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Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws MCQs for CS Executive
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Q1 · Patents
Pharma Ltd. filed a patent application on 1 April 2015, and the patent was granted on 1 April 2018. Under the Patents Act, 1970, when will the patent normally expire?
- (a) 1 April 2033, i.e. 15 years from the date of grant
- (b) 1 April 2035, i.e. 20 years from the date of filing
- (c) 1 April 2038, i.e. 20 years from the date of grant
- (d) 1 April 2030, i.e. 15 years from the date of filing
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Answer: (b) 1 April 2035, i.e. 20 years from the date of filing
(b) is correct: a patent runs for 20 years from the date of filing the application, if renewal fees are paid. (c) is wrong because the term is not counted from the date of grant.
Q2 · Trade Marks
A trade mark registered under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 is valid for:
- (a) 10 years, and can be renewed for 10 years at a time without limit
- (b) 7 years, and can be renewed once
- (c) 20 years, with no renewal
- (d) 15 years, and can be renewed for 5 years at a time
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Answer: (a) 10 years, and can be renewed for 10 years at a time without limit
(a) is correct: registration is for 10 years and can be renewed every 10 years indefinitely. The other options give wrong terms.
Q3 · Copyright
Author X wrote a novel in 1990 and died on 15 June 2000. Under the Copyright Act, 1957, copyright in the novel lasts until:
- (a) 31 December 2050
- (b) 15 June 2060
- (c) 31 December 2060
- (d) 31 December 2050, i.e. 60 years from publication
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Answer: (c) 31 December 2060
(c) is correct: for a literary work published in the author's lifetime, copyright lasts for the author's life plus 60 years, counted from the beginning of the calendar year after death (1 January 2001). So it ends on 31 December 2060. (b) is wrong because the term is not counted from the exact date of death.
Q4 · Copyright
Sam, an employee of a software firm under a contract of service, writes a technical manual in the course of his job. There is no agreement to the contrary. Who is the first owner of the copyright?
- (a) Sam, as the author
- (b) Sam and the firm jointly
- (c) The Registrar of Copyrights
- (d) The firm, as his employer
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Answer: (d) The firm, as his employer
(d) is correct: when a work is made in the course of employment under a contract of service, the employer is the first owner unless there is an agreement to the contrary. (a) is the general rule, but this exception overrides it.
Q5 · Patents
A patent for a medical device was granted on 10 January 2020. When is the earliest date an interested person may apply for a compulsory licence on the ground that the reasonable needs of the public are not being met?
- (a) Any time after grant
- (b) After 10 January 2023
- (c) After 10 January 2022
- (d) Only after the patent expires
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Answer: (b) After 10 January 2023
(b) is correct: a compulsory licence application can be made at any time after 3 years from the date of grant of the patent. (a) is wrong because the 3-year waiting period applies.
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