Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Intellectual Property Law · May/June 2016
May/June 2016 · Intellectual Property Law · Semester 4
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) II - Year IV - Semester Examination, May / June 2016
Subject: LAW
PAPER - V: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Code: 3100 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any FIVE of the following:
1. New plant variety.
2. Geographical indication of Goods.
3. The Berne Convention, 1886.
4. Broadcast Reproduction Right.
5. Copyright Board.
6. Well known Trademark.
7. Process Patent.
8. Compulsory License.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following:
9. Explain the classification of Intellectual Property with suitable illustrations.
10. Who is the owner of copyright? Explain different modes of transfer of copyright with special
reference to assignment.
11. Define an Industrial Design. Explain different rights vested in the holders of designs.
12. Explain the patentable subject-matter and essential conditions for grant of a patent.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following:
13. A great classical singer gave a live performance in a university to raise funds for charity. A TV
channel broadcast the performance without the singer's permission. What right of the singer is
violated in the instant case? Explain.
14. A poet was asked to write a song for a film and paid for it. The song went on to become a hit.
Who is the owner of copyright in the song? Decide.
15. 'Benz' is the trademark used by a well known carmaker. A garment manufacturer in India used
the same trademark for one of the undergarments. Can the carmaker sue the Indian garment
manufacturer? If so, on what grounds?
16. A pharmacist invented a medicine for cold and cough in 1999 and got it patented in 2002. In
2008 he made remarkable improvements in that medicine to treat not only cold and cough but also
fever. How can he protect such improvement? Advise.