Name: USN No.

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore – 59
(Autonomous Institution under VTU, Belgaum)
A
VIII Semester
07HSS81 – Principles of Intellectual Property Rights
Compensatory Quiz
(Common to CSE / TC/ ECE / IS / EEE/ IT/CH)
Date: Max. Marks: 15

1. In a textile designing firm one person created a certain design while another filled that (1)
design with color .can the two claim copyright over the design individually (Y/N)

2. X applied for registration of Trademark Bombay in respect of soaps. The registrar (1)
rejected the application on the ground of ___________________

3. A mark which is 100% distinctive has a right to registration. Y started using mark (2)
‘CONTAINER’ as a trademark for freight containers He spent huge amounts on
advertisement. His freight containers become very popular in market. After 10 years he
applied for registration on the ground of acquired hundred percent distinctiveness in
respect of his goods. The registrar refused the registration of trade mark objecting that
the mark was a descriptive word directly indicating the nature and character of goods
of trader. Do you agree . comment

4. Two Trademarks ‘555’,’556’-both have been used by manufacturers of detergents for a (2)
period of 10 years. The proprietor of the mark ‘555’ brings action in the court against
the proprietor of the mark ‘556’. What possible defense could you suggest to the
proprietor of the mark ’556’

5. The word ‘windy- cool’ can be registered for table fans since the word is invented by (2)
joining two words, hence an invented word entitled to registration Do you agree.
comment

6. _______________ is a visual representation attached to goods for the purpose of (1)

indicating their business origin

7. ____________ is the only criteria for registering a design (1)

8. The geographical indication (Registration and protection)bill was introduced in the (1)
parliament in the year_________________

9. The term of trade mark is _________years (1)

10. The term of industrial design is __________________years (1)

11. What is Industrial Design (2)

Name: USN No.

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore – 59
(Autonomous Institution under VTU, Belgaum)
B
VIII Semester
07HSS81 – Principles of Intellectual Property Rights
Compensatory Quiz
(Common to CSE / TC/ ECE / IS / EEE/ IT/CH)
Date: Max. Marks: 15

1. A mark which is 100% distinctive has a right to registration. Y started using mark (2)
‘CONTAINER’ as a trademark for freight containers He spent huge amounts on
advertisement. His freight containers become very popular in market. After 10 years he
applied for registration on the ground of acquired hundred percent distinctiveness in
respect of his goods. The registrar refused the registration of trade mark objecting that
the mark was a descriptive word directly indicating the nature and character of goods of
trader. Do you agree . comment

2. _______________ is a visual representation attached to goods for the purpose of (1)

indicating their business origin

3. ____________ is the only criteria for registering a design (1)

4. The geographical indication (Registration and protection)bill was introduced in the (1)
parliament in the year_________________

5. The term of trade mark is _________years (1)

6. The term of industrial design is __________________years (1)

7. In a textile designing firm one person created a certain design while another filled that (1)
design with color .can the two claim copyright over the design individually(Y/N)

8. X applied for registration of Trademark Bombay in respect of soaps. The registrar (1)
rejected the application on the ground of ___________________

9. Two Trademarks ‘555’,’556’-both have been used by manufacturers of detergents for a (2)
period of 10 years. The proprietor of the mark ‘555’ brings action in the court against
the proprietor of the mark ‘556’. What possible defense could you suggest to the
proprietor of the mark ’556’

10. The word ‘windy- cool’ can be registered for table fans since the word is invented by (2)
joining two words, hence an invented word entitled to registration Do you agree.
comment

11. What is Industrial Design (2)

Name: USN No.