Hall Ticket No Question Paper Code: CMB302
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
MBA I Semester End Examinations (Regular), January 2018
Regulation: IARE-R16
WTO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
(Master of Business Administration)
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 70
Answer ONE Question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the question must be answered in one place only
UNIT I
1. Write about the defects of GATT.
Summarize the main achievements of the Uruguay round.
2. What are the requirements of TRIPS member states to provide for IPR?
Give an overview of dispute settlement understanding of WTO.
UNIT II
3. Write about the scope of industrial property covered in the Paris convention of WIPO.
What was the concern of Bern convention of WIPO and write about the basic principles of this
convention.
4. When was Budapest Treaty adopted and on what purpose? Write about the range of materials
to be deposited under budapest treaty.
What was the concern of Madrid agreement? Critically write about the effects of an international
registration.
UNIT III
5. Define patent and elaborate on non-patentable inventions.
What are the categories of IPR and what are the advantages of IPR?
6. In preparation of patent application, elaborate on sections of patent specification and claims.

Write short notes on:
i. Patent portfolio
ii. Patent portfolio valuation
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UNIT IV
7. What is the difference between design and utility patents? Write short note on improper subject
matter for design patents.
Explain the design patent application process.
8. What rights does a geographical indication provide? For what type of products can geographical
indications be used?
Who grants protection for geographical indications? What conditions must be met to obtain
geographical indication protection?
UNIT V
9. What are the differences between copyright and trademark?
Write the procedure for registering trademark in India.
10. Write explanatory notes on civil remedies in Trademark.
Write notes on copyright assignment.
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