INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - Patents & Trade Mark

The rationale of protection of trademark as (a) an aspect of commercial and (b) of consumer rights - Definition and concept of Trademarks - Different kinds of marks (brand names, logos, signatures, symbols, well known marks, certification marks and service marks) - Non Registrable Trademarks - Procedure for Registration of Trademarks.

IPR Multiple Choice Question and answers :




1.
 What are the requirements for obtaining a patent?

a) It should be new, inventive, and useful.
c) It should be valuable and easy to use

b) It should be new and pleasing to the eye.
d) It should have Commercial value

2.
 A patent gives the owner the right to___________

a) collect a monetary award from the government
c) prevent others from making, using or selling their invention

b) make the invention
d) market the product free of cost

3.
The closely guarded formula for making Coca-Cola is an example of what type of IP?

a) Copyright
c) Trade Secret


b) Patent

d)Geographical Information

4.
A photographer has written a novel on Photography. How he should protect his intellectual property?

a) Trademark
c) Patent

b) Geographical Information
d) Copyright

5.
__________is an official document given to an inventor by the government allowing him to exclude anyone else from commercially exploiting his invention

a) Patent
c)Geographical Information

b) Copyright
d) Trademark

6. Which of these can you patent?

a) literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work
c) a logo or a brand name

b) technological advance
d) Product design

7. Should you disclose your idea before applying for a patent?

a)can be done on internet
c) allowed at any trade fair

b) not unless absolutely necessary and only by confidentiality agreement
d) allowed in a lecture hall


8. A scientist has designed a container for storing a liquid soap. The container is in shape of different fruits which increases its aesthetic appeal to consumers. He can protect the unique design of his container using:

a) Patents
c) Industrial Designs

b) Trademarks
d) Copyright

9. ____________ is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs used in the course of trade which identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods or services of one enterprise from those of others.

a) Trademark
c) Copyright

b) Geographical Information
d) Patent

10. Can I get a worldwide trademark or patent?.

a) By applying to the UN
c) Yes, you can apply to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

b) No, there is no such thing as a worldwide patent.
d) Yes, you can apply to the Indian Patent Office








2 Marks:

1.      Identify the elements of Patentability
2.      Point out the needs for patent in this industrialized world.
3.      Enumerate the salient features of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
4.      Distinguish between Trade mark and property mark
5.      Justify the grounds for refusal of registration of a trade mark.
6.      Discriminate “Patents” and “Trade Mark” with examples.
7.      Enumerate the types of Patent Applications.
8.      Differentiate between Trade Mark and Certification Mark.
9.      State the conditions of patentability
10.  Discuss about Service Mark. Give Example.



Long Questions :
1.  Prepare the Procedure for Filing of Patent Application in India with suitable flowchart
2.      Outline the importance of Ownership and Maintenance of Patents.
3.      (i)Summarize the Definition and concept of Trademarks.
(ii)Appraise the different kinds of Trademarks in detail.
4.      Point out the Procedure for Registration of Trademarks in India
5.      What is an assignment? What are the main types of assignment in patents?
6.      Express your knowledge on Non Registrable Trademarks.
7.      Identify the procedure to fill the patent application and to obtain it.
8.      Discuss briefly about
i) Maintenance of Patents
ii) Types of  Patent Applications
9.      The registration of a trade mark confers on the registered proprietor of the trade mark the exclusive right to use the trade mark in relation to the goods or services in respect of which the trade mark is registered. Discuss it in detail.
10.  Who may apply for a trade mark? Briefly explain the provisions relating to registration process of a trade mark.
11.  Recall the importance of Assignment in patents and state its types.
12.  Summarize the remedies that are available to the owner of the mark in the case of infringement of his trade mark.




Digital Electronics - Synchronous Sequential circuits Notes

Latches, Edge triggered Flip flops SR, JK, T, D and Master slave – Characteristic table and equation,

Application table, Synchronous counters, Design of synchronous counters, up/down counter,

Modulo–n counter, Decade counters.

Part- 1


Part-II





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Digital Electronics- Unit-1 Hand written Notes


EC216 -DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

UNIT-I  --> MINIMIZATION TECHNIQUES AND LOGIC GATES

Minimization Techniques: Boolean postulates and laws – De-Morgan‟s Theorem - Principle of

Duality - Boolean expression - Minimization of Boolean expressions –– Minterm – Maxterm - Sum

of Products (SOP) – Product of Sums (POS) – Karnaugh map Minimization – Don‟t care conditions

– Quine - Mc Cluskey method of minimization. Logic Gates: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR,

Exclusive–OR and Exclusive–NOR Implementations of Logic Functions using gates, NAND–NOR

implementations




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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS _ Syllabus & Study notes

UNIT-I






INTRODUCTION


Meaning, Relevance, Business Impact, Protection of Intellectual Property - Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, Designs, Utility Models, Trade Secrets and Geographical Indications.


