LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 6 Intellectual Property Laws Jun 2019 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

SECTION I - Q.1: Answer in two to three sentences each (20 Marks - 2 marks each)

1. Q1 What is Copyright?
2. Q2 What is provisional specification?
3. Q3 Who is an author?
4. Q4 Define the term "capable of industrial application".
5. Q5 Who can apply for a trademark registration?
6. Q6 What is an artistic work?
7. Q7 Explain the term Invention.
8. Q8 Explain "Government Work".
9. Q9 What is service under the Trademarks Act, 1999?
10. Q10 Define the term "collective mark".

SECTION II - Q.2: Write short notes on any four of the following (20 Marks)

1. Q11 Patents of addition.
2. Q12 Permitted Use.
3. Q13 Budapest Treaty.
4. Q14 Work in which Copyright subsists.
5. Q15 Significance of trademark registration.
6. Q16 Copyright Societies.

SECTION III - Q.3: Attempt any two with reasoned answers (12 Marks)

1. Q17 Venugopal is a manufacturer of tennis racquets and wants to use the name "Rocket" as his trademark. He applies for a trademark registration to the Registrar of Trademarks. (i) Will Venugopal succeed to register the name "Rocket" as a trademark for his goods? (ii) State and explain the provisions of the law involved.
2. Q18 Kamya Drugs make a herbal tea for cold and cough treatment using traditionally well-known actives. (i) Will they be able to get a patent for the herbal tea in India? (ii) What are the steps for filing a patent application in India?
3. Q19 A film producer makes a cinematographic adaptation of a book without consent of the author. (i) Is he permitted to do so under the Copyright Act, 1957? (ii) What is copyright infringement?

SECTION IV - Q.4: Answer any four of the following (48 Marks)

1. Q20 Which are the rights of Broadcasting Organizations and of Performers?
2. Q21 What is Passing Off? Distinguish between Infringement and Passing Off.
3. Q22 What is non-patentable subject matter?
4. Q23 Copyright is a bundle of rights. Elaborate.
5. Q24 Explain the procedure for registration of Trademarks.
6. Q25 Write a note on Opposition of patents.

Read from the scan above, so a character or two may differ. The scan is the original.