NPTEL Intellectual Property Week 1 Assignment Answers 2025
1. Intellectual Property are,
- Intangible
- Tangible
- Either tangible or intangible
- Real property with defined boundaries
Answer :- a
2. The duration of the Design protection is
- 15 years
- 20 years
- Lifetime
- None of the above
Answer :- a
3. What does a Trademark protect?
- Creative Works
- Visually appealing works
- Works/symbols which act as source-indicator of goods/services
- Technological Inventions
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4. Which of the following Treaties/Convention is related to Copyright?
- Paris Convention
- Berne Convention
- Madrid Treaty
- NICE Agreement
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5. Statement 1: Patents granted in a country is enforceable in that country only i.e., its territorial.
Statement 2: In Intellectual Property Right, ‘Right’ means a legal entitlement which is recognized and can be protected and violation of which is deemed as unlawful and leaves right owner with a remedy.
- Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False
- Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True
- Statement 1 and 2 both are True
- Statement 1 and 2 both are False
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6. Statement 1 – National Treatment refers to a principle which states that the protection is offered to a country’s own citizens will NOT be offered to foreigners.
Statement 2 – IP from economic view is public good, which are non-rivalrous and non-excludable.
- Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
- Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
- Statements 1 and 2 are true
- Statements 1 and 2 are false
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7. For which of the following Intellectual Property compulsory licenses can be issued?
- Patents
- Trademark
- Geographical Indication
- All the above
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8. As per TRIPS agreement, which of the following conditions are required for a patent to be granted?
- Novelty
- Inventive Concept
- Obviousness
- Utility
Answer :-
9. Examples of Substantial Objections in a First Examination Report are:
- Not patentable subject matter
- Obvious for a person skilled in the art
- There is no Prior Art
- References Preceded in the art
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10. Characteristics of IP are:
- Have commercial value
- Enforceable in nature
- It can be easily replicated
- Capable of being registered
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