Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Intellectual Property Law · May/June 2011
May/June 2011 · Intellectual Property Law · Semester 4
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) II - Year IV - Semester Examination, May / June 2011
Subject: LAW
PAPER - V: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Code: 9047 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) [Note: one of the eight short-note topics was not clearly legible in
the source photograph.] — Write short notes on any FIVE of the following:
1. Definition of Intellectual Property.
2. Service Marks.
3. Geographical Indications of Goods.
4. Paris Convention, 1883.
5. Author's Special Rights.
6. Specifications of Inventions.
7. Fraudulent Imitation of Design.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following:
9. Explain the meaning and nature of intellectual property. Analyse the theories of protection.
10. Who is the owner of copyright? How can the ownership of copyright be assigned?
11. Explain the salient features of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
12. Discuss the various rights and duties of the patentees.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following:
13. An author has compiled a new English dictionary by extracting information from various
sources. Can there be copyright in the said dictionary? Decide with reasons.
14. A trader wants to register the name of a chemical element as a trademark for his business. Can
he succeed in such registration? Decide with reasons.
15. A scientist intends to register a patent for one of his drugs. Can he get a product patent for it in
the year 2011 in India? Discuss.
16. One of the authorized users of a registered geographical indication wants to sell the authorized
geographical indication to a company. Can he do so? Discuss with reasons.