CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

(COPYRIGHT)

1. The first owner of the question paper of an examination is _________.

a. Examiner
c. COE
b. Principal
d. Paper setter
2. The first owner of the plan of the building is _______.
a. Client
c. Architect
b. Labour
d. owner of the building
3. The owner of the sound recording is ________.
a. Composer
c. director
b. Producer
d. artist
4. The term of the copyright in anonymous and pseudonymous is
___________.
a. 60 years
c. 5 years
b. 50 years
d. 10 years
5. In case of posthumous publication, the term will be for ______ years.
a. 60 years
c. 5 years
b. 50 years
d. 10 years
6. The Chairman or any other member of the Copyright Board may resign his
office by giving _______ notice in writing to the Central Government.
a. 2 months
c. 6 months
b. 3 months
d. 1 month
7. _________ shall be the Secretary of the Copyright Board to perform the
function as prescribed.
a. Registrar
c. Chairman
b. Vice chairman
d. Central Government

8. The copyright board shall be deemed to be a __________.

a. Supreme Court
c. Civil Court
b. High Court
d. Criminal Court
9. A register to be called the ______________ containing a copy of every
Agreement entered into by copyright society with the owners for the
purpose.
a. Register of Agreement
c. register of contract
b. Register of sale deeds
d. register of fees
10. If the term of the years of the assignment is not mentioned then it is assigned
for _________ years under the copyright Act.
a. 3 years
c. 2 years
b. 5 years
d. 6 months
11. If the assignee shall not exercise the right within _______ year, then it shall
be considered as lapsed.
a. 3 years
c. 2 years
b. 5 years
d. 1 year
12. If the territorial limit is not mentioned in the agreement, then it will be
extended to ____.
a. Whole of India
c. whole world
b. Only to particular State
d. only to particular District
13. ____________ was the first copyright Act in England was passed in 17th
century.
a. Statute of Anne
c. Copyright Act-1911
b. Copyright Act-1814
d. Copyright Act-1914
14. In India first Copyright Act was passed in ________.
a. 1914
c. 1709
b. 1911
d.1842
c.

15. Section ______ defines copyright under copyright Act-1957.

a. 15
c. 14
b. 12
d. 3
16. The work of copyright which subsist in literary work is ___________.
a. tables
c. computer programmes
b. Novel
d. all the above
17. The work of copyright which subsist in musical work is ___________.
a. Music and its graphical notation
c. lyrics
b. Songs
d. Performance by Actors

18. The work of copyright which subsist in artistic work is ___________.

a. A work of architecture
c. sculpture
b. Map
d. all the above
19. The first owner of the computer programme is __________.
a. Author
c. proprietor
b. Creator
d. designer of software
20. The first owner of the cinematograph film is __________.
a. Producer
c. actors
b. Composer
d. director
21. The first owner of the artist work is _________.
a. Planner
c. painter
b. Artist
d. architect
22. ___________ will be the first owner of the work made on behalf of a public
undertaking.
a. Public undertaking
c. organization
b. Private person
d. government

23. The moral right is recognized as __________ under section 57 of Copyright

(Amendment) Act-1994.
a. Author special rights
c. negative right.
b. Neighboring right
d. statutory right
24. The term of the copyright in government work or public undertaking is
__________.
a. 60 years
c. 5 years
b. 50 years
d. 10 years
25. The people who are entitled to apply for the registration of the copyright are
_________.
a. Author & artist
c. assignee and licencee
b. Composer & producer
d. all the above

26. A copyright is a kind of ___________ property.

a. Movable property
c. personal property.
b. Immovable property
d. personal and movable property

27. The copyright will pass on to his personal representative as part of estate if
such person dies___________.
a. Intestate (without making will).
b. Testamentary disposition(through will)
c. Through assignment.
d. By operation of law.
28. The assignment of copyright is valid only when it is in __________ signed
by the assignor or by his agent.
a. Oral
c. deeds
b. Writing
d. contract

29. When owner of the copyright become ____________the copyright will vest
in official receiver and it will pass to the trustee of the bankrupt estate as
asset for distribution among creditors.
a. Insolvent
c. criminal
b. Unsound mind
d. bankrupt
30. Compulsory licence for the unpublished shall be granted by the registrar
only when the author is ____________.
a. Dead
c. not found
b. Unknown
d. all the above
31. When the compulsory licence is granted by the board for the unpublished
word, then the licencee has to deposit the amount fees or royalty in
___________.
a. Copyright office
c. RBI.
b. To the government
d. public account
32. If any translation of the literary and dramatic work is required for teaching
and research purpose, then any person can apply for licence after________
years.
a. 3 years
c. 2 years
b. 5 years
d. 1 year
33. Any person interested can apply to the board for a licence to produce and
publish the translation of the literary and dramatic work after a period
of___________ from first publication.
a. 3 years
c. 2 years
b. 5 years
d. 7 year

34. The copyright society means a society registered under___________.

a. Section -33(3)
c. section 33(2)
b. Section 33(1)
d. section 33(4)

35. The registration granted to a copyright society shall be for a period of

__________ years
a. 5 years
c. 2 years
b. 10 years
d. 1 year
36. __________ has the powers to administer the copyright society.
a. Administrator
c. registrar
b. Central government
d. examiner
37. The account of each copyright society as certified by the ___________
together with the audit report should be sent annually to the central
government.
a. Comptroller & Auditor General
c. comptroller
b. Auditor
d. state government.
38. The chairman and other members of the copyright board shall be appointed
by________.
a. Central government
c. state government
b. High court
d. supreme court.
39. The chairman and others members of the copyright board shall hold the
office for a period of ___________.
a. 5 years
c. 2 years
b. 3 years
d. 1 year
40. The chairman of the copyright shall hold the office for a period of 5 years or
the attainment of the age of _______.
a. 65 years
c. 80 years
b. 58 years
d. 60 years
41. The other member of the board shall hold the office for a period of 5 years
or till the age of ______ years.
a. 62 years
c. 65 years
b. 58 years
d. 60 years

