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Subject Code Subject Name Category L T P C
PG19101 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND IPR MC 3 0 0 3

Objectives:
⚫ To inculcate the importance of research methodology and Intellectual Property Rights.
⚫ To make people know the approach and methodology for report writing.
⚫ To get knowledge of patents, copy right, trademarks and designs.
⚫ To make the students aware of their rights for the protection of their invention done in their project work.
⚫ To get registration of patents in our country and foreign countries of invention, designs and thesis or theory written.

UNIT-I Research Methodology 9
Meaning of research problem, Sources of research problem, Criteria Characteristics of a good resea rch problem, Errors
in selecting a research problem, Scope and objectives of research problem. Approaches of investigation of solutions for
research problem, data collection, analysis, interpretation, Necessary instrumentations.
UNIT-II Review Of Literature And Technical Writing 9
Effective literature studies approaches, analysis Plagiarism, Research ethics, Effective technical writing, how to write
report, Paper Developing a Research Proposal, Format of research proposal, a presentation and assessment by a review
committee.
UNIT-III Intellectual Property Rights 9
Nature of Intellectual Property, Patents, Designs, Trade and Copyright, copyright registration in India Process of
Patenting and Development: technological research, innovation, patenting and development. International Scenario:
International cooperation on Intellectual Property. Procedure for grants of patents, Patenting under Patent Cooperation
Treaty.
UNIT-IV Patent Rights And Recent Developments In IPR: Patent Rights 9
Scope of Patent Rights. Licensing and transfer of technology. Patent information and databases. Geographical
Indications. New Developments in IPR: Administration of Patent System. New developments in IPR; IPR of Biological
Systems, Computer Software etc. Traditional knowledge Case Studies, IPR and IITs.
UNIT-V Industrial Designs And Geographical Indications 9
Industrial designs and IC Layout design, Registrations of designs, conditions and procedures of industrial designs-
Cancellation of Registration, International convention of design- types and functions. Semiconductor Integrated circuits
and layout design Act- Geographical indications-potential benefits of Geographical Indications.
Total Contact Hours : 45

Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course students will be able to
⚫ Student can understand the research problem formulation and 17nalyse research related information.
⚫ Understanding that when IPR would take such important place in growth of individuals & nation.
⚫ Understand the importance of copyright and industrial designs.
Understand that IPR protection provides an incentive to inventors for further research work and investment in R &
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D, which leads to creation of new and better products, and in turn brings about, economic growth and social benefits.
The students once they complete their academic projects, they get awareness of acquiring the patent and copyright
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for their innovative works.

Text Books:
Neeraj Pandey and Khushdeep Dharni, Intellectual Property Rights, First edition, PHI learning Pvt. Ltd., Delhi,
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2014.
2 Uma Sekaran and Roger Bougie, Research methods for Business, 5 Edition, Wiley India, New Delhi, 2012.
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Stuart Melville and Wayne Goddard, “Research methodology: an introduction for science & engineering
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students’” ,2 edition, Juta Academic, 2001.
4 Ramakrishna B & Anilkumar H S, Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Rights, Ist edition,Notion Press, 2017.

Reference Books / Web links:
William G Zikmund, Barry J Babin, Jon C.Carr, Atanu Adhikari,Mitch Griffin, Business Research methods, A
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South Asian Perspective, 8 Edition, Cengage Learning, New Delhi, 2012.
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