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AIBE 20 Intellectual Property Laws 2025: The Bar Council of India prescribes the AIBE 20 syllabus PDF through its official website. In the previous session, the BCI added three new subjects to the AIBE syllabus - Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. This year as well, candidates can expect few changes in the syllabus of AIBE 2025. Intellectual Property Laws is one of the integral parts of the AIBE syllabus. A total of two questions are asked from the Intellectual Property Rights section in the All India Bar Examination. In this article we will go into detail about the AIBE 20 Intellectual Property Laws syllabus, topics, sub-topics, recommended books, important cases, and more.
AIBE 20 syllabus contains the following topics along with the number of questions:
Subject | Number of questions |
Constitutional law | 10 |
IPC (Indian Penal Code) & (New) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita | 8 |
Cr PC (Criminal Procedure Code) & (New) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | 10 |
C P C (Code of Civil Procedure) | 10 |
Evidence Act & (New) Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | 8 |
Alternative Dispute Redressal including Arbitration Act | 4 |
Family Law | 8 |
Public Interest Litigation | 4 |
Administration Law | 3 |
Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional Misconduct under Bar Council of India Rules | 4 |
Company Law | 2 |
Environmental Law | 2 |
Cyber Law | 2 |
Labour & Industrial Law | 4 |
Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicle Act and Consumer Protection Law | 5 |
Law related to Taxation | 4 |
Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Property Laws, Negotiable Instrument Act | 8 |
Land Acquisition Act | 2 |
Intellectual Property Laws | 2 |
Total | 100 |
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Here is the detailed syllabus of AIBE 2025 Intellectual Property Laws:
Overview of the concept of property, Industrial property and non-industrial property, Historical background of IPR theories relating to IPR, Different forms of IP and its conceptual analysis, Need for protecting IPR.
Introduction and overview of patent protection, History of Patent protection, definition of invention and new invention, basic requirements of patent protection, Object of and scope patent protection, salient features of the Patent Act, difference between product patent and process patent, Procedure to obtain patent- non-patentable inventions, filing of patent applications, specifications, opposition proceeding and grant of patents; Rights and obligations of patentee, Transfer of Patent Rights- voluntary and compulsory licences, Government use of inventions, Revocation and surrender of patents, Infringement of Patents and remedies, Offences and Penalties.
Introduction and overview of trademark, Evolution of trade mark law, Object and scope of trade mark protection, Features of good trade mark, Different forms of trade mark, Trade mark registry and register of trademarks, basic requirements of trademark protection- Registrable and non-registrable marks, procedure, term of protection; Assignment franchising and transmission, Rectification of register, Infringement of trade mark and remedies, Offences and penalties.
Passing off action- essential requirements, defences and remedies.
History of geographical indication of goods protection, meaning of geographical indication of goods, Nature and scope of protection, salient features of The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 - procedure for obtaining geographical
indication protection, registration, right to use the geographical indication tag, infringement and remedies, role and functions of Registrar of geographical indications, conflict between Trademark and geographical indications.
Paris Convention: Background; Salient features of Paris Convention; Governing rules of Paris Convention; Patent Cooperation Treaty: Background; Objectives of PCT; Salient features of PCT; Madrid Convention: Salient features; International registration of marks; Relevant provisions of TRIPS Agreement 2005- Impact of TRIPS on Indian IPR regime, World Intellectual Property Organisation- Background, Salient features WIPO, Organisation of WIPO and its functions.
You may also check -
Elizabeth Verkey, Intellectual Property Rights, Eastern Book Company, 2007.
V. K. Ahuja, Intellectual Property Rights, Lexis Nexis, New Delhi.
W.R. Cornish, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks and Allied Rights, Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., Delhi (2001).
Ranabhir Singh, Law relating to Intellectual Property, Vols. 1-3, Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., Delhi.
Peter Drahos, A Philosophy of Intellectual Property (Dartmouth Publications Co., 1996).
Campbell, Dennis and Susan Cotter (Eds.) International Intellectual Property Law: Global Jurisdictions (John Wiley & Sons, UK, 1996).
P. Narayanan, Intellectual Property Law (Eastern Law House, New Delhi and Kolkata, 4th edn., 2020).
Prabuddha Ganguly, Intellectual Property Rights: Unleashing the Knowledge Economy (Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 2001).
Jayashree Watal, Intellectual Property Rights in the WTO and Developing Countries
(Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2001).
N.S. Gopalakrishnan and T.G. Ajitha, Principles of Intellectual Property (Eastern Book Company, 2nd edn., 2014).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A total of 2 questions out of 100 are asked from the Intellectual Property Laws subject.
The AIBE exam has total 19 subjects derived from the LLB curriculum.
On Question asked by student community
Hello dear candidate,
the previous year question papers and last ten years question paper for AIBE exam is given in the link given below:-
https://law.careers360.com/articles/aibe-19-exam-2024-download-past-10-years-question-papers-pdf
I hope you find this helpful.
Thank you.
Whether or not signing your full name instead of your signature on the AIBE 19 answer booklet's self-declaration form would result in disqualification is uncertain. It depends on the specific rules and regulations of the AIBE examination and how strictly they are enforced, you can also check the official website or contact the concerned authorities.
Hello,
If you forgot to mention the booklet code in your AIBE 2024 application, follow these steps:
Act promptly to avoid complications.
Hope it helps !
If you forgot to mention your booklet set code and other details on your AIBE 2024 exam OMR sheet while filling the rest of the information correctly, your exam may not be evaluated properly, and you could potentially face a delay in your results or even have your exam invalidated; however, there might still be a chance to rectify the situation.
Since AIBE exam is OMR based paper and is checked by using a specialized scanner called an "OMR scanner" which reads the darkened bubbles on the sheet, interpreting them as answers, and then comparing them to the answer key to generate a score - essentially, the machine "reads" the marks made on the paper to determine the correct answers, all through a process called Optical Mark Recognition (OMR). If it doesn't recognise your booklet code there are chances that it could not process your answer on code basis.
Reach out to the Bar Council of India (BCI) as soon as possible through their official website or helpline number. Explain the situation clearly, mentioning that you filled in all the details correctly except for the booklet set code and other missing information.
If possible, try to attach a scanned copy of your OMR sheet where you can highlight the correctly filled details and the missing booklet set code.
Hope it is helpful to you!!!
Hi Anirudh,
Using a whitener in the AIBE 19 exam (All India Bar Examination) is generally not allowed, as per the examination guidelines. However, if you used it in just one question and the rest of your answer sheet complies with the rules, the likelihood of outright rejection may be lower, but it ultimately depends on the discretion of the Bar Council of India (BCI).
Wait for Official Notification, Check your result once it is released, If the BCI invalidates your paper, they will usually notify you.
In some cases, minor infractions like using a whitener in a single question may not lead to disqualification, provided the rest of the answer sheet adheres to the rules. However, the final decision rests with the BCI.
Stay calm and wait for the official result or response from the authorities. Mistakes happen, and the best approach is to address them responsibly.
Best Wishes!
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