Intellectual Property Laws — AIBE Questions with Walkthroughs

AIBE XIII Q.10 Walkthrough

Intellectual Property Appellate Board is established under which Act:

a. The Copyright Act, 1957

b. The Patent Act, 1970

c. The Trademark Act, 1999 ✓

d. The Designs Act, 2000

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AIBE XIII Q.39 Walkthrough

Which is the subject matter of neighbouring rights protection-

a. Performance ✓

b. Dramatic work

c. Geographical indication

d. New varieties and plant

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AIBE XIV Q.9 Walkthrough

Which of the following is an infringement of a Registered Trade mark:

a. Use of a mark identical to the Trade mark in relation to goods without authorisation.

b. Advertising of that Trade mark such that the advertisement is against the reputation of the Trade Mark.

c. Use of that Trade Mark as a business name without authorisation.

d. All of the above. ✓

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AIBE XIV Q.25 Walkthrough

Which of the following is wrong in respect of the law of Copyright:

a. Copyright protects only the expression and not idea.

b. There is no copyright in respect of a fact.

c. There is no copyright in a government work. ✓

d. Copyright doesn’t require registration.

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AIBE XV Q.9 Walkthrough

Under the Patent Act which of the following are not patentable?

a. a method of agriculture or horticulture

b. a presentation of information

c. topography of integrated circuits

d. All of the above ✓

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AIBE XV Q.10 Walkthrough

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has replaced pre-existing:

a. GATT

b. BIRPI ✓

c. TPRM

d. PCT

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AIBE XVI Q.31 Walkthrough

The term ‘WIPO” stands for:

a. World Investment Policy Organization

b. World Intellectual Property Organization ✓

c. Wildlife Investigation and Policing Organization

d. World Institute for Prevention of Organized Crime

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AIBE XVII Q.99 Walkthrough

Who shall be the Registrar of Trade Mark for the purposes of Trade Marks Act, 1999

a. Controller-General of Patents, Design and Trade Marks ✓

b. Controller-General of Copyright Designs and Trade Marks

c. Director-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks

d. Director-General of Copyright, Designs and Trade Marks

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AIBE XVII Q.100 Walkthrough

Which one of the following is not a type’s of IPR?

a. Copyright

b. Patents

c. Designs

d. Historical Indications ✓

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AIBE XVIII Q.23 Walkthrough

Imagine an IPL team sets up a company to sell its own range of clothes. What type of intellectual property can the team use to show that the clothes are made by them?

a. Patents

b. Geographic Indications

c. Trademarks ✓

d. Registered designs

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AIBE XVIII Q.24 Walkthrough

How long do patents usually last for?

a. 10 years

b. 20 years ✓

c. 25 years

d. 50 years

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AIBE XIX Q.99 Walkthrough

Soham created an app called "FitLife" with registered trademark and copyrighted source code. A competing app "LyfWell" has similar logo and features. Under trademark law, can Soham claim infringement for the use of a similar name and logo?

a. Yes, if he can prove that the names are confusingly similar ✓

b. No, because the competing app has a different name and logo

c. Yes, but only if the competitor is a small business

d. No, trademark infringement can only occur if there is identical copying

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AIBE XIX Q.100 Walkthrough

What is the duration of copyright protection for literary works in India?

a. 50 years from the creation of the work

b. 60 years from the date of publication

c. Lifetime of the author plus 60 years ✓

d. 10 years from the date of first sale

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AIBE X Q.42 Walkthrough

Which is not included within the meaning of artistic work under Copyright Act?

a. Drawing

b. Work of architecture

c. Work of craftsmanship

d. Work of carpenter ✓

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AIBE X Q.45 Walkthrough

It refers to an authority derived from official character merely, not expressly conferred upon the individual character, but rather annexed to official position:

a. Designation

b. Ex-Officio ✓

c. Appointment

d. Ad interim

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AIBE X Q.95 Walkthrough

Which condition is not required to be satisfied by an invention to be patentable subject- matter under Patent Act?

a. Novelty

b. Inventive steps

c. Distinctiveness ✓

d. Usefulness

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AIBE XI Q.32 Walkthrough

The Patent Act became a law in:

a. 1970 ✓

b. 1975

c. 1996

d. 1966

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AIBE XI Q.86 Walkthrough

Section 2 (1) (ZB), of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, defines the meaning of:

a. Licence

b. Trade Mark ✓

c. Registration

d. Cancellation

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AIBE XII Q.29 Walkthrough

A trademark is a visual symbol applied to articles of commerce with a view to distinguish the articles from other. It is in the form of:

a. A word

b. A device

c. A label

d. All the above ✓

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AIBE XII Q.94 Walkthrough

Criminal proceedings against the infringer is enabled in the Copyright Act by invoking the provisions:

a. Section 13-16

b. Section 17-27

c. Section 63-70 ✓

d. None of the above

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AIBE XX Q.19 Walkthrough

According to The Copyright Act, 1957, what is ordinarily the maximum pun- ishment for copyright infringement under Section 63?

a. Imprisonment up to three years and fine up to two lakh rupees ✓

b. Imprisonment up to two years and fine up to one lakh rupees

c. Imprisonment up to five years and fine up to three lakh rupees

d. Imprisonment up to seven years and fine up to five lakh rupees

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AIBE XX Q.32 Walkthrough

Under the Patents Act, 1970, which situation prevents a patent application from being published even after the expiry of the prescribed period?

a. When the applicant has filed a request for early examination.

b. When secrecy direction is imposed under Section 35. ✓

c. When the patent has already been granted by the Controller.

d. When the applicant has requested for an extension of time.

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