IPR & P OBJECTIVE BITS FOR PREPARATION

1 : Where is the headquarters of USPTO located?

1. Detroit, Michigan
2. Denver, Colorado
3. Dallas, Texas
4. Alexandria, Virginia

ANSWER
Alexandria, Virginia

Question 2 : Indian National IPR Policy came out in the year

1. 2016
2. 2000
3. 2001
4. 1970

ANSWER
2016

Question 3 : Patil Jewellers is a bad trademark. Reason is.......

1. Common Names, Names of community and name of person should be avoided

2. Jewellery business must not have a trademark
3. Nature of business should not be a part of trademark
4. It is already taken by someone

ANSWER
Common Names, Names of community and name of person should be avoided

Question 4 : Which of the following is not a category of copyright work

1. Literary works
2. Furniture
3. Sculpture
4. Musical work

ANSWER
Furniture

Question 5 : Patent can be infringed

1. Directly only
2. In-directly only
 3. directly as well as indirectly
4. Exclusively

ANSWER
directly as well as indirectly

Question 6 : Duration of patent is

1. 20 years from the date of application

2. 20 years from the date of publication
3. 20 years from the date of grant
4. 20 years from the date of examination

ANSWER
20 years from the date of application

Question 7 : An application for a patent shall ordinarily be published after

1. 12 months
2. 18 months
3. 24 months
4. 36 months

ANSWER
18 months

Question 8 : Which court has the jurisdiction to entertain a trademark infringement suit?

1. High Court
2. special court
3. supreme court
4. labour court

ANSWER
High Court

Question 9 : Defensive protection in traditional knowledge aims to _______________

1. encourage people outside the community from acquiring intellectual property rights
over traditional knowledge
2. stop people outside the community from acquiring intellectual property rights over
traditional knowledge
3. Hide IP
4. stop people withinthe community from acquiring intellectual property rights over
traditional knowledge
 ANSWER
stop people outside the community from acquiring intellectual property rights over traditional
knowledge

Question 10 : The publication of a patent application shall be available

1. Official Journal of the Patent office

2. Official Gazette of the Government of India
3. Website of the Press Information Bureau
4. National Newspapers on every Tuesday

ANSWER
Official Journal of the Patent office

Question 11 : A party may seek a compulsory license, after _______of the grant of a patent.

1. 2 years
2. 3 years
3. 4 years
4. 5 years

ANSWER
3 years

Question 12 : Upon obtaining a provisional patent, the inventor/inventors may use _____ tag
when they try to find the commercial potential of their new design/process.

1. Patent completed
2. Patent resume
3. Patent pending
4. Patent submitted

ANSWER
Patent pending

Question 13 : Discovery of a new galaxy is

1. a patentable subject matter

2. non-patentable under section 3(a) of Indian Patent Act 1970
3. non-patentable under section 3(b) of Indian Patent Act 1970
4. non-patentable under section 3(c) of Indian Patent Act 1970

ANSWER
non-patentable under section 3(c) of Indian Patent Act 1970
Question 14 : Biological Diversity means ___________

1. Biological Destruction
2. the similiarity among living organisms from all sources and the ecological complexes
3. the variability among living organisms from all sources and the ecological complexes
4. Biological Disturbance

ANSWER
the variability among living organisms from all sources and the ecological complexes

Question 15 : How many types of compulsory licenses are provided for under the Indian
patent Act?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

ANSWER
4

Question 16 : A patent protects the .......... aspects of a product.

1. design
2. commercial
3. non-functional
4. functional

ANSWER
functional

Question 17 : what is the problem for the incumbent manufacturers in many industries?

1. they may not own the intellectual property (IP) that new digital technologies are built
upon
2. they may own the intellectual property (IP) that new digital technologies are built
upon
3. world is changing slow
4. Internet

ANSWER
they may not own the intellectual property (IP) that new digital technologies are built upon

Question 18 : Local and indigenous communities are using traditional knowledge for ______

1. Agriculture and food storage

 2. sturucture
3. construction
4. destruction

ANSWER
Agriculture and food storage

Question 19 : As per____ a work created by an individual represents their specific character

as an individual, natural rights demands that we accept the resulting development as its
creator's exclusive property.

1. Personality Theory
2. Labour Theory
3. Natural theory
4. Social Contract Theory

ANSWER
Natural theory

Question 20 : What is genomics?