42. The copyright board shall exercise and discharge its powers and function
through benches and each bench shall consist of not less than ___________
members.
a. 3
c. 2
b. 10
d. 5
43. The special bench of the copyright board shall consist of _________
members.
a. 5
c. 10
b. 15
d. 20
44. The central government shall appoint the copyright board member consist
of _______.
a. Chairman and other 2 members
b. Vice chairman and other 10 members
c. Chairman, vice chairman and other members
d. Only 5 members
45. An appeal against the decision of the copyright board other than that against
the order of the registrar within 3 months lies to the _________.
a. District court
c. Supreme court
b. High court
d. tribunals
46. The copyright board shall consist of a minimum two members and
maximum of __________members.
a. 14
c. 12
b. 10
d. 16
47. The term of copyright for government work is _________.
a. 40 years
c. 60 years
b. 50 years
d. 20 years
48. The number of days given for public to raise any objection regarding the
documents submitted for copyright registration are
a. 18 days
c. 21 days
b. 20 days
d. 30 days

49. The infringement of copyright attracts

a. Civil suit
c. criminal suit
b. None of them
d. both of them
50. The registrar of the copyright act as __________ of the copyright board.
a. Chairman
c. treasure
b. Secretary
d. none of the above
51. The copyright office is located at__________.
a. Chennai
c. Kolkata
b. Mumbai
d. New Delhi
52. This of the following is not a subject matter of copyright.
a. Musical works
c. artistic work
b. An idea
d. sound recording
53. The broadcasting organizations like TV, Radio have a term of copyright for
________.
a. 60 years
c. 15 years
b. 50 years
d. 25 years
54. The licencee cant export the copyright which is translated unless_____.
a. The copies are sent to the citizen of India residing outside India.
b. The copies are not put for sale in India
c. The copies are not available in India
d. None of the above
55. If the translation of the literary work is in a language not in general use in
developed countries such application may be made after a period of
_____________.
a. 5 years
c. 2 years
b. 3 years
d. 1 year

56. The licence can be obtained by a person to reproduce and publish the work
only when __.
a. Owner is not publishing the new edition
b. If it is not for sale in India for more than 6 months
c. If it is used for research or teaching purpose
d. Both a and b
57. The act that does not amount to an infringement in musical work is
_________
a. All bars of the musical note are used
b. Public performance
c. Music played in factories
d. Remix version of popular music
58. The infringer of the copyright shall be punishable with imprisonment which
may extend up to __________.
a. 10 months to 5 years
b. 1 years to 10 years
c. 6months to 3 years
d. 1 month to 5 months

59. The infringer of the copyright shall be punishable with fine which may
extend up to __________.
a. 2 lakhs to 3 lakhs
b. 50000 to 2 lakhs
c. 10 lakhs
d. 1 crore
60. The word Copyright is derived from the expression Copier of words first
used in the contest, according to ___________ in 1586.
a. Oxford dictionary
c. Blacks Law Dictionary
b. Standard Dictionary d. Indian Dictionary

61. The Copyright is ___________ that is prohibitory in nature.

a. Moral Right
c. Saturator Right
b. Negative Right
d. Economic Right
62. The Copy right is protected in __________ but not in an idea.
a. Form
c. Labour and Skill
b. The creation of the work
d. All the above
63. The work does not subsists in musical work are __________.
a. Acting
c. Performance
b. Song
d. All the above
64. In Literary or Dramatic work _________ is the first owner of the work.
a. Producer
c. Artist
b. Composer
d. Author
65.The word Copy was used to connote a manuscript or other matter prepared for
printing in
___________ AD
a. 1423
c. 1468
b. 1485
d. 1492
66. The __________ of 1957 adopted many principles and provision contained in
UKAct-1956.
a. Copyright Act
c. Patent Act.
b. Trademark Act
d. Design Act

67. The Copyright is not a __________ right but bundle of rights.

a. Single
c. Labour
b. Work
d. Statutory

68. The work does not subsists in literary work is __________.

a. Dictionary
c. Question paper
b. Lecture
d. Calendar.
69. In Musical work _________ is the first owner of the work.
a. Producer
c. Artist
b. Composer
d. Author

70. If any person knowingly using of infringing copies of computer programmes

shall be punishable for a period of _______________.
a. 3-7 years
b. 5-14 yrs
c. 2-3 yrs
d. 1 year
71. If any person knowingly uses of infringing copies of computer programmes
shall be imposed a fine up to_________.
a. 50000-2 lac
b. 1-2 lac
c. 50000-1 lac
d. 10 lac
72. If any applicant make false entries in the register of copyright etc for
reproducing or tendering false entries is imprisonment for a period of
____________.
a. 1 yr
b. 3 yrs
c. 3-7 yrs
d. 14 yr

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION:
1. The Madrid Agreement revision took place in __________ on 14th July
1967.
a. Stockholm
c. Berne
b. Geneva
d. Paris
2. The phase of Trade Mark law Treaty before the trademark office
are_________.
a. Application for registration
c. changes after registration
b. Renewal
d. all the above
3. The initial period of protection of the design under Hague Agreement is
for _______years.
a. 10 years
c. 5 years
b. 15 years
d.20 years
4. The single application of the Industrial Design shall be deposit with the
_____ for the International Protection of the Design under Hague
Agreement.
a. International Bureau of WIPO c. Regional office
b. Designated Office
d. UNO
5. Before the existence of the WIPO, the International Bureau and Paris
Union were supervised by ____________.
a. U.K Council
c. Swiss Federal Council
b. TRIPS
d. U.S Council
6. The Universal Copyright Convention came into force on 6th September1952 and revised in 1971 at ______________.
a. Paris
c. UNO
b. U.K
d. India

