B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 10 Intellectual Property Rights II 2014 Dec Question Paper - KSLU

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 What is Copyright ? Explain in brief Assignment and Licensing of copyright.
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2. Q2 Explain the acts which do not constitute infringement of copyrights.
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3. Q3 Define Bio-diversity. Explain the aims and objectives of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
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4. Q4 What is a design ? Explain the conditions and the procedure observed in the registration of designs.
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5. Q5 Discuss the rights recognised for the farmer, plant breeder, researcher and community under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer's Right Act, 2001.
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6. Q6 Trace the differences between Design, Trade mark, Copyright and Patent.
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7. Q7 Narrate the important features of Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) 1961.
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Write short notes on any two of the following :

1. Q8 (a) National Gene Fund
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2. Q8 (b) Berne Convention
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3. Q8 (c) Plant varieties and Farmer's Rights Authority.
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Solve any two of the following problems :

1. Q9 (a) A Book is published in America by a publisher there. An Indian visitor to that country gets a copy of the book, makes further copies and floods the Indian market with such copies of the said book. Is this amounts infringement of copyright ? Decide.
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2. Q9 (b) 'A' the author and producer of a play "Hum Hindustani", narrated the idea of filming the play to 'B'. 'B' made a picture 'New Delhi' based on the said play (i) Is the film "New Delhi" is an infringement of the play "Hum Hindustani" ? (ii) Whether 'A' can bring an action for infringement. Decide
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3. Q9 (c) A and B produced a similar design and communicated the fact of such design to the other. Who can claim authorship of the design ?
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