1. Genomics is the study of the only part of the genetic or epigenetic sequence
information of organisms
2. Genomics is the study of the economics and genetis
3. Genomics is the study of information
4. Genomics is the study of knowledge

ANSWER
Genomics is the study of the only part of the genetic or epigenetic sequence information of
organisms

Question 21 : WIPO is situated at..

1. London
2. New York
3. Geneva
4. Doha

ANSWER
Geneva

Question 22 : Patent is not granted

1. new technical solution to a problem

2. process
3. product
 4. for an idea or principle

ANSWER
for an idea or principle

Question 23 : Design patents may be granted to whom in US Scenario?

1. anyone who uses design

2. anyone who replicates useful process or machine
3. anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of
manufacture
4. anyone who replicates a ornamental design

ANSWER
anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture

Question 24 : Opposition Board consists of

1. 4 members
2. 3 members
3. 5 members
4. 7 members

ANSWER
3 members

Question 25 : A patent is ____________granted by a country to the owner of an invention to

make, use, manufacture and market the invention, provided the invention satisfies certain
conditions stipulated in the law.

1. exclusive right
2. Inclusive right
3. Both a and b
4. tangible property

ANSWER
exclusive right

Question 26 : Is Indian Patent Act 1970 applicable to Ladakh Union Territory?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Jammu and Kashmir has an independent Patent Act
4. Ladakh Union Territory has an independent act

ANSWER
No

Question 27 : A National Phase Application may be filed in India because India is a member
of the

1. WHO
2. UNICEF
3. PCT
4. NASA

ANSWER
PCT

Question 28 : The appropriate court by institution of a suit for infringement of patent is:

1. The District Court

2. The High Court
3. IPAB
4. A or B

ANSWER
A or B

Question 29 : Trademark confers......rights to use the mark

1. no
2. certain
3. exclusive
4. limited

ANSWER
exclusive

Question 30 : Claims are needed to be filled in

1. Form 1
2. Form 2
3. Form 3
4. Form 15

ANSWER
Form 2

31 : What is the territorial jurisdiction of the Patents Act, 1970?

1. It extends to whole of India except for the State of Jammu & Kashmir
 2. It extends to whole of India
3. It extends to whole of India except for the Union Territories and State of Jammu &
Kashmir.
4. It extends to whole of India and members of the World Intellectual Property
Organization

ANSWER
It extends to whole of India

Question 32 : ...................., in relation to an invention, means that the invention is capable of

being made or used in an industry

1. patent
2. capable of industrial application
3. exclusive licence
4. international applicant

ANSWER
capable of industrial application

Question 33 : Which Form can be used for requesting early publication of a patent?

1. Form 2
2. Form 1 and 2
3. Form 9
4. Form 5

ANSWER
Form 1 and 2

Question 34 : What is the concerns regarding genomics?

1. the appropriateness of intellectual property (IP)

2. access to IP
3. Technical
4. Regional

ANSWER
the appropriateness of intellectual property (IP)

Question 35 : What is the territorial jurisdiction of the Patents Act, 1970?

1. It extends to whole of India except for the State of Jammu & Kashmir
2. It extends to whole of India
3. It extends to whole of India except for the Union Territories and State of Jammu &
Kashmir.
 4. It extends to whole of India and members of the World

ANSWER
It extends to whole of India

Question 36 : What are types of patents in Australian Scenario?

1. standard patent and innovation patent.

2. Product and process patent
3. instruction patent
4. composition patent

ANSWER
standard patent and innovation patent.

Question 37 : Patent rights with respect to any invention are created only upon___ of the
patent by the Patent Office following the procedure established by the Patents Act and the
Rules

1. grant
2. delivery
3. licence
4. establishment

ANSWER
grant

Question 38 : The ____ builds on the interest of society in works of intellectual property,
holding that legal protection for intellectual works serves as an incentive to produce more
intellectual works that will ultimately benefit society

1. Reward theory
2. Incentive theory
3. Prospect theory
4. Economic theory

ANSWER
Incentive theory

Question 39 : Patent application contains_____

1. Form-1
2. Form-2
3. Form-1 and Form-2
4. Form-30
ANSWER
Form-1 and Form-2

Question 40 : Indian Patent system has

1. Pre-grant opposition only

2. Post-grant opposition only
3. both pre-grant and post-grant opposition
4. process opposition only

ANSWER
both pre-grant and post-grant opposition

Question 41 : A request for expedited examination can be filed in the following cases

1. If the applicant is a Startup

2. If the applicant is a Natural Person
3. In an international application, India has been elected as an International Preliminary
Examining Authority
4. both A and B

ANSWER
both A and B

Question 42 : Intellectual property law does incentivise .......

