1. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).............................................................7
1.1 Introduction, Definition and Concept of Intellectual Property with Examples
1.2 Types of Intellectual Property -Patent, Copyright, Trademark and GI
1.3 Importance of IPR in daily life and agriculture with examples
1.4 Basic idea of origin and development of IPR
1.5 National and International IPR Framework.
1.6 Exercise

2. Patent..........................................................................................................22
2.1 Introduction, Definition and Concept of Patent
2.2 Categories of Patent with examples
2.3 Basic requirements
2.4 Simple idea of patent procedure
2.5 Examples related to Plants and Biotechnology
2.6 Overview of Indian Patent Act.
2.7 Exercise

3. Copyright and Trademark.......................................................................36
3.1 Introduction to Copyright
3.2 Rights of Author
3.3 What is an ISBN and ISSN number?
3.4 Duration of protection
3.5 Trademark - Meaning and importance
3.6 Types of Trademarks -Brand name, Logo and Symbol with examples
3.7 Basic idea of Registration
3.8 Examples w.r.t. agricultural products and companies
3.9 Exercise

4. Design and Geographical Indication (GI)...............................................48
4.1 Introduction – Concept of industrial design
4.2 Importance in product appearance
4.3 Geographical Indication (GI)–Concept with examples -Basmati rice, Darjeeling Tea, Alphonso Mango, Nagpur Orange, Kashmir Saffron
4.4 Difference between GI and Trademark
4.5 Importance of GI in agriculture and rural economy
4.6 Exercise
5. Plant Variety Protection (PVP)................................................................63
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Concept of Plant Variety Protection
5.3 Importance in agriculture
5.4 Farmers rights - saving and using seeds
5.5 Simple idea of registration and protection
5.6 Exercise

6. Plant Breeders Rights (PBR)....................................................................72
6.1 Introduction, Concept and Importance
6.2 Basic idea of UPOV
6.3 Introduction to PPV and FR Act, 2001
6.4 Rights of Breeders and Farmers
6.5 Advantages and disadvantages of PBR
6.6 Case studies w.r.t. crop varieties
6.7 Exercise
7. Biodiversity and IPR.................................................................................81
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Convention on Biological Diversity
7.3 Importance of biodiversity conservation
7.4 Recognition and protection through Geographical Indications (GI)
7.5 Protection of new plant varieties through IPR
7.6 Role of traditional knowledge
7.7 Exercise

8. IPR Management and Awareness............................................................98
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Importance of protecting inventions
8.3 Basic idea of commercialization - selling ideas and products
8.4 Role of IPR in agriculture and biotechnology
8.5 Exercise