives:
o To introduce 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.
o To disseminate knowledge on patents, patent regime in India and abroad and registration aspects,
patent drafting and searching
o To disseminate knowledge on copyrights and its related rights and registration aspects
o To disseminate knowledge on trademarks and registration aspects
o To disseminate knowledge on Design, Geographical Indication (GI), Plant Variety and Layout Design
Protection and their registration aspects
o To aware about current trends in IPR and Govt. steps in fostering IPR
Course Outcomes:
o Upon completion of this course the students shall get adequate knowledge on patent and copyright for
their innovative research works
o During their research career, the knowledge gained through this course shall provide useful insight s on
the novelty of their idea from a state -of-the-art patent search. This provides a further way for developing
their idea or innovations .
o This course shall p ave the way for the students to catch up Intellectual Property(IP) as a career option
such as:
• R&D IP Counsel
• Government Jobs – Patent Examiner
• Private Jobs in Pharmaceutical sector related to patent search, patent drafting and patent filing.
• Patent agent and Trademark agent
• Entrepreneur
Course content:
Unit no. Course content (topics and subtopics) Hours
1. Introduction and the need for intellectual property right (IPR)
Types of Intellectual Property Rights: Patent, Copyright, Trade Mark,
Design, Geographical Indication, Plant Varieties and Layout Design –
Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge – Trade Secret s
IPR in India : Genesis and development
IPR in abroad - Major International Instruments concerning Intellectual
Property Rights: Paris Convention, 1883, the Berne Convention, 1886, the
Universal Copyright Convention, 1952, the WIPO Convention, 1967,the
Patent Co -operation Treaty, 1970, the TRIPS Agreement, 1994 1
1
2
2. Patents - Elements of Patentability: Novelty , Non Obviousness
(Inventive Steps )
Industrial Application - Non - Patentable Subject Matter - Registration
Procedure, Rights and Duties of Patentee, Assignment and license ,
Restoration of lapsed Patents, Surrender and Revocation of Patents
Patent Infringement, Remedies & Penalties – Patent Office and
Appellate Board.
Patent/Prior art search: Types and tools of patent search 1
2
1
2
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Patent drafting: Elements in patent drafting
2
3. Copyrights - Nature of Copyright - Subject matter of copyright: original
literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works; cinematograph films and sound
recordings
Registration Procedure, Term of protection, Ownership of copyright,
Assignment and license of copyright
Copyright Infringement, Remedies & Penalties – Related Rights -
Distinction between related rights and copyrights 1
2
2
4. Trademarks - Concept of Trademarks - Different kinds of marks (brand
names, logos, signatures, symbols, well-known marks, certification marks
and service marks) - Non Registrable Trademarks
Registration of Trademarks - Rights of holder and assignment and
licensing of marks
Trademark Infringement, Remedies & Penalties - Trademarks registry and
appellate board 1
2
2
5. Design : meaning and concept of novel and original - Procedure for
registration, effect of registration and term of protection
Geographical indication: meaning, and difference between GI and
trademarks - Procedure for registration, effect of registration and term of
protection
Plant Variety Protection
Plant variety protection: meaning and benefit sharing and farmers’ rights –
Procedure for registration, effect of registration and term of protection
Layout Design Protection
Layout Design protection: meaning – Procedure for registration, effect of
registration and term of protection 2
2
1
1
6. Current contour:
India`s New National IP Policy, 2016 – Govt. of India step towards
Promoting IPR – Govt. Schemes in IPR – Career Opportunities in IP -
IPR in current scenario with case studies 1
1
Total 30
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References:
1. B.L. Wadera, Patents, trademarks, copyright, Designs and Geographical Judications.
2. P. Narayanan (Eastern Law House), Intellectual Property Law.
3. Nithyananda, K V. (2019). Intellectual Property Rights: Protection and Management . India, IN: Cengage
Learning India Private Limited.
