Intellectual Property Law · Semester 4

Intellectual Property Law · January/February 2014 (5-YDC)

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Intellectual Property Law · January/February 2014 (5-YDC)

January/February (5-YDC) 2014 · Intellectual Property Law · Semester 4

FACULTY OF LAW
B.A. LL.B. (5 YDC) IV - Year VII - Semester Examination, January / February 2014
Subject: LAW
PAPER - V: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Code: 795 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) [Note: three of the eight short-note topics were only partially
legible in the source photograph.] — Note: Answer any Five questions.
1. Industrial Property.
2. Geographical Indications of Goods.
3. Principle of National Treatment.
4. Passing-off.
5. Compulsory License.
6. Industrial Designs.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following.
9. Define Copyright. Explain the subject-matter of copyright protection.
10. What is a Trademark? Explain the functions and classification of trademarks.
11. Explain the Patentable subject matter in India.
12. Analyse the role of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in protection and
promotion of Intellectual Property.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following.
13. A cinema actress agreed to perform on the eve of new year celebrations for an agreed cost.
However the organizers planned to record her performance, and to sell it to different TV channels.
Can she object? Decide.
14. A watch company used the photo of the idol of Lord Venkateshwara on a range of Watches
produced by it. On what grounds can the use and registration of the mark be objected?
15. An Internet Service provider web-cast ball-by-ball live score of a one-day cricket match officially
telecast on a TV channel. Does it amount to infringement of copyright? Decide.
16. An International pharmaceutical company invented and patented a cancer drug, and offered the
same to Indian patients at a cost of about three lakhs per patient and per month. An Indian
company sought a license from it to produce and sell the drug at a lower cost which was refused.
Can the Indian company seek a compulsory license, if so on what grounds?

Part A · 6 marks

  1. Industrial Property.
    2× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  2. Geographical Indications of Goods.
    10× in bank Topics: Geographical Indications of Goods Act, 1999
    Year and frequency →
  3. Principle of National Treatment.
    Year and frequency →
  4. Passing-off.
    5× in bank Topics: Registration, well-known marks, infringement and passing off
    Year and frequency →
  5. Compulsory License.
    4× in bank Topics: Rights, compulsory licences and infringement
    Year and frequency →
  6. Industrial Designs.
    Topics: Designs Act, 2000
    Year and frequency →

Part B · 15 marks

  1. Define Copyright. Explain the subject-matter of copyright protection.
    Topics: Patentable subject-matter, novelty, inventive step and section 3(d); Civil remedies and overlap among copyright, design and trade mark
    Year and frequency →
  2. What is a Trademark? Explain the functions and classification of trademarks.
    Year and frequency →
  3. Explain the Patentable subject matter in India.
    Topics: Patentable subject-matter, novelty, inventive step and section 3(d)
    Year and frequency →
  4. Analyse the role of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in protection and promotion of Intellectual Property.
    Year and frequency →

Part C · 10 marks

  1. A cinema actress agreed to perform on the eve of new year celebrations for an agreed cost. However the organizers planned to record her performance, and to sell it to different TV channels. Can she object? Decide.
    Year and frequency →
  2. A watch company used the photo of the idol of Lord Venkateshwara on a range of Watches produced by it. On what grounds can the use and registration of the mark be objected?
    Topics: Registration, well-known marks, infringement and passing off
    Year and frequency →
  3. An Internet Service provider web-cast ball-by-ball live score of a one-day cricket match officially telecast on a TV channel. Does it amount to infringement of copyright? Decide.
    Topics: Registration, well-known marks, infringement and passing off; Owners, neighbouring rights, infringement and fair dealing; Rights, compulsory licences and infringement
    Year and frequency →
  4. An International pharmaceutical company invented and patented a cancer drug, and offered the same to Indian patients at a cost of about three lakhs per patient and per month. An Indian company sought a license from it to produce and sell the drug at a lower cost which was refused. Can the Indian company seek a compulsory license, if so on what grounds?
    Topics: TRIPS flexibilities and Indian implementation; Rights, compulsory licences and infringement
    Year and frequency →