1. protection
2. security
3. innovation
4. rights

ANSWER
innovation

Question 43 : National patents are available in which European countries

1. all European countries

2. Some European countries
3. only in Switzerland
4. only in Liechtenstein

ANSWER
all European countries
Question 44 : Intellectual property rights are _____ over the use of his/her creation for a
certain period of time.

1. excessive rights
2. additional rights
3. exclusive right
4. security rights

ANSWER
exclusive right

Question 45 : Which of the following are remedies to breach of confidential information?

1. infringement
2. Permanent Injunction
3. Damages
4. Interim Injunction

ANSWER
infringement

Question 46 : An inventor was awarded a patent in U.K. on a method for selecting

transformed plants and has practiced the mentioned method only in U.K. Six months later,
another person who independently invented the same method in Australia wants to obtain a
patent in Australia. She:

1. could do it without major problems

2. would not be able to do it because the granted patent was published in the U.K.
3. would not be able to do it because the method is used in the U.K.
4. would not be able to do it because the method is used in the U.K and patent granted
was published in UK

ANSWER
would not be able to do it because the granted patent was published in the U.K.

Question 47 : Patent rights with respect to any invention are created only upon grant of the
patent by the Patent Office following the procedure established by the

1. Customs Act and the Rules

2. Patents Act and the Rules
3. Commercial Rules
4. Business Ethics

ANSWER
Patents Act and the Rules
Question 48 : The term trademark is defined under

1. Section 2(1)a
2. Section 2(1)j
3. Section 2(1)z
4. Section 2(1)zb

ANSWER
Section 2(1)zb

Question 49 : A compulsory licence can be granted for ....

1. Designs Confidential Information

2. Patent and Copyright
3. Trademark
4. Geographical Indication

ANSWER
Patent and Copyright

Question 50 : Under the protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001, _____
have rights to protect the new variety of plant/crop either in person or through any of the
designates.

1. Consumers
2. Clients
3. Plant breeders
4. Customers

ANSWER
Plant breeders

Question 51 : The term ‘Intellectual Property Rights’ covers

1. only the design

2. only the logo
3. only the equipment
4. design,logo and equipment

ANSWER
design,logo and equipment

Question 52 : IP elevates the development of

1. the nation
2. a section of the society only
 3. family growth only
4. only self growtrh

ANSWER
the nation

Question 53 : Infringement can be classified as -

1. primary and secondary infringement

2. first and second infringement
3. punishable and non-punishable infringement
4. new and old infringement

ANSWER
primary and secondary infringement

Question 54 : A policy (or policies) behind the patent system is:

1. to encourage an inventor to disclose an invention by granting exclusive rights over the

invention to the inventor.
2. to not benefit the public by limiting the scope and term of the exclusive rights granted
to an inventor.
3. to not benefit the public through encouraging innovation by publishing a full
disclosure of the technical details of the invention.
4. To benefit only the Owner of the patent

ANSWER
to encourage an inventor to disclose an invention by granting exclusive rights over the
invention to the inventor.

Question 55 : Which of the following is not an example of a literary work?

1. shopping list
2. a character from a storybook
3. a textbook
4. a bus timetable

ANSWER
a character from a storybook

Question 56 : WTO stands for...

1. world trade organisation

2. work trade organisation
3. world traffic organisation
4. work traffic organisation
ANSWER
world trade organisation

Question 57 : Which of the following remedies is not available for infringement?

1. Civil
2. Criminal
3. Administrative
4. personal law

ANSWER
personal law

Question 58 : Trade Marks Act, 1999 was administered by the

1. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry
2. Department of Education Ministry
3. Department of rural development Ministry
4. Department of Telecom

ANSWER
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Question 59 : If you file provisional specification, the complete specification is required to be

filed within :

1. 10 months
2. 12 months
3. 18 months
4. 24 months

ANSWER
12 months

Question 60 : Positive protection is the granting of rights that _________

1. empower communities to promote their traditional knowledge, control its uses and
benefit from its commercial exploitation
2. for non-comercial use
3. not to promote traditional knowledge
4. do not benefit from Traditional Knowledge

ANSWER
empower communities to promote their traditional knowledge, control its uses and benefit
from its commercial exploitation
n 61 : When did China became a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)?