4. Neeraj, P., & Khusdeep, D. (2014). Intellectual Property Rights . India, IN: PHI learning Private Limited.
5. Ahuja, V K. (2017). Law relating to Intellectual Property Rights . India, IN: Lexis Nexis.
6. Subramanian, N., & Sundararaman, M. (2018). Intellectual Property Rights – An Overview . Retrieved from
http://www.bdu.ac.in/cells/ipr/docs/ipr -eng-ebook.pdf
7. World Intellectual Property Organisation. (2004). WIPO Intellectual property Handbook . Retrieved from
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_pub
_489.pdf
8. Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR): NISCAIR
Useful Websites:
1. Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (http://cipam.gov.in/ )
2. World Intellectual Property Organization (https://www.wipo.int/about -ip/en/ )
3. Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks
(http://www.ipindia.nic.in/ )
4. https://www.uspto.gov/
5. https://worldwide.espacenet.com/
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(Appendix ‘B’)
New ordinances 6791 & 6792 relating to the
Certificate Course in Intellectu al Property Rights
1 Necessity of starting these courses
The primary aim and scope of suggesting value -added course under
mentioned is to boost the employability of the B. Pharm students and to help
them to be at par with global trends and global technology.
In the modern era, Intellectual property rights plays a significant role on
trade of every nation. In this digitized world, there stands a higher risk of
creative ideas gett ing stolen without the consent of the author. The need for
strong IP laws gives an overall contribution in the economy of the respective
state. IPR is one of the sources of security for intangible properties which are
still open to the public and which can be quickly replicated by anyone. IP
crimes have become the part and parcel of the digitized era leading to failure
of business ideas.
2 Whether UGC has recommended to start the said courses?
UGC Quality mandate states that to ensure holistic development of the
students at the university/college level, efforts need to be made to reorient the
teaching pattern with a focus on all types of courses including Elective
courses — chosen by students from other departments as per their aptitude.
UGC Qua lity mandate mentions Learning Outcome -based Curriculum
Framework (LOCF) — revision of curriculum in regular intervals. Under this
objective, UGC suggests that HEIs should boost the employability of
graduates through curriculum reform.
National Education Policy (chapter 20.1) mentions –Indian professionals must
involve an education in the ethic and importance of public purpose, an
education in the discipline, and an education for practice. It must centrally
involve critical and interdisciplinary thinking, discussion, debate, research,
and innovation. As per National Education Policy (chapter 20.4) Indian legal
education needs to be competitive globally, adopting best practices and
embracing new technologies for wider access to and timely delivery of justice .
At the same time, it must be informed and illuminated with Constitutional
values of Justice - Social, Economic, and Political - and directed towards
national reconstruction through instrumentation of democracy, rule of law,
and human rights.
3 Whether a ll the courses have commenced from the academic year 2022 -
23?
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It is proposed to be introduced from academic year 2022 -23. Since it is
avalue -added course, not confined within the framework of syllabus of B.
Pharm/ M. Pharm / Ph.D. for award of degree or credit transfer, any affiliated
Pharmacy college can conduct the course based on the availability of the
resource persons and interest of the students. Students may take up the
course as per their interests. Any student pursuing UG/ PG / Ph.D. program
in Pharmacy is eligible for admission to this course, preferably completed two
years of a graduation program in Pharmacy.
Signature –
Dr.SupriyaShidhaye,
Chairman, Ad -hoc Board of Studies in Pharmacy
Under the faculty of Science and Technology
4 The courses started by the University are self -financed, whether adequate
number of eligible permanent faculties are available?
It is a paid course. It is optional for theUOM -affiliated colleges to conduct the
course at their respective institutions. It is an autonomous value -added course
independent of the student -teacher ratio and may be delivered by guest faculty
from HEIs and I ndustry.
5 To give details regarding duration of the Course and is it possible to
compress the course?
Duration: 30 Hours
This is the minimum duration required and not recommended for further
compression.
6 The intake capacity of each course and numbe r of admissions given in the
current academic year 2022 -23?
Batch size should be ideally restricted to maximum 45 to increase the
effectiveness of the course. The course is proposed to be introduced from
academic year 2022 -23
7 Opportunities of employability / employment available after undertaking
these courses.
Completion of this course will open many job opportunities for students in the
patent and IPR cell of industry. This course will help the students to get
insights into patent search, v arious types of IPR and basics of patent filing.