India Specific Books on Intellectual Property

1. Patent Law - P. Narayanan

   Classic Indian treatise on patentability, biotech/software patents, procedures, and enforcement under the Patents Act, with updates and Indian case law.
   

2. Law of Trade Marks and Passing Off - P. Narayanan

   Authoritative, India-focused commentary on trademarks and passing off, packed with section-wise analysis and jurisprudence.
   

3. Law of Copyright and Industrial Designs - P. Narayanan

   Definitive Indian coverage of copyright and designs law with deep treatment of ownership, infringement, and remedies.
   

4. Law Relating to Intellectual Property - B. L. Wadehra

   A comprehensive Indian overview spanning patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, GIs, and allied rights with practice-oriented notes.
   

5. Law of Trade Marks (Including International Registration under Madrid Protocol) & Geographical Indications - K. C. Kailasam & Ramu Vedaraman

   Deep, section-wise commentary on Indian trademark law, Madrid Protocol practice, and GIs; widely used by practitioners and examiners.
   

6. Law of Copyright: National & International Perspectives - V. K. Ahuja

   Thorough analysis of Indian copyright law post-2012 amendments, with comparative perspectives and case digesting.
   

7. Principles of Intellectual Property - N. S. Gopalakrishnan & T. G. Agitha

   A crisp doctrinal primer on the fundamentals: originality, novelty, distinctiveness, across copyright, patents, trademarks, designs, GIs, and trade secrets in the Indian context.
   

8. Indian Patent Law and Practice - Kalyan C. Kankanala

   Practice-driven guide to Indian patent drafting, prosecution, oppositions, and litigation, with illustrations from Indian cases.
   

9. Patent Law for Engineers & Scientists - Kalyan C. Kankanala

   Demystifies patents for R&D teams, claims, specification drafting, prior art, and Indian filing strategy explained accessibly.
   

10. Intellectual Property Rights: Unleashing the Knowledge Economy - Prabuddha Ganguli

    Management-oriented playbook on leveraging IP in India, strategy, valuation, licensing, and sectoral case studies.
    

11. Law of Plant Varieties Protection - Elizabeth Verkey

    Focused treatment of India’s PPV&FR regime, registrability, farmers’ rights, benefit-sharing, and enforcement.
    

12. Designs Law - Ashwinie (Ashwani) Kumar Bansal

    Section-wise commentary on the Designs Act, 2000 with Indian & comparative case law and practice notes.
    

13. Law of Trade Marks in India (with Introduction to IP) - Ashwani Kumar Bansal

    A bulky, practice-friendly Indian text on trademark prosecution, enforcement, and key doctrines.
    

14. Patent Prosecution: Practice and Procedure - Mathew Thomas

    Step-by-step guide to Indian patent practice - claim drafting, amendments, PCT, oppositions, infringement, licensing, and costs.
    

15. Law of Patents & Trade Secret - D. P. Mittal

    Expansive Indian commentary pairing patents with trade secret protection, with procedures, forms, and case law.
    

16. The Law of Patents: With a Special Focus on Pharmaceuticals in India - Feroz Ali

    Detailed doctrinal and practical analysis of Indian patent law, especially on pharmaceutical inventions and access-to-medicine issues.
    

17. Intellectual Property Rights: Infringement and Remedies - Ananth Padmanabhan

    Remedy-centric treatment across patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, and common-law actions (confidential information, character merchandising).
    

18. Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) - M. K. Bhandari

    Student-friendly overview of Indian IP statutes, procedures, and key decisions, handy for quick doctrinal refreshers.
    

19. Patent Law: Cases and Materials - A Synthesis for India (2 vols.) - Adarsh Ramanujan

    An India-tailored casebook aggregating statutes and leading Indian/foreign decisions for comparative insight across the patent lifecycle.
    

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