B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 10 Intellectual Property Rights II 2021 Sep Question Paper - KSLU

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1. Q1 (a) What are the qualifying elements to be in existence in a work for its copyright ability.
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2. Q1 (b) Compulsory licences in copyright.
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1. Q2 (a) What is copyright ? Explain the works in which copyright does not subsists.
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2. Q2 (b) A teacher used a copyright musical work for teaching music in college. He has not taken permission from the owner of the copyright. Has he infringed the copyright of the owner of the musical work ?
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1. Q3 (a) Explain the powers and functions of the National Biodiversity Authority.
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2. Q3 (b) Bio Piracy.
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1. Q4 (a) Explain the special features of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
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2. Q4 (b) Equitable sharing of benefit.
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1. Q5 (a) Discuss the procedure for registration of registrable plant varieties. What is the duration of registration ?
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2. Q5 (b) A person obtains compulsory licence regarding a registered plant variety, but the breeder fails to provide necessary seeds to the person who obtained the compulsory licence. Decide. Give reasons.
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1. Q6 (a) What are the powers and functions of protection of plant varieties and Farmers Rights Authority ?
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2. Q6 (b) Plant breeders Rights.
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1. Q7 (a) Define Design. State the requirements of registration of design.
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2. Q7 (b) An architect creates a certain design for multistoreyed building. Can the contractor who construct the Building claim copyright in designs ?
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1. Q8 (a) Discuss the salient features of Designs Act, 2000.
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2. Q8 (b) A textile manufacturer created a certain designs and he displayed them in the showroom. Can it be registered ?
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1. Q9 (a) Elucidate how Paris and Berne conventions have contributed for the International protection of IPR's.
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2. Q9 (b) Write a short note on TRIPS Agreement.
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1. Q10 (a) Discuss the salient features of the convention on Biological Diversity.
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2. Q10 (b) Paris Convention.
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