PATENT ACT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS GPAT MCQs Part – 14

TOP 10 MCQ

1. The term of a patent granted under the Indian Patent Act is: [GPAT 2024]
(a) 10 Years
(b) 30 Years
(c) 20 Years
(d) 40 Years

2. In which year did India sign the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT), including Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)? [GPAT 2020]
(a) 1996
(b) 1994
(c) 1992
(d) 1990

3. In India, the Patent Office has its head office at Kolkata and branch offices at: [GPAT 2019]
(a) Dibrugarh, Indore and Vapi
(b) Kashmir, Ahmedabad and Trivandrum
(c) Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Goa
(d) Mumbai, Chennai and New Delhi

4. Which of the following is not patentable in India as per the Patents Act, 1970? [GPAT 2018]
(a) New product
(b) New process
(c) New use of existing drug
(d) New process for existing drug

5. The WIPO is the specialized agency of the United Nations. It promotes protection of ____ throughout the world.
(a) Intellectual properties
(b) World properties
(c) Pharmaceutical organizations
(d) Finance companies

6. What is the objective of a trademark?
(a) To claim exclusive properties of products or services
(b) To claim innovation of products or services
(c) To deal with marketplace of expressive ideas
(d) To protect consumers from being misled

7. The first legislation in India relating to patents was enacted in:
(a) 1856
(b) 1911
(c) 1970
(d) 2005

8. The third amendment of the Patent Act came into effect was amended on:
(a) 1st Jan. 2005
(b) 20th May 2003
(c) 4th April 2005
(d) 20th Jan. 2005

9. If you write an original story, what type of intellectual property gives you the right to decide who can make and sell copies of your work?
(a) Copyright
(b) Geographical indications
(c) Patents
(d) Registered designs

10. Imagine a footballer sets up his own company to sell his own range of clothes. What type of intellectual property can he use to show that the clothes are made by his company?
(a) Copyright
(b) Geographical indications
(c) Trademarks
(d) Registered designs

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