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V Semester 3 Year LL.B./IX Semester 5 Year B.A. LL.B./B.B.A. LL.B.
Examination, December 2015
Opt. – III : INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS – I (IPR – I)
Duration : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100
Instructions : 1. Answer Q. No. 9 and any of the 5 remaining questions.
2. Q. No. 9 carries 20 marks and the remaining questions carry
16 marks each.
3. Answer should be written either in English or Kannada
completely.
Q. No. 1. “Intellectual property is a valuable asset which may be exploited in
a number of ways”. Discuss.
¸è©PÜ ÓÜÌñÜᤠJí¨Üá AÊÜáãÆÂÊÝ¨Ü BÔ¤, A¨Ü®Üá° ËË«Ü ÄࣿáÈÉ
ÓÜ̱ÜÅÁãàg®ÜPÝRX ÙÜÓÜÖÜá¨Üá. aÜbìÔ. Marks : 16
Q. No. 2. What are patentable and non patentable inventions ?
ÓܮܨÜá ÁãàWÜ ÓÜíÍæãà«Ü®æWÜÙÜá ÊÜáñÜᤠÓܮܨÜá ÁãàWÜÂÊÜÆÉ¨Ü ÓÜíÍæãà«Ü®æWÜÙÜá
¿ÞÊÜâÊÜâ ? Marks : 16
Q. No. 3. Explain the procedure for granting and sealing of patent.
ÓÝÌÊÜá Óܮܩ®Ü ÊÜáígãÃÝ£Wæ A®ÜáÓÜÄÓܸæàPÝ¨Ü ±ÜÅQÅÁáWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ. Marks : 16
Q. No. 4. Explain the procedure for the Registration of Trade Mark under
Trade Mark Act 1999.
ÊݱÝÄ bÖæ° A¯¿áÊÜá 1999 ÃÜ Aw¿áÈÉ ÊݱÝÄ bÖæ° ®æãàí¨Ü~
±ÜÅQÅÁá¿á®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ. Marks : 16
Q. No. 5. Explain the salient features of Information Technology Act, 2000.
ÊÜÞ×£ ñÜíñÜÅhÝn®Ü PÝÁ᪠, 2000 ¨Ü ÊÜááS ÆPÜÒ|WÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ. Marks : 16
Q. No. 6. Discuss the provisions of Paris Convention – 1883.
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JvÜíwPæ 1883ÃÜ E±Üí«ÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° aÜbìÔ. Marks : 16
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Q. No. 7. What are the protections available for geographical indications ?
»èWæãàÚPÜ ÓÜãaÜ®æWÜÚXÃÜáÊÜ ÃÜPÜÒOæWÜÙÝÊÜâÊÜâ ? Marks : 16
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any two :
PæÙÜX®Ü ¿ÞÊÜâ¨Ý¨ÜÃÜã GÃÜvÜÃÜ WæY ÆZá q±Ü³~ ÃæÀáÄ :
a) Deceptive similarity.
ÊÜíaÜ®ÝñܾPÜ ÓÝÊÜáÂñæ.
b) World Intellectual Property Organistaion (WIPO).
ËÍÜÌ ¸è©PÜ ÓÜÌñÜᤠÓÜíZ.
c) E-Contract.
C&PÜÃÝÃÜáWÜÙÜá. Marks : 16
Q. No. 9. Solve any two of the following problems :
PæÙÜX®Ü ¿ÞÊÜâ¨Ý¨ÜÃÜã GÃÜvÜá ÓÜÊÜáÓæÂWÜÙÜ®Üá° WæÖÜÄÔÄ :
a) ‘A’ sells his allopathic medicinal product under the trade mark
‘Enerjex’ which is a registered trade mark. ‘B’ also sells his
Ayurvedic medicines with the trade mark ‘Enerjase’. Does it
amount to infringement of trade mark ? Decide.
"G'®Üá ñܮܰ ®æãàí¨ÝÀáñÜ ÊݱÝÄ bÖæ°¿Þ¨Ü "G®æÃ
hæP
Õ ' Aw¿áÈÉ
AÇæãà±Ü£ LÐÜ«Ü ±Ü¨Ý¥ÜìÊÜ®Üá° ÊÜÞÃÜáñݤ®æ. "¹'¿áá ñܮܰ B¿ááìÊæà¨Ü
LÐÜ¿á®Üá° "G®ÜÃ
hæÓæà' Gí ÊݱÝÃÜ bÖæ°¿áw¿áÈÉ ÊÜÞÃÜáñݤ®æ.
"¹'¿á D PÜêñÜÂÊÜâ "A'®Ü ®æãàí¨ÝÀáñÜ ÊݱÝÃÜ bÖæ°¿á
EÆÉíZ®æ¿ÞWÜáÊÜâ¨æà ? ¯«ÜìÄÔ. Marks : 10
b) ‘A’ invented an antivirus software namely ‘Fast heal’ to
provide protection to the computer system. He has applied
for patent protection for his invention. Advise him.
"A' GíáÊÜ®Üá WÜ|PÜ¿áíñÜÅWÜÙÜ®Üá° ÊæçÃÝ|á ËÃÜá¨Ü ÃÜQÒÓÜÆá BÂíqÊæçÃÜÓ
ñÜíñÝÅíÍÜ樆 áÜ ° "´ÝÓ
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' Gí ÖæÓÄÜ ®ÜÈÉ PÜívÜá ×w¨Ü®áÜ . D ñÜíñÝÅíÍÜPRæ
ÓܮܨÜá ±Üvæ¿áÆá Aiì ÓÜÈÉÔÃÜáÊÜ®Üá. AÊܯWæ ÓÜÆÖæ ¯àw. Marks : 10
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c) An automobile company named Tata enjoys a goodwill in the
market and is the proprietor of a registered trade mark ‘TATA’.
In order to encash this reputation ‘B’ registered [Link].
a domain name in his company’s name. Does this amount to
infringement of trade mark ?
pÝpÝ Gí Jí¨Üá ±ÜÅ£ÑuñÜ ÊæãàpÝÃÜá PÜí±Ü¯¿áá ‘TATA’ Gí
ÊݱÝÃÜ bÖæ¿ ° á ®æãàí¨ÝÀáñÜ ÊÜÞÈàPÜ®ÝXÃÜáñܤ¨.æ D ÊݱÝÃÜ bÖæ¿
° á
±ÜÅ£Ðæu¿á®Üá° E±ÜÁãàXÔPæãÙÜÛÆá "¹'¿áá [Link]. Gí
væãÊæáç®
®æàÊÜå
A®Üá° ñܮܰ PÜí±æ¯¿á ÖæÓÜÄ®ÜÈÉ ®æãàí¨ÝÀáÓÜáñݤ®æ.
AÊÜ®Ü D PÜêñÂÜ ÊÜâ pÝpÝ PÜí±æ¯¿á ÊݱÝÃÜ bÖæ¿
° á EÆÉíZ®æ¿ÞWÜáÊÜâ¨æà ? Marks : 10
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