Exam Details

Subject General Overview of Intellectual Property
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights
Department School of Law (SOL)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

In a legal sense property refers to a bundle of rights. What are these rights

1.(b) The Paris Convention recognized unfair competition as a part of intellectual property. Does the TRIPS Agreement recognize it as a category of intellectual property? If not, what is it that the TRIPS Agreement recognizes in its place

1.(c) In what respects copyright differs from other forms of Intellectual Property Law

1.(d) What insight did Grossman and Helpman give concerning the technological change in a country

1.(e) What is meant by Knowledge Economy?

1.(f) What is GLOCALISM

1.(g) What is the relationship of WIPO with UNO?

2.(a) Does Copyright protect an idea? Is the quality of the work a criterion in granting Copyright to it?
What is a trademark? Is a Trademark legally required to meet certain minimum quality standards? Can you market artificial jewellery under the Trademark "Real Gold"?

2.(b) Discuss the challenges posed by digital economy in the field of IPR.

2.(c) What is the nature of disputes over internet Domain Names? How does the UDRP work to resolve such disputes?

2.(d) Discuss the nature of IP rights in the case of a Patent, a Trademark and an Industrial design.

2.(e) Why is a software based industry not regarded as a cultural industry? What is the justification for protecting some computer programmes (Software) under Patent?

2.(f) Discuss the role of Trademark for non-commercial purposes.


3.(a) Why is management of Intellectual Property necessary in a knowledge economy?

3.(b) Write a note on the Intellectual Property Offices in India.

3.(c) "The success of a company's own approach to marketing opens a scope for counterfeit and pirated goods". Discuss.

3.(d) Why was it necessary to create an International Organization to deal with the issues of Intellectual Property? How has the role of WIPO evolved over the years since its beginning?

3.(e) Write a note on the Training Programmes of WIPO.

3.(f) Mention the underlying principles that serve as the bedrock of all WTO Agreements. What is implied under 'trade without discrimination'


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Contemporary Intellectual Property Issues
  • Copyright and Related Rights
  • Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
  • General Introduction To Ip Rights
  • General Overview of Intellectual Property
  • Industrial Designs And Layout Designs Of Integrated Circuits And Utility Models
  • Industrial Property: Patents, Designs, Plant Varieties
  • Industrial Property: Trademarks, Geographical, Indications, Trade Secrets Unfair Competition
  • MANAGEMENT OF Iprs
  • Patents
  • Plant Varieties Protection, Biotechnology And Traditional Knowledge
  • Protection of Copyrights & Related Rights at National Level
  • Protection of Industrial Property at the NationalLevel
  • Trade Secrets, Competition Law And Protection Of Tce
  • Trademarks, Domain Names, Geographical Indications