7. The Universal Copyright Convention is administered by _________.

a. WIPO
c. UNO
b. WTO
d. UNESCO & UNO
8. The Universal Copyright Convention protects __________.
a. Published work
c. Registered work
b. Published and unpublished work
d. translated work

9. The main object of the Rome Convention is ___________.

a. To protect copyright
c. to protect neighboring right
b. To protect statutory right
d. to protect moral right
10. __________ is the owner of the Phonograms.
a. Author
c. Producer
b. Artist
d. Composer
11. A period of _________ years has been provided for the protection of the
performers and producers of the Phonograms under WIPO Performances
and Phonogram Treaty.
a. 60
c. 30
b. 50
d. 40
12. Under Madrid Agreement, the term of protection of trademark is for
________ years.
a. 10
c. 30
b. 20
d. 40
13. The Patent Co-operative treaty was concluded on _________ 1970.
a. 19th June
c. 20th July
b. 20th June
d. 19th July

14. The Patent Law Treaty was concluded on June 1, 2000 and it is open to
State members of WIPO and___________
a. Paris convention
c. Madrid Agreement.
b. Berne convention
d. NICE agreement
15. UPOV has __________ articles dealing with the protection of rights,
rights of priority and related aspects.
a. 42 Articles
c. 32 Articles
b. 62 Articles
d. 52 Articles

1.. the Paris convention was concluded on _____.

a. 20th march 2000
b. (20th march 1883)
c. 20th march 1970
d. 20th march 2010
2. In Paris Convention there are .......... articles.
a. 20
b. 10
c. (30)
d. 40
3. ................ states are member to the Paris convention.
a. 150
b.(140)
c. 130
d. 120
4. the Paris convention was revised in .......... on 4th July 1997.
a. (Stockholm)
b. Berne
c. German

d. India
5. the PCT was came into force on ........,....
a. (24th Jan 1978)
b. 28th April 1977
c. 1st Jan 2000
d . none of the above.
6. there are ........... number of articles in PCT
a. (69)
b. 59
c. 49
d. 39
7............... number of states are member to the PCT .
a. (144)
b. 134
c. 124
d.114
8. ............. number of states are member to the Eurasian patent convention.
a. 1
b. 3
c.5
d. (9)

9. there are ........... articles in Budapest treaty.

a. 10
b. (20)
c. 30
d.40

10. ............... number of states are member to the Budapest treaty.

a. (75)
b. 76
c.77
d.78
11. the patent law treaty came into force on ............
a. (28th April 2005)
b. 30th may 2010
c. 1st June 2011
d. 22nd may 2008
12. the UPOV came into force on .........
a. 1965
b. (1968)
c. 1944
d. 1988

13. the UPOV has ........ articles.

a. 40
b.41
c.(42)
d.43
14. Madrid agreement was came into force on .............
a. (14th April 1891)
b. 20th may 1600
c. 11th August 2011
d. 23rd September 2001

DESIGN UNIT:
1. The Design Act-2000 came into force on ________.
a. 11-5-2001
c. 11-4-2001
b. 11-3-2001
d.11-2-2001
2. There are _______ sections under Chapter II in the New Design Act-2000.
a. 48
c. 32
b. 52
d.78
3. The __________ appointed by the Central Government shall be the
Controller of Design for the purpose of Design Act-2000
a. Controller General of Patent , Design and Trademark
b. Directors
c. State Government
d. Supreme court
4. The controller shall appoint a date for hearing of the opponent and applicant
and shall give _______ period of notice thereof under Rule -44
a. 10 days
c. 1 month
b. 15 days
d. 2 months
5. Section ________ of the Part-II of the TRIPS cover Industrial Design.
a. 4
c.3
b. 5
d. 6
6. In Hague Agreement, There are _________ members as on January-1, 1996.
a. 25
c. 29
b. 27
d. 28
7. In Locarno Agreement, there are _________ members as on January-1, 1996
a. 25
c. 29
b. 27
d. 28
c.

8. __________ was the first Design protected in UK

a. Textile design
c. Umbrellas
b. Carpets
d. Jewellery
9. There are ______ classifications of goods under Design Act-1911.
a. 31
c. 99
b. 14
d. 34
10. There are ______ classifications of goods under Design Act-2000
a. 31
c. 99
b. 14
d. 34
11. There are ______ classifications of miscellaneous goods and service under
Design Act-2000
c. 31
c. 99
d. 14
d. 34
12. ________ Copies of design shall be attached with the application for its
registration.
a. 4
c. 5
b. 2
d. 10
13. The Appellate Board deemed to be a _________ for all the purpose of the
section -195 and Chapter XXVI of Cr.P.C.
a. Supreme Court
c. Civil Court
b. High Court
d. Criminal Court
14. Under the limitation act -1963, the period of limitation for filing a suit for
infringement of a trademark is _______ years from the date of infringement.
a. 4
c. 5
b. 2
d. 3
15. In ________ injunction, the court has the power to freeze defendants assets.
a. Mareva
d. perpetual.
b. Interlocutory
d. Interim

16. The members in the Appellate Board shall be appointed by the consultation
with the Chief Justice of India.
a. CM
c. PM
b. MLA
d. President

PATENT RIGHTS:

1. The word patent is derived from __________ term.

a. Greek
c. French
b. Italian
d. Latin
2. The Letter patent means it is an __________.
a. Instrument
c. device.
b. product
d. machine
3. The meaning of the patentee is __________ in Latin term
a. close patent
c. open patent
b. inventor
d. to open
4. The patent is a grant given by __________ to the owner of the invention.
a. Director
c. principal
b. controller
d. examiner
5. The statutory meaning of the patent is given in _______________.
a. The Trade Mark Act-1999
b. The Patent Act- 1970
c. Constitutional Law
d. Labour Law
6. The person to whom a patent is granted is called ___________.
a. Investor
c. licencee
b. Assignee
d. patentee.
7. The patentees exclusive _______________ over the invention is an
intellectual property right granted to him.
a. Licence right
c. mortgage right
b. Assignment right
d. proprietary right.

