Intellectual Property Rights – MCQ Test (60 Questions)
1. A suit for patent infringement is filed before:
A. Patent Office
B. Registrar Office
C. Court
D. Controller General of Patents
2. Patents granted in one country are:
A. Globally enforceable
B. Regionally enforceable
C. Enforceable only in that country
D. Enforceable in WTO countries
3. Which condition is essential for patentability?
A. Novelty
B. Obviousness
C. Public disclosure
D. Prior use
4. An invention must be:
A. Obvious to public
B. Non-obvious to a person skilled in the art
C. Easy to replicate
D. Publicly known
5. A divisional application is filed to:
A. Add claims
B. Extend term
C. Divide multiple inventions
D. Cancel patent
6. Who can apply for a patent?
A. True inventor
B. Assignee
C. Legal representative
D. All except successors
7. Patent protection duration is:
A. 10 years
B. 15 years
C. 20 years
D. Lifetime
8. A compulsory license can be issued for:
A. Trademark
B. Patent
C. Trade secret
D. GI
9. A patent application is published after:
A. 12 months
B. 18 months
C. 24 months
D. 36 months
10. Request for examination must be made by:
A. Patent office
B. Applicant
C. Court
D. Government
11. A trademark protects:
A. Ideas
B. Creative works
C. Source identifiers
D. Inventions
12. Trademark validity period is:
A. 5 years
B. 10 years
C. 15 years
D. Lifetime
13. A trademark must be:
A. Descriptive
B. Non-distinctive
C. Graphically representable
D. Functional
14. Which is NOT a trademark?
A. Word
B. Symbol
C. Formula
D. Device
15. Trademark can be renewed:
A. Once
B. Twice
C. Indefinitely
D. Never
16. Which shapes cannot be registered?
A. Decorative shapes
B. Functional shapes
C. Unique shapes
D. Arbitrary shapes
17. A good trademark should be:
A. Descriptive
B. Complex
C. Easy to remember
D. Generic
18. Colour marks are considered:
A. Traditional
B. Conventional
C. Unconventional
D. Invalid
19. Trademark registration gives:
A. Limited rights
B. Exclusive rights
C. No rights
D. Temporary rights
20. ICANN stands for:
A. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
B. International Communication Network
C. Internet Control Authority
D. None
21. Copyright protects:
A. Ideas
B. Expressions
C. Facts
D. Methods
22. Copyright duration is:
A. Life + 50 years
B. Life + 60 years
C. Life + 70 years
D. Life + 100 years
23. Broadcasting rights are:
A. Patent rights
B. Trademark rights
C. Neighboring rights
D. Design rights
24. Copyright includes right to:
A. Reproduce
B. Publish
C. Perform
D. All
25. Copyright ownership includes:
A. Authors
B. Creators
C. Assignees
D. All
26. Copyright infringement occurs when:
A. Idea copied
B. Expression copied
C. Facts used
D. Data analyzed
27. Fair use includes:
A. Commercial use
B. Teaching
C. Selling copies
D. Broadcasting
28. Copyright exists in:
A. Ideas
B. Expressions
C. Methods
D. Systems
29. Copyright can be:
A. Sold
B. Assigned
C. Licensed
D. All
30. Plagiarism refers to:
A. Legal violation
B. Ethical violation
C. Patent issue
D. Trademark misuse
31. Design protection lasts:
A. 10 years
B. 15 years
C. 20 years
D. Lifetime
32. Design protects:
A. Function
B. Aesthetics
C. Utility
D. Structure
33. Design classification system:
A. IPC
B. CPC
C. Locarno
D. F-term
34. GI protects:
A. Brands
B. Regions
C. Origin-based goods
D. Companies
35. Which is NOT a GI?
A. Banaras Saree
B. Mysore Agarbatti
C. Darjeeling Basmati
D. Banglar Rosogolla
36. Copyright treaty:
A. Paris Convention
B. Berne Convention
C. Madrid Protocol
D. NICE Agreement
37. Trademark treaties include:
A. Paris Convention
B. Madrid Agreement
C. Both
D. None
38. TRIPS is under:
A. UN
B. WTO
C. IMF
D. WIPO
39. Startup turnover limit:
A. ₹20 crore / 5 years
B. ₹25 crore / 7 years
C. ₹50 crore / 10 years
D. ₹10 crore / 3 years
40. Startup must focus on:
A. Sales only
B. Innovation
C. Imports
D. Licensing
41. Startup validity period:
A. 5 years
B. 7 years
C. 10 years (biotech)
D. Both B and C
42. National Treatment means:
A. Equal treatment to foreigners
B. Prefer locals
C. Tax benefits
D. Import rules
43. Most Favoured Nation means:
A. Equal benefits to all
B. Selective benefit
C. No benefit
D. Tax rule
44. Compulsory license conditions include:
A. High price
B. Public need unmet
C. Not worked in India
D. All
45. Parallel import is:
A. Illegal
B. Legal
C. Always infringement
D. Always prohibited
46. Confidential info protected by:
A. Contract
B. Promise
C. Covenant
D. All
47. Confidential obligation exists when:
A. Public info
B. Fiduciary duty
C. Published work
D. Open data
48. Confidential info excludes:
A. Public data
B. Trade secrets
C. Private info
D. Agreements
49. Trade secrets apply to:
A. Employees
B. Ex-employees
C. Both
D. None
50. Characteristics of IP:
A. Tangible
B. Enforceable
C. Physical
D. None
51. Intangible assets include:
A. Ideas
B. Designs
C. Models
D. All
52. Scalability refers to:
A. Cost increase
B. Mass duplication
C. Legal rights
D. Storage
53. Spillovers mean:
A. Loss
B. Benefit to others
C. Ownership
D. Secrecy
54. Sunkenness refers to:
A. Recoverable cost
B. Irrecoverable investment
C. Profit
D. Tax
55. Novartis case rejected due to:
A. Section 3(d)
B. Anticipation
C. Lack of novelty
D. Both A & B
56. Inventive step requires:
A. Technical advance
B. Economic significance
C. Both
D. None
57. Person skilled in the art is:
A. Expert
B. Layman
C. Hypothetical person
D. Judge
58. Patent specification includes:
A. Abstract
B. Background
C. Summary
D. All
59. Early publication form:
A. Form 7
B. Form 9
C. Form 18
D. Form 2
60. Number of inventions per patent:
A. Multiple
B. Unlimited
C. One
D. Two