SCHEDULE AND READINGS
  

Thursday, July 3, 2003

09.00 – 09.30

Registration

09.30 – 10.15

Introduction to the Institute  : Prof Bakul H. Dholakia,  Director, IIMA

Introduction to CMA            : Prof Vasant Gandhi, Chairman, CMA

Introduction to Programme  : Prof Anil K Gupta, Coordinator, HIPSCA

Familiarization of participants

10.15 – 10.45

Group Photograph & Tea/Coffee Break

10.45 – 12.00

Prof Anil K Gupta

Topic:      Intellectual property rights in knowledge economy

Read

1.    Gupta A.K. and Chandak, V. S.(2003). “Do Patents Matter: An overview of patent by Indians in USPTO till June 2003.

2.     Mashelkar R. A. “Intellectual Property Rights and the Third World”.

       www.sustsci.harvard.edu/ists/TWAS_0202/mashelkar_undated.pdf  

 

3.    Patent Basics. http://www.iprindia.org 

4.    Gupta, A. K. 2003. Will Patents Preserve the spirit of Innovations and experimentation and the conservation ethics at the grassroots. Based on paper presented at the UNEP workshop on IPRS, the WTO TRIPS Agreement and the Environment, Geneva, 10th December, 2001.  

 

12.00 – 13.15

Dr. Prabuddha Ganguli

Topic:  Patent and Research Opportunities : Analytical Frameworks

Read

1.    Ganguli P (2001). “WIPO Asia – pacific regional forum on the role of Intellectual Property offices in the 21st century. World Intellectual Property Organisation.

2.    Nieuwenhuis, J. (2002). “Intellectual Property and Innovation Policy”.  

 

13.15 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 – 16.00

Prof Rakesh Basant

 Topic: IP for Competitive Advantage Theories and Perspectives

Read

1.    Teece, D. J. (2000). “Market Entry Strategies for Innovations: Avoiding Pyrrhic Victories”. (Chapter 5) Published in Managing Intellectual Capital, Oxford Publishers, pp. 91-123.

16.00 – 16.30

Tea/Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:15

Topic: Patent Search Lab (M-CAM and other databases)

18:00 – 19:15

Briefing on Group Discussion (Syndicate rooms)

20.00

Inaugural Dinner at Vishalla

Friday, July 4, 2003

09.00 – 10.15

Guest Faculty

Dr Prabuddha Ganguli.

Topic: Search Strategies and Filling Patents

 Read

1.  Orange J. R. S. “Costs – An issue for whom”. Presented at conference on international patent system, WIPO, Geneva, March 25 to 27.

2.  Adams, S. (2000). “Skills for Patent Searching”. EContent, Vol. 23(5), pp 39-42.  www.piug.org/patbib.html

10.15 – 10.30

Tea/Coffee Break

10.30 – 11.45

Guest Faculty

Dr Debi Sarkar

Topic: A Direct Grass Root  Experience from Basic  Biological Science to Applied Potential Leading to Patenting/Commercialization

11.45 – 13.00

Prof Anil K Gupta

Topic: Traditional Knowledge Systems and contemporary Innovations at Grassroots: Insight from Honey Bee Network

Read

1. Gupta A.K. (2003). “Rewarding Conservation of Biological and Genetic     Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge and Contemporary Grassroots Creativity”. IIMA W.P. No. 2003-01-06, January 2003.

 

13.00 - 14.00

Lunch

14.00 – 15.15

Dr Prabuddha Ganguli

Topic: Bio technological patents: EU Directives and its implications

Read

1. Walter C.F. (1997) “ Beyond the Harvard Mouse: Current Patent Practice and the Necessity of Clear Guidelines in Biotechnology Patent Law http://www.lawindiana.edu/ili/v73/no3/walter.html  

15.15 – 15.45

Tea/Coffee Break

16.00 – 17.15

Prof Anil K Gupta

Dr Sanjeev Saxena

Topic: Protecting Plant Variety and Bio-technology Inventions: Frameworks and Emerging Disputes

Read

1.   Plant variety and Farmers Right Act, 2001.

2.  Mangeni F. (2000) "Technical Issues for protecting Plant Varieties by effective Sui generis systems" www.southcentre.org/publications/occassional/paper02/toc.htm

3.  Gupta, A. K. 2002. Gene patent and the Genetic Resource Recognition Fund: Sharing benefits from use use of plant genetic resources by agro-biotechnological inventions and traditional agricultural practices. IIMA W. P. No. 2002-08-01, August, 2002.  

                                                         Saturday, July 5, 2003

09.30 – 10.15

Prof Rakesh Basant

Topic: Valuation for licencing  of Intellectual Property Rights

Read

1.  Khoury S. (1998). “Valuing Intellectual Properties”. Published in Extracting Value from Innovation by Patrick H. Sullivan. Publishers John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 335-356.  

10.15 – 10.30

Tea/Coffee Break

10.30 – 11.45

Prof Akhileshwar Pathak

Topic: Trademarks and Related Legal Issues 

Read

1.     Law on Trade and Merchandise Marks  

 

11.45 – 01.00

Prof Anil K Gupta

Topic: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights: Disputes About Novelty, Infringement and Prior Art & Related Ethical Aspects.

 Read

1.    Joseph E., Walsh Jr. and Hoffman M.E., CPA. “Injunctive and Damages Remedies Available in a Patent Infringement Case”.

       http://www.basml.org/barjour/fall20/walsh_.htm  

2.    Bennett V.C. (2002) “Collaborative Research: Prior Art Pitfalls”. P

        http://www.cdarolinapatents.com/part_artricles/part_article4.htm

3.    CPCRA Statement of Financial, Equity, and Patent Interests.  

13.00 - 14.00

Lunch

14.00 – 15.15

Prof Piyush Kumar Sinha

Topic: Role of Brand & IP.

 Read

1.   Ward, S.; Larry, L. and Goldstine, J. (1999) “What Hi-Tech Managers Need to   Know About Brands.” Harvard Business Review, July-August. P.85-95.  

15.15 – 15.30

Tea/Coffee Break

15.30 – 16.30

Prof Anil K Gupta

Topic: Drug and Crop based Patents

 Read

1.  Gupta, A.K., Chandak, V.S. and Matlon, A. (2001). “Competitive Strategy for  Agricultural Exports Through Value Addition: The Intellectual Property Rights    Perspective. Draft for Gujarat Government Committee on WTO and Agriculture,  September 3, 2001, IIM Ahmedabad.  

16.30 – 17.30

Topic  Group Presentations by Participants

Group 1 : Organizational Incentives for IP

Group 2 : Public and Private partnership in technology development

Group 3 : Valuation, licencing and commercialization

Group 4 : Institutional framework for Plant variety protection

Group 5 : Traditional knowledge and IP  

17.30

Feedback and Valedictory 

  

 

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