8. The patent law gives an exclusive right to the patent to gain ___________
out of his invention.
a. Commercial benefits
b. Personal benefits

c. reputation
d. all the above

9. The patent law induces the ___________ to invest capital in newlines of

production which may be profitable.
a. producer
c. manufacture
b. investor
d. seller
10. the new requirement for the patentable of the invention is _________
a. new
c. non-obvious
b. useful
d. inventive step
11. The invention must be non-obvious to the person possessed of an
__________ in the art.
a. Average skill
c. talented person
b. Excellent skill
d. extra ordinary person
12. Section ____ provides the inventions which are not patentable under the
Patent Act.
a. Section -6
c. section 9
b. Section 3&4
d. section 5
13. An invention relates to the manufacture of machines, articles or substance,
the applicant must apply for ________ patent
a. process
c. product
b. letter patent
d. property
14. The full disclosure of the patented invention to the _______ is mandatory.
a. Government
c. public
b. Controller
d. foreigner.

15. If the process is used for the production of commercially cheaper but quality
wise better, then the applicant can apply for _______
a. Process patent
c. product
b. letter patent
d. property
16. Example for process patent is _________.
a. machine
c. medicine and drugs
b. Device
d. clothes.

17. The term of ownership of process patent is _______.

a. 10 years
c. 20 years
b. 5-7 years
d. 15 years

18. Section _______ of the patent Act stipulates the person entitled to apply for
a patent .
a. Section -25
c. section 91
b. Section 65
d. section -6
19. ______ of any deceased person, who immediately before his death was
entitled to make an application for the grant of a patent.
a. Co-owner
c. legal representative
b. licencee
d. assignee
20. for applying the application for the grant of patent , form _______ is used
a. form -2
c. form -1
c. form -3
d. form -4
21. section ______ provides that only one application can be made for invention
a. Section -8
b. Section 6

c. section 9
d. section -7(1)

22. Section 7(1A) provides for application for international patent under
______..
a. Paris convention
c. TRIPS
b. WIPO
d. PCT
23. FORM ______ is taken for applying the grant of patent by the foreign
applicant .
a. form -2
c. form -1
d. form -3
d. form -4
24. section _____ provides he applicant to file a provisional application and
complete specification
a. Section -81
b. Section 62

c. section 91
d. section -9

25. A complete specification shall be filed within a _______ months from the
date of filing the application .
a. 10 months
c. 12 months
b. 15 months
d. 12-15 months
26. A provisional specification means it contain only ______ description
a. Synopsis
c. general description
b. Full description
d. incomplete
27. The description of patent is called ______.
a. Assignment
c. infringement
b. licence
d. specification
28. the purpose of provisional specification is to get ___________
a. patent
c. lapse of patent
b. disclose the invention to govt
d. priority date
29. the specification must always ends with __________
a. title
c. drawing
b. abstract
d. claims

30. the specification always begins with ______

a. title
c. drawing
b. abstract
d. claims
31. the claim refers to the additional features of the invention is called ________
a. main claim
c. subordinate claim
b. omnibus claim
d. counter claim
32. the claim relates to any arrangement substantially as described and as shown
in the drawing is called _______
a. main claim
b. omnibus claim

c. subordinate claim
d. counter claim

33. the applicant must request the controller to publish his patent application
before the expiry of _____ period
a. 10 months
c. 12 months
b. 15 months
d. 18 months
34. Section________ provides the publication of the patent application by the
controller.
a. Section -81
c. Section 62

c. section 91
d. section -11A

35. the applicant has to make a request for the appointment of the examiner
within _______ from the date of filing till the examination of the patent
application.
a. 18 months
c.10 month
b. 12 month
d. 48 months
c.

36. The examiner will make the report of the examination of patent application
and sent it to the controller within ___________from the date of such
reference.
a. 18 months
c.10 month
b. 12 month
d. 48 months
37. the applicant has to amend the patent application within _______ from the
date of the notice given by the examiner
a. 18-20 months
c.10-12 month
b. 12-15 month
d. 15-18 months
38. The controller will publish the patent application in _________.
a. Patent journal
c.book
b. magazine
d. TV channel
39. the patent application which is published by the controller in the patent
journal shall be open to public till __________.
a. 18 months
c.10 month
b. 12 month
d. 4 months
40. Form ______ is filed for the opposition for the grant of patent.
b. form -2
c. form -7
e. form -3
d. form -4
41. the person interested may give notice of opposition to the controller after the
grant of the patent but before the expiry of ______ years from the date of
grant of patent.
a. 1 year
c. 20 years
b. 5 years
d. 15 years
42. The term of the patent shall be ______ years.
a. 10 years
c. 20 years
b. 5-7 years
d. 15 years

43. If there are more than one owner of the patent, they are called as ________.
a. Co-owner
c. licencee
b. Assignee
d. patentee.
44. Section 63 of the Act provides that the patentee has the right to _____ his
patent .
a. mortagage
c. licence
b. Assign
d. surrender.
45. If any improvement or modification is made to the main invention, then the
patentee will have the right to get _______ patent
a. Extra patent
c. process patent
b. Product patent
d. additional patent
46. If the patent is lost or damaged , the patentee can get _____ patent .
a. additional patent
c. process patent
b. Product patent
d. duplicate patent
47. If the inventor is not using his invention for 3 years, then the controller will
grant _____ to those interested in the patent
a. mortagage
c. licence of right
b. Assign
d. compulsory licence.
48. Patents related to food, medicine and drugs they were deemed to be
endorsed with the words _____ after the expiry of 3 years from the date of
sealing.
a. Voluntary licence
c. compulsory licence
b. Assign
d. licence of right
49. The duty of the patentee is to furnish the information to the controller or else
he is liable to pay penalty upto______
a. 20 lakh
c. 1 lakh
b. 10 lakh
d. 1 crore