1. 1978
2. 1979
3. 1980
4. 1982

ANSWER
1980

Question 62 : Which of the following options are correct? Statement 1: Infringement means
assignment of an intellectual property right. Statement 2: Infringement means trespass on an
intellectual property.

1. Statement 1 is true, 2 is false

2. Statement 1 is false, 2 is true
3. Statement 1 and 2 both are false
4. Statement 1 and 2 both are true

ANSWER
Statement 1 is false, 2 is true

Question 63 : Intellectual property is broadly divided into two categories

1. Private & Public

2. Authorised & unauthorized
3. Indian and Foreign
4. Patents & Copyrights

ANSWER
Patents & Copyrights

Question 64 : Which of the following is not one of the challenges in valuing IP?

1. patent pooling
2. Lack of information to identify benchmarks
3. shortage of valuation experts
4. Level of subjectivity and assumptions

ANSWER
patent pooling

Question 65 : Under the Treaty on Patent Cooperation, inventors may submit only ______
which is valid in one or all of the more than 120 countries that are members of this Treaty.
 1. two national application
2. two international application
3. one international application
4. one national application

ANSWER
one international application

Question 66 : Typically, transfer technology is done ___ protecting the IPR (i.e. patents and
copyrights).

1. before
2. after
3. never
4. anytime

ANSWER
after

Question 67 : E-commerce thing that needs to be considered with respect to IP is

1. traditional knowledge
2. data
3. logo
4. photos

ANSWER
data

Question 68 : Every application for a patent shall be for one invention only and shall be filed
in Form-1 at an appropriate office

1. One invention- one application

2. Up to four connected inventions are permissible
3. Multiple inventions can be clubbed in one application and special fees to be charged
for it
4. One major invention and one minor invention are permissible

ANSWER
One invention- one application

Question 69 : How much time does standard patent gives protection and control over an
invention for a non-pharmaceutical substances in Australian scenario?

1. up to 25
2. up to 20
 3. up to 30
4. up to 15

ANSWER
up to 20

Question 70 : Which of the following options are correct?Assertion: Patents protect

inventions. Reason: Intellectual property rights are descriptive of the character of the things
that it protects.

1. A is true but R is false

2. A is false but R is true
3. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
4. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

ANSWER
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Question 71 : The mandate relating to confidential information under TRIPS is provided

under

1. Article 40
2. Article 39
3. Article 30
4. Article 44

ANSWER
Article 40

Question 72 : Which of the following is not a rule for patentability in Japanese scenario?

1. Novelty
2. Inventive Step
3. Innovation
4. Industrial Applicability

ANSWER
Innovation

Question 73 : A design in India does not include

1. mode or principle of construction

2. features of shape
3. composition of lines or colours
4. shape of the object
ANSWER
mode or principle of construction

Question 74 : Multiple patents are filed over a period of time on improvements or

modifications, to extend the life of the patent

1. Patent Portfolio Management

2. Patent License
3. Patent Thicket
4. Patent Pool

ANSWER
Patent Portfolio Management

Question 75 : Which one is not related to trademarks

1. Paris Convention, 1883

2. Berne convention, 1886
3. Madrid Agreement, 1891
4. Madrid Protocol, 1989

ANSWER
Berne convention, 1886

Question 76 : Compulsory License for export under Indian Patents Act is for--

1. Pharmaceutical Products
2. Diagnostic kits required for their use
3. Medicinal Plants
4. Clinical Trial Data

ANSWER
Pharmaceutical Products

Question 77 : A new way to process milk so that the saturated fats are lowered in butter it is
covered under:

1. Patents
2. Copyrights
3. Trade mark
4. Industrial design

ANSWER
Patents
Question 78 : According to Indian Patent Act 1970, a patent can be filed by

1. a robot
2. a real person
3. a car
4. a computer

ANSWER
a real person

Question 79 : A patent gives the owner the right to:

1. make the invention

2. commercialise the invention
3. publish the results of tests using the invention
4. keep others from copying her invention

ANSWER
keep others from copying her invention

Question 80 : The patentability criteria as under TRIPS consists of

1. Originality, novelty, utility

2. Originality, utility, inventive step
3. Novelty, utility, inventive step
4. Novelty, originality, enforceability

ANSWER
Novelty, utility, inventive step

Question 81 : ...... means an application for a patent made by virtue of Section 135;

1. international application
2. convention application
3. exclusive licence
4. international application

ANSWER
convention application

Question 82 : .......... grants exclusivity for products that come out of creative labour.

