IPR Question Bank
IPR Question Bank
IPR Question Bank
Type B: Multiple Choice Questions: Identify all the correct options among the given 4
options.
49. Which type of agreement is required to protect samples, biological material, etc. from
unauthorized distribution to any third parties?
a) Material transfer agreement
b) Non-disclosure agreement
c) Confidentiality agreement
d) Employee agreement
50. Latest National IPR policy of India was formulated in the year
a) 2010
b) 2016
c) 2005
d) 1970
51. IPR protects the use of information and ideas that are of
a) Ethical in nature
b) Moral in nature
c) Social in nature
d) Commercial in nature
57. A granted patent gives the patentee the right to claim damages
a) From the priority date of the patent
b) From the date of grant of the patent
c) From the date of filing of the complete specification
d) From the date of publication of the patent application in the official journal
59. Which of the following does NOT come under patent prosecution.
a) File a patent application
b) Scrutinize the patent application
c) Patent grant
d) Patent infringement proceedings
65. The definition of “Invention” as per section 2(1)(j) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970
incorporates:
a) An inventive step
b) Capable of Industrial application
c) A new product or process
d) All of the above
66. Which among the following does Patents aim to protect in India?
a) Software
b) Literary works
c) Technological inventions
d) Musical notes
67. Which one of the following cannot be protected by Intellectual Property Rights?
a) A piece of land
b) A novel process to synthesize an anticancer drug
c) A composition of a Bollywood song notes
d) A book on theoretical physics
69. The Mercedes three pointed star and Audi rings are protected by —
a) Trade Marks
b) Trade dress
c) Patents
d) Geographical Indications
74. Statement 1: The Patents Act, 1970 extends to neighboring country Sri Lanka
Statement 2: A Patent granted in India is enforceable only in India
a) Statement 1 is true, 2 is false
b) Statement 1 is false, 2 is true
c) Statement 1 and 2 both are false
d) Statement 1 and 2 both are true
77. If a patent “X” filed in 2010, and a patent of addition “Y” was filed in 2015, then the
term of patent “Y” expires in the year
a) 2035
b) 2020
c) 2030
d) None of the above
79. The patent office, on payment of prescribed fees, shall make the specification and
drawings available to the public upon
a) Filing of the Patent application
b) Publication of the Patent application
c) Examination of the Patent application
d) Grant of the Patent
80. The First Examination Report (FER) is?
a) The first report by the examiner for inventor
b) The first report submitted by the examiner to the controller
c) The first report issued by the controller
d) None of the above
84. Which of the following intellectual property right does not require a mandatory
registration for enforcement?
a) Copyright
b) Trademark
c) Patent
d) Geographical Indication
85. Which intellectual property right can be established by use?
a) Design
b) Geographical Indication
c) Patent
d) Trademark
91. Which among the following results in the dissemination of technology for a wider
distribution?
a) Incubation center
b) Technology transfer
c) Consultancy
d) All of the above
92. Which among the following documents can unearth disclosure of inventions?
a) Journal article
b) Ph. D Thesis
c) Research report submitted by a student
d) None of the above
103. The activity where patent agents dig out the related patent from a number of
documents and its analysis is termed as?
a) Patent prosecution
b) Patent litigation
c) Patent searching and analysis
d) All the above
108. Which section of the patent document provides information about the broad domain
of the invention?
a) Field of Invention
b) Object of the Invention
c) Description
d) Claims
111. Before starting research relating to any idea, what should we do?
a) Research
b) Prior art search
c) Review the idea
d) None of the above
116. On the Indian patent office website (IP India), we need to click on ______ to go to
patent document search.
a) Comprehensive e filing
b) Utility
c) Green technologies
d) All the above
123. Can an invention for the same substance for its new use be patented in India?
a) Yes
b) No
c) May be
d) None of the above
127. The record of everyday activity concerning the invention is termed as?
a) Evidence book
b) Lab notebook
c) Rough copy
d) None of the above
131. A research student has to be careful in the following activity for maintaining
confidentiality of the invention to secure novelty
a) Seminar
b) Paper presentation
c) Communicate with appropriate authority to secure IP
d) All the above
132. Inventions not patentable in India are mentioned under _______ of Patents Act
1970.
