WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY

Wish you all the best to All World Intellectual Property Community,  for the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day, April 26th 2011.

World Intellectual Property Day, April 26, is an annual celebration linking intellectual property and creativity. It is an opportunity to support innovation and economic growth. This year’s theme is "Designing the Future”.

The aims of World Intellectual Property Day are:

• To raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life;
• To increase understanding of how protecting intellectual property (IP) rights helps promote creativity and innovation;
• To celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe; and
• To encourage respect for the IP rights of others.

Your's

G.B. REDDY

Guidelines for Writing LL.M Thesis

Dear Students of LL.M. IV Semester,

Here are the Guidelines for writing your Thesis which carries 200 marks.

1)   Conduct survey of literature pertaining to the topic allotted to you.  Look for the relevant literature in Text Books, Commentaries, Reports, Judgments, Scholarly journals, University journals like Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal etc  available in your library, the main library of OU, available on internet etc

2)      Prepare a brief synopsis of your proposed study containing the following sub heads: Statement of the Problem, Rationale of the Study, Scope of the Study, Objectives of the Study, Hypothesis, Methodology Followed, Review of Literature; and the Scheme of the Study ( Chapterization) along with a Select Bibliography ( consisting of Books, Articles, Reports, Websites and Statutes etc).This synopsis will be the blueprint for your thesis. It can be converted into your Introduction chapter eventually. Prepare this synopsis in consultation with the Guide allotted to you.

3)      Your Thesis should ideally contain Six to Eight Chapters each containing about 20-25 pages.

4)      Follow the research methodology while writing your chapters. Use standard mode of citations .Give either foot-notes or end-notes.[ Follow the Harvard Blue Book available  on the web for guidance]

5)      Type/print on one side of A-4 paper by giving 1 ½  space, in Times New Roman font (12) ,by leaving sufficient margins on top, bottom, left and right sides.

6)      Be in regular touch with your guide (at least once in a week).; and

7)      Don’t copy pages together and include them in your thesis. Beware of copyright infringement. Acknowledge the sources. Summarize and paraphrase your findings. Quote little with due acknowledgements.

                                 I sincerely hope that all of you would produce original and standard theses which would help you in all your future endeavors. Wishing you all the best.

 Dated 25th January 2011

(Dr.G.B.Reddy)

Course Coordinator, LL.M.(Self-Financing Courses),

University College of Law, Osmania University,Hyderabad-7

E-mail: gbredlaw@yahoo.co.in

TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA

Rank	Name of University	Place
1.	BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY	VARANASI
2.	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY	NEW DELHI
3.	UNIVERSITY OF DELHI	NEW DELHI
4.	UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA	KOLKATA
5.	UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS	CHENNAI
6.	UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI	MUMBAI
7.	UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD	HYDERABAD
8.	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCINCE	BENGALURU
9.	JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY	KOLKATA
10.	OSMANIA UNIVERSITY	HYDERABAD

SOURCE:- INDIA TODAY AND NIELSON SURVEY

India foils China bid to patent ‘pudina’

India has foiled a major Chinese bio-piracy bid to patent the use of medicinal plants ‘pudina’ (mint) and ‘kalamegha’ (andrographis) for the treatment of H5N1 avian influenza or bird flu. 
    The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), with the help of India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), dug out formulations from ancient Ayurveda and Unani texts, like ‘Cakradattah’, ‘Bhaisajya Ratnavali’, ‘Kitaab-al-Haawi-fil-Tibb’ and ‘Qaraabaadeen Azam wa Akmal’, dating back to the 9th century, to show that both ‘pudina’ and ‘kalamegha’ have been widely used in India since ages for influenza and fever. 
    Following this, the European Patent Office (EPO) on June 10 cancelled the decision to grant patent to Livzon, a major Chinese pharmaceutical company, on the medicinal properties of pudina and kalamegha for treating bird flu. 
    It all began when Livzon, on January 19, 2007 filed a patent application at EPO claiming usefulness of pudina and kalamegha for the treatment of bird flu to be novel. Impressed with the data, EPO decided to grant patent to Livzon on February 25, 2010. 
    However, on April 27, director of TKDL Dr V K Gupta shot off a letter to the EPO informing the examiners that the medicinal properties of pudina and kalamegha have been long known in the Indian systems of traditional medicine. 
    Following the letter, the EPO set up a three-member panel to study the evidences and on the basis of the panel ‘s report decided to cancel the Chinese patent.TKDL is a collaborative project between CSIR and Union health ministry. 
    In 2000, a TKDL expert group estimated that about 2,000 wrong patents concerning Indian systems of medicine were being granted every year. 
Ayurveda Wars Chinese pharma firm Livzon seeks patent on pudina and kalamegha to treat bird flu 
CSIR produces evidence of their use in India dating back to 9th century 
On June 10, European Patent Office cancels decision to grant patent based on evidence from India

---Kounteya Sinha | TNN, Times of India, 24th June 2010

PREFERRED LAW COLLEGES

SOUTH ZONE

S. No	CITY	COLLEGE
1.	Bangalore	KLE Society’s Law College
2.	Bangalore	Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies
3.	Bangalore	Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian Law College
4.	Bangalore	Christ University, School of Law
5.	Bangalore	MS Ramaiah College of Law
6.	Bangalore	National Law School of India University
7.	Bangalore	Seshadripuram Law College
8.	Bangalore	University College of Law, Bangalore University
9.	Chennai	Dr. Ambedkar Law University
10.	Hyderabad	University College of Law, Osmania University
11.	Hyderabad	National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University
12.	Hyderabad	Mahatma Gandhi Law College
13.	Kochi	National University of Advanced Legal Studies
14.	Kochi	School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology
15.	Thiruvananthapuram	Govt. Law College, Kerala University

NORTH ZONE

S. No.	CITY	COLLEGE
1.	Aligarh	Aligarh Muslim University, Department of Law
2.	Aligarh	Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University
3.	Allahabad	Faculty of Law, Allahabad University
4.	Chandigarh	Punjab University, Department of Law
5.	Chandigarh	University Institute of Legal Studies
6.	Delhi	Amity Law School
7.	Delhi	Delhi University, Faculty of Law
8.	Delhi	Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
9.	Delhi	Jamia Millia Islamia, Faculty of Law
10.	Jodhpur	National Law Institute University
11.	Lucknow	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
12.	Lucknow	Lucknow University, Faculty of Law
13.	Mohali	Army Institute of Law
14.	Patiala	Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
15.	Sonipat	Jindal Global Law School
16.	Varanasi	Banaras Hindu University, Faculty of Law

WEST ZONE

S. No.	CITY	COLLEGE
1.	Ahmedabad	Faculty of Law, Gujarat University
2.	Ahmedabad	I.M. Nanavati Law College, Gujarat Law Society
3.	Bhopal	National Law Institute University
4.	Gandhinagar	Gujarat National Law University
5.	Mumbai	Gopaldas Jamatmal Advani Law College
6.	Mumbai	Government Law College
7.	Mumbai	K. C. Law College
8.	Pune	Balaji Law College
9.	Pune	Bharati Vidyapeeth University, New Law College
10.	Pune	DES Law College
11.	Pune	ILS Law College
12.	Pune	Symbiosis Society’s Law College

EAST ZONE

S. No.	CITY	COLLEGE
1.	Kolkata	South Calcutta Law College
2.	Kolkata	The WB National University of Juridical Sciences
3.	Kolkata	University of Kolkata, Faculty of Law
4.	Patna	Chanakya National Law University
5.	Patna	Patna Law College
6.	Raipur	Hidayatullah National Law University

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