50. The transfer of all the rights or interest by the patentee to the other person is
called _____.
a. mortagage
c. licence
b. Assignment
d. specification

51. The person in whose favour a right has been assigned is called _____
a. mortagagee
c. licencee
b. Assignee
d. patentee
52. The person who assigns the right is called _________.
a. mortagagor
c. licencor
b. Assignor
d. patentee
53. An assignment of an existing patent through an ______ which has been duly
registered is called legal assignment .
a. agreement
b. letter

c. document
d. sale deed

54. a ______ has the right to have his name entered in the register of the patent
as a owner or proprietor
a. mortagagee
c. licencee
b. legal Assignee
d. patentee
55. a patentee agrees to give another person certain defined right through any
document such as letter with an immediate effect is called ________.
a. mortagage
c. compulsory licence
b. equitable Assignment
d. legal Assignment
56. an ______ cannot have his name entered in the register as the owner or
proprietor of the patent in assignment
a. mortagagee
c. voluntary licencee
b. legal Assignee
d. equitable assignee

57. a person in whose favour a mortgage is made is called ________.

a. patentee
c. licencee
b. Assignee
d. mortgagee
58. A patentee can transfer a right by __________a permitting a licence to
exploit the invention
a. Sale agreement
b. Assignment agreement

c. licence agreeement
d. mortgage agreement

59. All the terms and conditions of the assignment and licence agreement shall
be imposed by _________.
a. patentee
c. licencee
b. Assignee
d. mortgagee
60. In __________, the controller or the govt will play an important role to
transfer the patent .
a. Voluntary licence
c. expresss licencee
b. Limited licence
d.statutory licence
61. Section ____ of the patent act provides the compulsory licence.
a. Section 91
c. Section-58
b. Section 54
d. Section-84
62. The compulsory licence will be granted by _____ to the person interested
apllied for the licence of patent
a. Government
c. public
b. Controller
d. patentee
63. The compulsory licence granted by the patentee to the licencee is _____
licence
a. Exclusive licence
c. limited
b. Non-exclusive
d. statutory
64. In compulsory licence, the right of the licensee is ______
a. Exclusive licence
c. assignable

b. Non-exclusive

d. non assignable

65. In case of semiconductor technology, the licence granted is to work the

invention for the public _________ use.
a. commercial
c. beneficial
b. non commercial
d. personal
66. the _____ empowers to impose the terms and condition in licence of right.
a. Government
b. Controller

c. public
d. patentee

67. An exclusive licence shall confers all ______ right on the licencee excluding
all other persons
a. Exclusive
c. limited
b. express
d. voluntary
68. a _____ licence imposes certain limitation on the right of the licencee
a. Exclusive
c. limited
b. express
d. statutory
69. an express licencee is the one in which the permission to use the patent is
given in __________.
a. written document
c. oral
b. letter
d. illegal document

70. section _____ provides that the patentee cant impose the restriction on the
licencee which are against to the public interest.
c. Section 114
c. Section-111
d. Section 204
d. Section-140
e.
71. the controller have the power of _______ while trying the suit .
a. criminal court
c. fast track court

b. labour court

d. civil court

72. section -88 of the patent gives the power of the controller to ___.
a. Grant compulsory licence
b. To amend the application
c. To adjourn the application of the compulsory licence
d. To refuse to deal with certain agents
73. Section 141 of the patent act empowers the controller to __________
a. To post date the application
b. To give direction to the co-owners
c. To call for information from patentees
d. To grant compulsory licence
74. An individual cannot turn around and deny his previous statement is
called_______
a. resjudicata
c. estoppel
b. infringement
d. injunction
75. a matter already judicially acted upon or decided between the two parties
cannot be reopened and readjudicated for same cause of action is called
_________.
a. Principle of estoppels
b. Principle of resjudicata
c. Doctrine of pith and marrow
d. None of the above
76. The may also order that the goods which are found to be infringing and
material shall be seized, forfeited or destroyed as the court deems fit is
called as _______
a. Interim order
b. Temporary injuction
c. Anton pillar order
d. Permanent injunction

77. An order of the court prohibiting some one from doing some specified act
or commanding someone to undo some wrong or injury is known as
________
a. Infringement
b. injunction
b. Assignment
d. licence
78. The order of the court which are in force for a specified period of time is
called _____
a. interim order
b. Temporary injuction
c. Anton pillar order
d. Permanent injunction
79. The principle upon which an interlocutory injunction may be granted in a
patent case are the same as in case under the provision of CPC______
a. Order XXIX Rule 1 & 2
b. Order XXXIX Rule 1 & 2
c. Order XXX Rule 1 & 2
d. Order XXIX Rule 3& 4
80. Revocation by the _____ on a petition by interested person or for failure to
comply with the requirement of the central govt to use the invention
a. High court
c. supreme court
b. District court
d. tribunal
81. ______ shall lay down that patent shall be cease to have effect if the renewal
fee is not paid
a. Section 60
c. Section-11
b. Section 20
d. Section-53(2)
c.
82. The patentee to renewal his patent shall within ____-- from the date of
expiry of the patent
a. 18 months
c. 15 months

b. 12 months

d. 20 months

83. The infringer has taken all the essential features claimed in the patent while
manufacturing an article is called _____
a. Indirect infringement
c. direct infringement
b. Temporary injunction
d. permanent injunction
84. The procedure followed in conducting a suit for infringement is governed
by provision of ______
a. CPC
b. CrPC
c. IPC
d. Constitutional law
85. The period of limitation for instituting a suit for infringement is ______
from the date of infringement
a. 10 years
c. 3years
b. 5-7 years
d. 12 years
86. The onus is on the ______ to establish infringement
a. Defendant
c. plaintiff
b. Lawyer
d. judges
87. The defendants can ______ for revocation of the patent in highcourt.
a. Main claim
c. counter claim
b. Subordinate claim
d. omnibus claim

QUESTION FROM CIE AND EXAM PAPERS

1.

