Exam Details

Subject Overview Of Intellectual Property Rights
Paper
Exam / Course MASTER OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (MIPL)
Department School of Law (SOL)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Identify the incorrect statement out of the following:

The TRIPS Agreement does not define Intellectual Property

Copyright laws protect ideas

A patent grant an absolute monopoly

Trade secret do not need registration


2. The forty-five recommendations have been distributed in different clusters.

Four

Five

Six

Seven

3. refers to any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use.

Biodiversity

Biotechnology

Biopharmacy

Biophysics


4. Which of these is not a ground for compulsory licensing?

That the reasonable requirements of the public with respect to the patented invention have not been satisfied

That the patented invention is not available to the public at a reasonably affordable price

That the patented invention is a novelty and not a mere discovery of an existing scientific principle

That the patented invention is not worked in the territory of India

5. Which of the following statements is true with respect to a "trademark"

A trademark is used in relation to goods

A trademark is incapable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from those of others

A trademark needs to be mandatorily registered

All of the above

6. The Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted by:

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

The United Nations International Convention on Civil and Political Rights

7. The TRIPS Agreement sets minimum standards of effective Intellectual Property enforcement procedures that involve:

Civil procedures

Criminal procedures

Administrative procedures

All of the above

8. Identify the incorrect statement:

IPR protection is automatic for all types of Intellectual Property

Registration of Geographical Indications is primarily attributable to geographic origin

The registration formalities are usually determined by the domestic law

A patent grant provides the 'right to priority' and other related rights

9. Intellectual Property Rights were brought into framework to reduce distortions and impediments to international trade.

The TRIPS Agreement

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

The World Intellectual Property Organisation

The Patent Cooperation Treaty

10. As per the Trademark Law Treaty, the standard duration of the initial period of the registration and the duration of each renewal is

5 Years

7 Years

10 Years

15 Years

11. Discuss the relationship between Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Development.

12. Discuss the role of WIPO in evolving uniform IP standards.

13. Discuss the common elements of registration for different kinds of Intellectual Property.

14. What are the benefits that can be achieved by Post Grant Opposition?

15. Distinguish between tangible and intangible property. In which category can Intellectual Property be classified


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)
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  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Advanced IP Issues
  • Commercialization Of Ip And Licensing
  • Copyright And Designs Law
  • International And Comparative Ip Law
  • Introduction To Law
  • IP Litigation
  • Overview Of Intellectual Property Rights
  • Patents
  • Plant Variety Protection
  • Trademark, Passing Off Andgeographical Indication And Domain Names
  • Traditional Knowledge And Biodiversity