1. The term of Patent is ________

2. The maximum time limits for filing a PCT National phase application in India.

3. For filing an information regarding foreign filing by the applicant.

4. The total number of pages in complete specification are for which no additional charges are to be paid at the time of filing of patent application.

5. Notice of opposition can be made for the published proposed amendment by

6. Abhay, an Indian scientist, working in NASA, files an International Patent application (PCT) with basic application in USA on 30th Jan 2010. He plans to file National Phase application in India, which of the following is correct:

7. For the purposes of the patent act, ________ may appoint as many examiners and other officers and with such designations as it thinks fit.

8. Convention Country is mentioned under which section of the Patents Act?

9. Assertion (A) an invention which is frivolous or which claims anything obviously contrary to well established natural laws;
Reason (R) an invention the primary or intended use or commercial exploitation of which would be contrary to public order or morality or which causes serious prejudice to human, animal or plant life or health or to the environment

10. Ideally, International application for a patent can be filed:

11. The patent of addition shall be granted

12. The claim of a complete specification shall relate to:

13. Within how many days from the date the patent ceased to be in force, an application for restoration of the patent can be filed?

14. Secrecy direction is imposed on Geeta’ patent application, when will her application be published?

15. Which form is supposed to be filled for authorisation of a Patent Agent/ or any person in a matter or proceeding under the Act.

16. All orders shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court on any ground whatsoever-

17. Rights of co-owners is stated in which section of the patent Act 1970?

18. No suit or other proceeding shall be commenced or prosecuted in respect of an infringement of a patent committed between the date on which the patent ceased to have effect and the …………………of the application for restoration of the patent.

19. A product may be sold in the market without destroying its novelty

20. When is a patent amended rather than revoked?

21. A has a process patent covering a method of making a drug to cure baldness. B sells the same drug in the market. If A sues B for infringement, on whom lies the burden of proof?

22. Assume that Deepak is the first person to discover the method of making lemon juice by combining lemon with water and sugar. Deepak patents the method of making the juice as also the product (juice) that is made. Raj is a professor and teaches his students in his hotel management class how to make lemon juice. Raj then asks his students to taste the juice so made. Does Raj infringe Deepak’s patent?

23. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks appointed under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999), shall be-

24. ________ shall have the powers of a civil court in any proceedings before him.

25. In any proceeding under the patent Act, if the Controller thinks it right so to do, he may take …………… in lieu of or in addition to, evidence by ……….., or may allow any party to be cross-examined on the contents of his affidavit.

26. “Patented article” includes any article made by a …………

27. If the Central Government is satisfied, in respect of any patent that it is necessary that compulsory licenses should be granted it may make a declaration to that effect

28. The Central Government is empowered to revoke a Patent in public interest:

29. Once a compulsory license is granted

30. You have filed an application for patent. Claim 1 of the specification recites features A, B, C and D of the invention. Claim 2 is a dependent claim reciting a feature E. Examination report cites document DI for anticipation (lack of novelty) and has identified A, B and D in DI. Which of the following is most likely to be your response to the examination report?

1. Statement 1: A novel property of the known substance is patentable
Statement 2: A polymorph of a known molecule of pharmaceutical substance proven to have improved efficacy for the treatment of human being is patentable.

2. Statement 1: Filing a notice of post grant opposition can be done upto 12 months from the date of grant
Statement 2: Filing a notice of post grant opposition can be done upto 12 months from the date of publication

3. Statement 1: An application for review of decision shall be filed in Form 24 within three months from the date of Communication of the Decision.
Statement 2: An application for review of decision shall be filed in Form 23 within one month from the date of communication of the decision.

4. Riya and Priya are B-Tec students in the Government College of Engineering, Pune. They have assigned their invention to ABC Inc.
l. Gita and Sita can sign the declaration of Inventors in form I and ABC can furnish it as proof of right.
2. Gita and Sita can sign a deed o assignment transferring their rights to apply for patent to ABC and ABC can furnish the assignment deed as proof of right.

5. Statement 1: Renewal fees shall not be paid, for the Patent of addition.
Statement 2: Renewal fees shall be paid for the Patent granted for Divisional application.

6. Which of the following are not inventions?
Statement1: A mathematical or business method or a computer programme per se or algorithms
Statement 2: A method of agriculture or horticulture;

7. Statement 1: Every patent shall be dated as of the date on which the patent is granted.
Statement 2: On the grant of patent, the Controller shall publish the fact that the patent has been granted and thereupon the application, specification and other documents related thereto shall be open for public inspection.

8. Statement 1: If patent of addition becomes an independent patent, the extra fees shall thereafter be payable.
Statement 2: 50% addition renewal fees shall be payable in respect of a patent of addition

9. Statement 1: Any application for leave to amend an application for a patent or a complete specification made after the grant of patent and the nature of the proposed amendment need not be published.
Statement 2: Any application for leave to amend an application for a patent or a complete specification made after the grant of patent and the nature of the proposed amendment may be published.

10. Statement 1: A “true and first inventor” includes a person who qualifies as the first importer of an invention into India.
Statement 2: In a successful post grant opposition, the Controller may ask the patentee to amend the patent specification.

1. A request for examination U/S 11(B) shall be made in Form 18 –

2. A ordinary patent application has been filed on 1.1.2010, request u/s 11 B and Rule 24B can be filed

3. Inventive step” means

4. Under section 3 (j) following is not patentable

5. Complete specification shall contain:

6. The priority date of a claim shall be the date of previously filed application – this holds true for which of the following?

7. Dr. Abhay is an examiner for a given patent application, he is bind to check which of the following details?

8. Copies of all orders of the Appellate Board or the High Court allowing the patentee to amend the specification shall be

9. If no notice of opposition is given within the period and the decision of the Controller is in favour of the applicant-

10. Following is entered in the register of patent office-