2.

3.

In 1266, ________ law came into force for the first time for the protection
of trademark
a. Bakers law
c. Trade Mark Act
b. Venetian law
d. 39 countries
In 1876, _______ was the first to register the alcoholic product as
trademark.
a. UK
c. India
b. USA
d. German
The function of trademark is _______.
a. It identifies the product and its origin
b. it guarantees and advertise the product
c. both a and b
d. none of the above

4.

The trademark may include ______.

a. shape of the goods
c. packing
b. combination of colour
d. all of them

5.

A _______ application can be made for series of trademark

a. single
c. double
b. triplicate
d. different

6.

There are ______ number of classification of goods and services in

trademark
a.42
c. 8
b. 34
d. 39

7.

The trademark shall not be registered if it is _________

a. well known
c. causing confusion to public
b. prior use
d. all the above

8.

The trademark act came into force on _______

a. 15th sept 2003
c. 15th sept 2009
b. 15th sept 2013
d. 15th sept 1999

9.

10

Intellectual property appellate board members were appointed by the

________
a. president with consultation of CJ
c. President
b. PM
d. CM with consultation of Governor
The head office of trademark registry is at____________
a. Kolkata
c. Ahmadabad
b. Mumbai
d. Delhi

11. _________ are members to the Eurasian Patent Convention

a. 10 countries
c. 30 countries
b. 9 countries
d. 39 countries
12. The TRIPS agreement was concluded on ___________.
a. April 15, 1995
c. April 15, 1994
b. April 25, 1996
d. April 25, 1998
13. The UPOV has _______ number of Articles in the convention.
a. 40
c. 45
b. 48
d. 50
14. In England, ________ rewarded the Letter Patent to his political creditors.
a. James I
c. Elizabeth I
b. Charles I
d. Edward I
15. The patent Act- 1970 was passed with the report of the _________
committee.
a. Justice Bakshi Tek Chand Report-1950
b. Justice Rajagopal Ayyangars Report-1959
c. Both a &b
d. None of the above
16. A Venetian Law of 1474 granted the patented for a period of ______ years.
a. 14 years
c. 10 years
b. 18 years
d. 20 years

17. Under US Patent Act, the Design patent is granted for a period of
_________ years
a. 20 years
c. 10 years
b. 17 years
d. 14 years
18. Indian Patent shall be granted for that invention which has _________.
a. Related to atomic energy
c. plant or agriculture method
b. Discovery of any product `
d. inventive steps
19. The head office of the patent is at ___________
a. New Delhi
c. Chennai
b. Kolkata
d. Mumbai
20. Patent cant be transferred by ________
a. Assignment
c. licence
b. Request
d. mortgage

21. _______ was the first

a. Textile Design
b. Carpets

Design protected in U.K.

c. Umbrellas
d. Jewellery

22. There are _______ classification of goods under Design Act-1911

a. 31
c. 99
b. 14
d. 34
23. The maximum period of ownership of Design is ________ years.
a. 10
c. 15
b. 20
d. 7
24. ______ Copies of Layout Design shall be attached with the application for
getting registration.
a. 4
c. 2
b. 10
d. 3
25. The Appellate Board deemed to be a ________ for all the purpose of Section
-195 and Chapter XXVI of Cr.P.C
a. Civil Court
c. Criminal Court
b. Fast Track Court
d. Tribunal

26. Under the Limitation Act-1963, the period of limitation for filing a suit for
infringement of a trademark is ______ years from the date of infringement.
a. 2
c. 5
b. 3
d. 4
27. In ______ injunction, the court has the power to freeze defendants assets.
a. Interlocutory
c. Mareva
b. Perpetual
d. Interim
28. The members in the Appellate Board shall be appointed by the _______
after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
a. Chief Ministers
c. Prime Minister
b. MLA `
d. President
29. Trademark Law Treaty was adopted at _______ on October 27,1994
a. Stockholm
c. Paris
b. Geneva
d. USA
30. There are ______ classification of goods and service under Nice Agreement.
a. 34&11
c. 35&10
b. 34&8
d. 35&8

31. Intellectual property right is a _________ property.

a. Tangible
c. Corporeal
b. Intangible
d. Incorporeal and intangible
32. An intellectual property right doesnt refer to _____________.
a. Skill
c. Efforts & labour
b. Acting
d. Ideas
33. The TRIPS agreement was concluded in the _________ round.
a. Markkesk
c. Uruguay
b. Qatar
d. Stockholm
34. The WIPO was concluded in the Stockholm on __________.
a. 14th July- 1967
c. 20th March- 1967
b. 15th July- 1968
d. 25th March -2000

35. The Paris Convention contains __________ Articles.

a. 20
c. 10
b. 30
d. 05
36. Example for Process Patent is ________.
a. Machine
c. Device
b. Medicine
d. Model
37. A specification shall always ends with a _________.
a. Title
c. Best Method
b. Abstract
d. Claims
38. If the inventor is not using his invention for 3 years, then controller will
grant ______ to those person who is interested in the patented invention.
a. Exclusive licence
c. Compulsory licence
b. Voluntary licence `
d. Licence of right
39. An individual cannot turn around and deny his previous statement is
called________.
a. Resjudicata
c. Infringement
b. Estoppel
d. Specification
40. ________ Injunction is granted at the termination of the trial.
a. Permanent
c. Interim
b. Temporary
d. Interlocutory

