BIOTECH/V/CC/15 Student's Copy
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CBCS
5th Semester
BIOTECHNOLOGY
EIGHTH PAPER
IPR and Biopiracy
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. Trademark
is represented graphically
is capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from
those of others
may include shapes of goods or combination of colours
All of the above
2. Intellectual Property Rights protect the use of information and ideas
that are of
ethical value
moral value
social value
commercial value
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3. A patentability criterion that involves technical advance as compared to the
existing knowledge or having economic significance is called
novelty
inventive step
industrial applicability
None of the above
4. India became a member of Patent Cooperation Treaty on
17th December, 1998
5th September, 1999
7th December, 1998
7th September, 1994
5. The main function of a public culture depository is
preservation of cultures for use in educational communities
distribution of cultures to scientific communities
preservation and distribution of reference cultures
None of the above
6. The Patents Act, 1970 provides the guidelines encompassing
novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability of products or
processes
sufficiency of disclosure and the best method of performing the
invention
method of agriculture and horticulture
All of the above
7. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous people was
adopted by the General Assembly on
13 September, 1997
15 September, 2007
13 September, 2007
13 September, 2008
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8. When individuals or corporations receive freely traditional knowledge from
indigenous people and convert it into private property, it is called
biopiracy
biopatent
copyright
bioresources
9. The Treaty which aims at guaranteeing food security through the
conservation, exchange and sustainable use of the world's plant genetic
resources for food and agriculture is the
International Seed Treaty
Patent Cooperation Treaty
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of
Plants
Budapest Treaty
10. The enola bean piracy case was filed against
W. R. Grace
Rice Tec Inc
Larry Procter
Eli Lilly
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Write short notes on/Answer the following 3×5=15
1. Importance of Intellectual Property Rights
OR
Concepts of Plagiarism
2. Classification of patents
OR
Important outcomes of Paris Convention, 1883
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3. Functions of National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)
OR
Mention the non-patentable items till 2002.
4. Declarations of the Biodiversity Act, 2002
OR
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library
5. Objectives of the protection of the Plant Varieties and Farmers' Act, 2001
OR
Principles to the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. What is Intellectual Property Right? Explain different types of IPR. 10
OR
Discuss the international agreements linked to IPR as under—
Trips Agreement;
Berne Convention. 5+5=10
2. Write a note on the important clauses of the Indian Patent Act which is
applicable to patenting of biological products. 10
OR
Write short notes on the following 5+5=10
World Trade Organization
Role of World Intellectual Property Organization in Protection of IPR
3. Describe the legal aspects involved in transfer of technology of
biotechnology products in India. 10
OR
Describe briefly the socio-economic factors to be considered in biopatenting. 10
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4. Give an account of the equity considerations regarding exploitation of
traditional knowledge. 10
OR
Elaborate the issues dealt by the Convention on Biological Diversity. 10
5. Discuss the biopiracy cases involving exploitation of traditional knowledge
citing two examples. 10
OR
Give an elaborate account on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture. 10