UNIT-II
PATENTS      


Concept of Patent - Product / Process Patents & Terminology - Duration of Patents- Law and Policy Consideration Elements of Patent ability - Procedure for Filing of Patent Application and types of Applications - Ownership and Maintenance of Patents - Assignment and licensing of Patents.

UNIT-III
TRADEMARK


The rationale of protection of trademark as (a) an aspect of commercial and (b) of consumer rights - Definition and concept of Trademarks - Different kinds of marks (brand names, logos, signatures, symbols, well known marks, certification marks and service marks) - Non Registrable Trademarks - Procedure for Registration of Trademarks.

UNIT-IV
COPYRIGHT


Nature of Copyright - Author & Ownership of Copyright - Rights Conferred by Copyright - Assignment, Transmission, Licensing of Copyrights - Copyright pertaining to Software/Internet and other Digital media.


UNIT-V
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS


What is a Registrable Design - Novelty & Originality - Procedure for Registration of Designs - Copyright under Design - Assignment, Transmission, Licenses - Procedure for Cancellation of Design.

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List Of Colleges Offering Agriculture Engineering in India

Agricultural engineering includes multi disciplines and technology practices to the well-organized production and processing of food, feed, fiber and fuels. It involves multi disciplines like mechanical engineering (agricultural machinery and automated machine systems), soil science (crop nutrient and fertilization, etc.), environmental sciences (drainage and irrigation), plant biology (seeding and plant growth management), animal science (farm animals and housing) ,etc.,
Areas of interest to Agricultural Engineers
  • Design of machinery, equipment, and structures
  • Environmental control systems, cooling and ventilation
  • Energy Conservation
  • Soil & water conservation
  • Post harvest processing, handling and storage
  • Farm operations and management
  • Animal production and care
  • Biofuel production and utilization on the farm
  • Crop production-seeding, tillage and irrigation practices
  • Precision farming technologies, machine vision, GPS
  • Farm safety, security and ergonomics.

List of Agriculture Engineering Colleges in India

  1. BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS)
  2. SNS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS)
  3. SRI SHANMUGHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
  4. PAAVAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
  5. SRI SHAKTHI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
  6. RVS TECHNICAL CAMPUS - COIMBATORE
  7. SETHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS)
  8. R.V.S. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

List Of Colleges Offering Mechanical and Automation Engineering Course In India

Mechanical and Automation Engineering is a new course in Engineering field. It is mainly focused towards future. In future, all industries will be automated, so there will be small human interference. Everything will be automated and also supported by robots, hence engineers should be equipped with automation knowledge, so comes the new course Mechanical and Automation Engineering.







In India,  here are the some colleges which offering Mechanical and Automation Engineering.

1. SNS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS)

2. PERIYAR MANIAMMAI UNIVERSITY, THANJAVUR
3. MAHENDRA ENGINEERING COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
4. PSN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
5. PSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS)
6. PSN ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Sensors & Signal Processing - Unit-5 - Hand written notes

The hand written note covers the following topics :

SIGNAL CONDITIONING & DATA ACQUISITION                   

Amplification–Quantization -Filtering– Sample and Hold circuits–Data Acquisition: Single channel and multi-channel data acquisition–Data logging.


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SSP - PPT for the unit-3- ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS



Resistive transducers– Potentiometer–RTD– Thermistor – Thermocouple–Strain gauges–use in displacement, temperature, force measurement–Inductive transducer–LVDT–RVDT–use in displacement– Capacitive transducer –Piezoelectric transducer –Digital displacement transducers.

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SSP- Unit-2 - MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS - Presentation

Attached the video and PPT for the unit-2- MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS . IT covers the following topics :

Vacuum: McLeod gauge, thermal conductivity gauge – Ionization gauge, flow measurement, hotwire anemometer. Position sensors, linear and angular velocity sensors– torque sensors-pressure sensors.




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SSP unit-3 - Electrical Measurement - Hand written Notes


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ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS                                              

Resistive transducers– Potentiometer–RTD– Thermistor – Thermocouple–Strain gauges–use in displacement, temperature, force measurement–Inductive transducer–LVDT–RVDT–use in displacement– Capacitive transducer –Piezoelectric transducer –Digital displacement transducers.


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