41. The definition of the trademark is given under section

_______ of the Trade Mark Act-1999
a. section 2(b)
c. section 2(z)
b. section 2(zb)
d. section 2(bz)

42. The mark includes _______.

a. device
b. signature

c. heading
d. all the above

43.The functions of the trademark are _________.

a. identifies the product
c. advertise the product
b. guarantees the quality
d. all the above.
44. The example for letter mark is ________
a. IBM
c. B.M.W.
b. Tata Nike
d. adidas
45. A __________ is a visual depiction of a manufacture or a
company and gives an identity to trademark.
a. logo
c. label
b. symbol
d. brand
46. The Act of 1999, deals with the Certification Trademarks in
Chapter______
a. XI
c. XII
b. IX
d. X
47. The certification mark is granted by the _______.
a. central government
c. controller/
registrar
b. state government
d. all the above
A collective mark belongs to an association of persons except a
________.
a. partnership firm
c. industries
b. legal firm
d. company
48. For the purpose of registration of Design, goods are classified in the manner
specified in the __________ schedule to the 2000 Act.
a. Third
c. Second
b. First
d. Fourth
49. The proprietor of the new and original design must be _________.
a. The creator of the design
b. Any other person who acquire the right to apply the design to any article
c. Mortgagee
d. Both a & b

50. The registration of a design excludes the entire person from using the design
including____________.
a. Government
c. High court
b. Alien
d. Foreigner.
51. When the layout design application is accepted for registration, the
controller will advertise in the official journal within ________ days.
a. 10 days
c. 3 months
b. 14 days
d. 12 months
52. _________ Copies of the layout design shall be attached with the application
for its registration. .
a. 1
c. 3
b. 2
d. 4
53. For _________ Agreement, India is not a member.
a. Hague
c. Madrid
b. Locarno
d. all the above
54. _________ Act repealed the Trade and Merchandise Mark Act
a. The Trademark Act-1940
b. Patent, Design and Trademark Act-1883
c. Trade Mark Act-1999
d. Trademark Act-1905
55. _______ was the first country to register the trademark for alcoholic
beverages.
a. UK
c. USA
b. India
d. China
56. _________ defence cannot be pleaded by the defendant under Trademark
Act
a. Honest adoption
b. Innocent infringement
c. Both a & b
d. None of the above

57. To become a Vice Chairman in Appellate Board, he has a member of Indian

Legal Service for at least ______ years.
a. 3
c. 5
b. 7
d. 2

58. Berne convention protects the anonymous and pseudonymous work for
________ years.
c. 50
c. 60
d. 20
d. 10
59. Universal copyright convention -1952 revised in _____ at Paris.
e. 1970
c. 1971
f. 1972
d. 1973
60. The applicant for copyright registration should attached ______ number of
copies of their original work.
c. 1
c. 2
d. 3
d. 4
61. The opponent party can oppose the application for the registration of the
copyright within ________.
c. 30 days
c. 3 months
d. 14 days
d. 12 months
62. The assignment is valid only when it is signed by _________ or by his
agent.
c. assignee
c. Controller
d. assignor
d. Government

63. Musical work shall be infringed when_______.

c. All the bars of the musical note are copied
d. Any remix version of popular music
e. Lyrics of the music is copied
f. Singing the same song in different language.

64. The court where the criminal proceedings of the copyright are to be initiated
in ______.
e. Directly in High court
f. Directly in Supreme court
g. Appellate board
h. Magistrate of First Class.
65. The function of the copyright board is ______.
a. To settle the disputes arising out of assignment
b. To grant compulsory licence
c. Grant compulsory licence to translate literary and dramatic work.
d. All the above.
66. The moral right of the copyright owner is ________.
e. The right to publication
f. Right to claim authorship
g. The right to integrity
h. All the above
67. The term of the chairman in the copyright board is either for 5 years or
_______ years
c. 62
c. 65
d. 58
d. 60
68. An intellectual property right is an _________ property.
e. Tangible
c. Tangible and corporeal
f. Intangible
d. Intangible and incorporeal
69. The main objective of the IPR are________.
g. Encourage scientific research
h. Financial incentives
i. Economic growth & Morality
j. All the above
70. A Venetian Law of 1474 granted the right to inventors of new arts and
machines for ________ years.
e. 10 years
c. 15 years
f. 20 years
d. 5 years.

71. __________granted the monopoly right to the true and first inventor.
e. The Statutes of Monopolies -1624
f. Patent and Design Act-1888
g. A Venetian Law of 1474
h. Patent and Design Act- 1911
72. A person has to get his name registered as Patent Agent by making an
application in ____ at the Patent Office.
e. Form -27
c. Form-23
f. Form -22
d. Form -3
73. The onus is on the ________ to establish infringement.
g. Defendant
c. Petitioner
h. Plaintiff
d. Respondent
74. Section -88 of the patent gives the power of the controller to _________-.
i. Grant compulsory licence
j. To amend the application
k. To adjourn the application for compulsory licence
l. To refuse to deal with certain agents
75. A document transferring the rights to the other person with a view to secure
the payment of the specified sum of the money is called__________.
c. Assignment
c. Licence
d. Patent
d. Mortgage
76. Chapter VI of the ______ deals with opposition proceedings.
i. The Patent Rule-2003
j. The Patent (Amendment) Act-2005
k. The Patent Act-1970
l. The Patent (Amendment) Act-2002
77. The purpose of the provisional specification is to get _______.
e. Patent
f. To disclose the patent to the controller
g. Priority date
h. Lapse of the patent

MODEL PAPER QUESTIONS:

I

The TRIPS Agreement was revised in _____________.

a. Stockholm
c. Russia
b. Geneva
d. Paris

II

India is a member to the ___________ agreement.

a. WIPO
c. TRIPS
b. WTO
d. all the above

III

India is not a member to ____________ agreement.

