IPR – 1 Question Bank

Unit – 1

Q1. What is a patent? Explain the fundamental principles governing

registration of patent?

 Define patent. Explain the principles underlying the patent law in

India?

Q2. Discuss the concept of infringement of patent. What are the remedies
available for such infringement?

Q3. What is intellectual property? Explain the various kinds of intellectual

properties and laws relating to those properties in India? OR

 What is IPR? Examine the different forms of IPR?

 Briefly discuss the different forms of Intellectual Property Rights?
 What is meant by intellectual property? Briefly discuss different
forms of intellectual property?
 What is intellectual property? Explain the laws relating to intellectual
properties in India?

Q4. Define patent. Examine the rights and the obligations of patentee?

 Rights of Patentee? (SN)

Q5. Define patent and explain the procedure of obtaining patent?

 Explain the procedure of obtaining patents?

Q6. What is Intellectual property? Explain the laws relating to intellectual

properties in India?

Q7. Examine the concept of intellectual property rights and the historical
background of the development of intellectual property rights?

Q8. Examine the importance and types of specification under the patent
law?

Q9. What is a specification? Explain its kinds along with legal requisites for
its submission.
Q10. What constitutes infringement of patent? Explain the remedies
available for infringement?

Q11. What are the factors responsible for the growth of patent law?
Explain.

Short Note on: -

Q1. Compulsory licence of patent?

Q2. Patentable inventions?

Q3. Remedy for infringement of patents? OR

 Infringement of patent?

Q4. Government use of patented inventions?

Q5. Specification?

Q6. Surrender of patent?

Problem based question: -

Q1. 'Z' a person has invented an antivirus software for the protection of
computers and wants to obtain a patent for it. Advise him.

Q2. An employee working for a firm comes out with an invention after
much efforts in the laboratory. But after the invention, the employer
obtains patent in the name of firm on the invention. Which of the theory
supports employee’s position?

Q3. 'X' has an invention relating to atomic energy and wants to obtain
patent for it. Advice him.

Q4. A petitioner challenges Section 126 of Patent Act as unconstitutional

on the ground that it goes against Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of
India as the said section does not permit advocates to carry out patent
practice. Decide.

Unit - 2
Q1. “One of the grounds for rejecting an application for registration of
trade mark is the lack of distinctiveness”. Explain.

Q2. Explain the procedure of registration of trade marks under the Trade
Mark Act, 1999?

Q3. Explain the grounds for refusal of registration of a trademark?

 What are the grounds on which registration of trademark may be

refused? Examine.

Q4. Explain the salient features of Trademarks Act, 1999? (IMP)

 What are the essential features of a trademark? Enumerate the

trademarks that are registrable and not registrable?
 Examine the essential features of a trademark and the different
types of trademarks?
 Define mark. Explain essentials of trademark?

Q5. Examine the powers and functions of registrar of trade marks?

Q6. What do you mean by ‘domain name’? Explain the procedure of

registration of domain names in India?

Q7. What is passing off action? How it is different from infringement?

Q8. Explain the grounds of refusal for the registration of a trademark?

Short Note on: -

Q1. Deceptive similarity of trade marks?

 Deceptively similar marks?

Q2. Certification marks?

Q3. Effects of registration of Trademark?

Q4. Domain name?

Q5. Difference between infringement and passing off?

Q6. Collective mark?

Practical questions: -

Q1. A. proprietor started a new shop to sell meat products under a

trademark "Hubballi Chickens" Can he register his trade mark? Advice.

Q2. 'X' is a registered user of a trademark 'Nima'. Now 'Y' wants to apply
the trademark 'Nima' for his products. Advise him.

Q3. The Plaintiff holds trade mark on Andalsnuff. The defendant begins to
use trade mark as Andalsnuff. The Plaintiff challenges it. Decide.