a) Section 3
b) Section 4
c) Section 6
d) Section 2
133. What are categories under which a patent can be filed in India?
a) MSME
b) Individuals
c) Other Entities (Corporation and Organization)
d) All the above
134. While choosing an IP attorney or a Patent agent, what should one look at?
a) Subject expertise
b) Legal degree and knowledge
c) Technical experience
d) None of the above
135. Below are the various possibilities during prosecution. Kindly arrange them in
correct order during the normal course of action.
1. Request for examination, FER reply, hearing, commercialization and opposition
2. Request for examination, FER reply, hearing, opposition and commercialization
3. Hearing, opposition, commercialization, Request for examination, PCT/ conventional,
FER reply
4. Hearing, opposition and commercialization
a) Both 2 & 3
b) Only 2
c) 1, 2 & 4
d) All the above
137. The Office of the Controller of Patents, Designs and Trademarks is under ____
a) National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research
b) Department of Science and Technology
c) Department of Electronics and Information Technology
d) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
138. Which of the following Acts does not regulate any IPR in India?
a) The Patents Act, 1970
b) The Trademarks Act, 1999
c) The Copyright Act, 1957
d) The Information Technology Act, 2000
139. Which of the following is not a subject matter of IPR under Indian legislation?
a) Patent
b) Copyright
c) Industrial Design
d) Utility Model
141. Which of the following mode can be used to file a patent application?
a) Online mode only
b) Offline mode only
c) E-mail
d) Both offline and online mode
143. Which of the following offices is not an appropriate office to accept applications
for a patent?
a) Patent Office, Delhi
b) Patent Office, Chennai
c) Patent Office, Kolkata
d) Patent Office, Ahmedabad
146. Statement 1 - Term for the protection of any IPR in India is same
Statement 2 – Term for patent protection is 20 years from the first filing date of the
application.
a) Statement 1 and 2 are True
b) Statement 1 and 2 are False
c) Statement 1 is True but Statement 2 is False
d) Statement 2 is True but Statement 1 is False
152. Which of the following is eligible subject matter for patent in India?
a) Plant and animals in whole or parts
b) A new form of a product without enhanced efficacy
c) A method of propagating a plant variety
d) Modified Microorganisms
155. Statement 1 - A patent granted in US will also be automatically eligible for grant in
India
Statement 2 – Grant of a patent is a matter of the particular country’s jurisdiction in
which it is applied.
a) Both are True
b) Both are False
c) 1 is True and 2 is False
d) 1 is False and 2 is True
157. The shape and unique visual features of a jewellery can be protected by _______
a) Patents
b) Trade Secret
c) Industrial Designs
d) Trademark
159. Products originating from the specific geographical region are protected under which IP
law?
a) Trade Secrets
b) Utility Patents
c) Traditional Knowledge
d) Geographical Indications
160. What it is called when a government allows someone else to produce a patented
protected product or process without the patent owner’s consent ______
a) Compulsory Licensing
b) Cross Licensing
c) Conglomerate Licensing
d) None of the Above
167. Which among the following intellectual property is linked with brand building and
consumer preference for brands?
a) Patents
b) Copyrights
c) Trademark
d) Traditional Knowledge
169. Which among the following is an automatic right created without application?
a) Patents
b) Designs
c) Copyright
d) Geographical Indication
170. The Coca-Cola formula is the best example for _____ protection.
a) Traditional Knowledge
b) Trade Secret
c) Patent
d) Copyright
173. A smartphone and its features can be protected using the following IPR
a) Patents
b) Trademarks
c) Copyrights
d) Designs
174. When was the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act enacted in India?
a) 1999
b) 2002
c) 2001
d) 2000