a. Trade mark law treaty
c. Lisbon agreement
b.Nice agreement
d. all the above

IV

Berne convention came into force on _________.

a.5th December 1887
c. 10th Jan 1987
b.8th October 1997
d. 20th September 2000

Patent law treaty member countries are____________.

a.European
c. WIPO & Paris
b.USSR
d.UK

VI

The branch office of patent is not located at __________.

a. New Delhi
c. Allahabad
b. Mumbai
d. Chennai

VII

The technical description of a patent is called __________.

a. Detail
c. EMR
b. specification
d. Design

VIII

__________ maintain the legal documents of legal disputes

in patent office.
a. registrar
c. examiner
b. central government
d. chairman in Appellate

board
IX

The patent is a _______ right.

a. Territorial
c. apply to whole world
b.regional
d. none of the above

The exclusive right of the patentee is to _________ .

a.use
c. sell
b. make
d. all the above

XI

Literary work includes________

a.computer programs
c. computer databases
b.tables
d. all of them

XII

UCC stands for___________

a. Universal copyright convention
b. United copyright convention
c. United copyright centre
d. Universal copyright centre

XIII

Which of the following is not a subject matter of copyright

a. musical work
c. artistic work
b. an idea
d. sound recording

XIV The number of days given for public to raise any objection
regarding the documents submitted for copyright registration
are____
a. 18 days
c.30 days
b. 20 days
d. 21 days
XV

The copyright office is located at __________.

a. chennai
c. new delhi
b. mumbai
d. kolkata.

XVI

The most sensitive of all IPRs

a. trademark
c. both of them
b. copyright
d. none of them

XVII

The appellate board has the power equivalent to __________

a. civil court
c. Supreme court
b. High court
d. none of them

XVIII The chairman of the appellate board is appointed by

a. PM
c. President of India
b. CM
d. Chief justice of India
XIX

_________ has applied for the first sound mark registration

in India
a. Yahoo Inc
c. Docomo ringtone
b. Nokia ringtone
d. none of them

XX

The essential feature of trademark is____________

a. Distinctive word
c. suggest the quality
b.inventive word
d. all the above

XXI

The design which is not registrable are___________.

a.a mere mechanical device
c.cartoons
b. trade or property mark
d. all the above

XXII

Under Locarno claasification there are ___________ number

of classes and sub classes
a.32&219
c. 10 &100
b.21 &120
d. 28& 200

XXIII Under TRIPS agreement the minimum protection for design

is granted for _________
a.10 years
c. 20 years
b.15 years
d. 30 years

XXIV

A penalty for falsely representing an IC layout design as

registered will incur imprisonment upto _________.
a.3 years
d. 1 year
b.2 years
d. 6 months

XXV

Along with the application _______ sets of IC layout design

has to be attached with it.
a. 2
c.1
b.4
d. 3

Which of the following treaty deals with protection of literary

and artistic work
a. Berne
c. Washington
b. Paris
d. Rome

II

which of the treaty deals with protection of performers,

producers of phonograms and broadcasting organization
a. Berne
c. Washington
b. Paris
d. Rome

III

WTO came into being on ____________

a.1995
c. 1986
b.1998
d. 1980

IV

The abbreviation of TRIPS is____________.

a.Trade Related Aspects Of IPR
b.Trade Related Industrial Propery
c. Trade And Tariff Act
d. World Trade Organisation

Which of the following agreements covers intellectual

property right under WTO.
a.TRIPS
c. GATS

b.GATT

d.none of the above

VI

Which of the following treaty deals with protection of

Industrial property
a. Berne
c. Washington
b. Paris
d. Rome

VII

The Act of VI of 1856 was passed to ____________

a. control the Indian market by Britisher
b. under the private market
c compete with Indian market
d.none of the above

VIII

The person who can file the application for registration of

patent is________.
a. inventor
c. licencee
b. assignee
d.all the above

IX

All the terms and condition shall be imposed by _________

in voluntary licence agreement.
a.patentee
c. licencee
b.assignee
d. controller

The ground to oppose the application by injured person is

______ .
a.wrongfully obtained
c. claims made is obvious
b. publicly known
d. all the above

XI

In 1876, ________ was the first country to register the

trademark for alcoholic beverages.
a. UK
c. India
b. USA
d. China

XII

The patent granted in India is applicable

a. all over the world
c. India and china
b. India only
d. India and USA

XIII

In case of opposition hearing for grant of patent, whose

decision is final
a. controller
c. patent examiner
b. deputy controller
d.director

XIV Register of patent is maintain by ____________

a.controller
c.attorney
b. patent agent
d.plaintiff
XV

A trademark includes________
a. heading
c. name
b. signature
d. All the above.

XVI

The registration of trademark shall be made in ______ no of

states in india
a. 5
c. 2
b. 10
d. 1

XVII

The head office of trademark registry is in _________

a.kolkata
c. chennai
b. delhi
d. Mumbai

XVIII The appellate boards headquarter is in ________

a.kolkata
c. chennai
b. delhi
d. Mumbai
XIX

________ will renewal the trade mark after the expire of

ownership
a. controller or registrar c. patent examiner

b. deputy controller

d.director

XX

_____________ was the original Act governing trademark in

India
a.trade and merchandise mark act
b. trademark act-1999
c. trademark act -1905
d. trademark act -1940

XXI

The design shall include

a. configuration
b.pattern

c. ornamentation
d. all the above

_________is controller of design .

a.chairman
b chief justice
c. president
d. controller general of patent design and trademark
XXIII The design shall not include_______
a. trademark
c. artistic work
b.property mark
d.all theabove
XXII

XXIV If the applicant request is rejected by appellant board the he

can go for appeal to _______
a.high court
c. district court
b.supreme court
d. munsif court
XXV

The members in the Appellate Board shall be appointed by

the consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
a.CM
c. PM
b.MLA
d. President