Q4. The defendant company assigns its trademark ‘MAAZA’ to the plaintiff
company with all intellectual property rights and its goodwill in India
concerning mango fruit drink. Afterwards the defendant company starts
exporting fruit drink under the name of ‘MAAZA’ to Turkey. The plaintiff
company seeks legal action against the defendant company. Decide.

Unit - 3

Q1. What are the problems encountered while protecting IPR in cyber
space? Explain.

Q2. What are the essentials of E-contract?

Q3. Explain the objectives and salient features of Information Technology

Act, 2000? (IMP)

Q4. What are cyber crimes? Explain different kinds of cyber crime?

 Define cyber crimes and explain the different types of cyber crimes?
 What are cyber crimes? Classify computer related crimes
enumerated in IT Act, 2000?

Q5. Explain E-governance and electronic signature certificate?

Q6. Examine the development and importance of E-commerce?

Q7. Explain internet policy of Government of India?

Short Notes on: -

Q1. Digital signature?

Q2. Cyber crimes?

Q3. Cyber Regulation Appellate Tribunal (CRAT)?

Q4. E-contracts?

Q5. E-commerce?

Q5. Protection computer software?

Q6. Internet domain names?

Q7. Certifying Authority?

Q8. Data protection in cyberspace?

Unit – 4

Q1. Explain the protections available for geographical indications in India?

Q2. Define geographical indications. Discuss conditions for and procedure

of registration of geographical indications?

 Examine the procedure for the registration of geographical

indications?

Q3. Explain the salient features of Geographical Indication Act, 1999?

 Examine the salient features of the Geographical Indication of Goods

(Registration and Protection) Act, 1999?

Q4. Explain the role and functions of Registrar of Geographical

Indications?

Q5. Explain the objects of Geographical Indication (Registration and

Protection) Act, 1999?

Q6. Discuss the position of Geographical Indications under Trade related to

Intellectual Property Rights (TRlPs) Agreement?

Q7. Discuss the offences and penalties under Geographical Indication of

Goods Act, 1999?

Short Note on: -

Q1. Difference between Geographical Indications and Trade Marks?

Q2. Infringement of geographical indications?

Q3. Rights of a registered Geographical Indications holders?

Q4. Infringement of Registered Geographical Indications?

Q5. Geographical Indications registered in India?

Practical questions: -

Q1. 'M' an authorised user holding a right in a registered geographical

indication dies. On whom does his right devolve.

Q2. Basmati rice case. (IMP)

Q3. 'X' a person wants to obtain Geographical Indication registration for a

variety of chilly grown in the region to the exclusion of other. Advise him.

Q4. Rama and Laxman are authorised users who have registered for
identical or nearly resembling Geographical indication. Rama claims an
exclusive right over it. Will he claim it?

Q5. 'X' an authorised user holding a right in a registered geographical

indication dies. On whom does his right devolve?

Q6. The petitioner challenges the grant of geographical location ‘Tirupati

Laddus’ to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, a single entity neglecting
community interest of other people living in Tirupati and further causing
prejudice to Article 25 of the Constitution of India. Decide.

Unit – 5

Q1. Explain problems and functions of World Intellectual Property

Organisation (WIPO)?

 WIPO? (SN)

Q2. Explain the salient features of WIPO (World Intellectual Property

Organization)?

Q3. Explain the important organs of WIPO?

Q4. Salient features of Paris Agreement?

Q5. Explain the objectives of Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT)?

Q6. Explain the Provisions of Paris Convention, 1883?

 Provisions of Paris Convention? (SN)

Q7. Paris Convention guarantees the protection of Intellectual Property.

Discuss?

Q8. Explain the salient features of Madrid Conventions?

 Discuss the features of Madrid Convention for the international

registration of marks?

Q9. Discuss briefly filing of applications for international registration of

marks under the 'Madrid Convention'?

 International registration of mark?

Short Note on: -

Q1. Madrid Convention?

Q2. Advantages of Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT)?

 Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT)?

 Salient features of PCT?

Q3. Conventions countries?

Q4. Principle of National Treatment?

Q5. Co-ordination Committee of WIPO?