1. Product laws
2. Property laws
3. Personal laws
4. Criminal laws
ANSWER
Product laws

Question 83 : What protects the intellectual property created by designers?

1. copyright
2. patents
3. registered designs
4. Trademarks

ANSWER
registered designs

Question 84 : Section ____ provides the inventions which are not patentable under the

1. section 6
2. section 9
3. section 10
4. section 3 and 4

ANSWER
section 3 and 4

Question 85 : What is included in biological resources?

1. genetic material of animal

2. human genetic material
3. softwares with Genetic algorithms
4. designs

ANSWER
genetic material of animal

Question 86 : Indian Design Act was enacted in the year

1. 1970
2. 2000
3. 1998
4. 1995

ANSWER
2000

Question 87 : What is the challenge faced by Intellectual Property?

 1. Biodiversity
2. Digital world
3. Internet
4. Product

ANSWER
Biodiversity

Question 88 : _____________can be interpreted stand-alone without associating with any

other claims.

1. Dependent claims
2. Independent claims
3. Mutually dependent claims
4. verbatim claim

ANSWER
Independent claims

Question 89 : Which one is the correct format for the claims part?

1. Preamble, transitional phrase, body

2. Preamble, body, transitional phrase
3. transitional phrase, body, preamble
4. transitional phrase, preamble ,body

ANSWER
Preamble, transitional phrase, body

Question 90 : A PCT publication is

1. always a granted patent

2. sometimes a granted patent
3. always a patent application
4. Revoked application

ANSWER
always a patent application

91 : Who can register Geographical Indication?

1. Company
2. Producers
3. Retailers
4. Shopkeepers

ANSWER
Producers

Question 92 : The sequence of events between Tg(Time of Grant) and Te (Time of Expiry)
happens at

1. The District Court only

2. The High Court only
3. IPAB only
4. The District court/High Court/IPAB

ANSWER
The District court/High Court/IPAB

Question 93 : Applicant has to obtain a ___ to file the application from the inventor

1. NOC
2. NDA
3. MoU
4. proof of right

ANSWER
proof of right

Question 94 : IPR is related to

1. Only business
2. Only academics
3. trade, industry and commerce
4. Only Industry

ANSWER
trade, industry and commerce

Question 95 : A patent application shall be filed on Form-1 alongside____, with the

prescribed fee

1. photo copies of proofs

2. photo copies of designs
3. Provisional / Complete Specification
4. photo copies of documents

ANSWER
Provisional / Complete Specification
Question 96 : On genetic resources intellectual property protection and the conservation of
biodiversity should be __________

1. undefined
2. not available
3. mutually unsupportive
4. mutually supportive

ANSWER
mutually supportive

Question 97 : In 1970 several inventors decided to simplify the process for protecting patents
worldwide by creating the .

1. MoU
2. NDA
3. NOC
4. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

ANSWER
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

Question 98 : what is advantage of large volumes of data accumulated within companies?

1. No value
2. Increasing value
3. decreasing value
4. depreciating value

ANSWER
Increasing value

Question 99 : Identify the wrong statement

1. Inventions relating to atomic energy not patentable

2. mathematical or business method or a computer programme per se or algorithms; not
patentable
3. seeds, varieties and species and essentially biological processes for production or
propagation of plants and animals not patentable
4. invention which in effect, is traditional knowledge or which is an aggregation or
duplication of known properties of traditionally known component or components are
patentable

ANSWER
invention which in effect, is traditional knowledge or which is an aggregation or duplication
of known properties of traditionally known component or components are patentable
Question 100 : Assertion: A doctor cannot pass the details regarding one patient to other
patient.

1. under a confidential obligation

2. under a professional obligation
3. under a professional obligation
4. under a personal obligation

ANSWER
under a confidential obligation