The term of every patent in India is:

Assertion (A): Amended Patent Act, in compliance with WTO, provides for grant of product patent as well as a process patent for a period of 20 years from the date of application.
Reason (R): Under the Act, patent may be granted to an invention which means a new product or process involving an inventive step and capable of industrial application, a technical advance over existing knowledge.

A

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

B

A is false, but R is true

C

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

D

A is true, but R is false

The following statements are related to patents. Which of the following statements that are not correct.
Statement I Patent is aimed to encourage economic and technological development.
Statement II Patent can be protected only for a limited period.
Statement III The law of patent is international in its operation.
Statement IV When the patent right expire, the technology becomes public property.

A

Statements II, III and IV are not correct

B

Statements II and IV are not correct

C

Statement III is not correct

D

Statement IV is not correct

E-commerce marketplace operator Groupon has agreed to settle patent infringement claims with IBM for $57 million and to license patents from the software company in the future. Which of the following explains the given statement? I: IBM has sued e-commerce marketplace operator Groupon for $57 million citing patent infringement. II: Both the companies have agreed to settle patent infringement claims for $57 million. III: Groupon has agreed with IBM to license patents from the software company in the future.

A

Only I

B

Only II and III

C

Only I and II

D

Only I and III

E

All of these

In national phase under Patent Cooperation Treaty, what should be the duration of term of patent from the international filing date?

A

16 years

B

20 years

C

12 years

D

25 years

India's patent office granted an Indian patent to which of the following US biopharmaceutical companies?

A

Gilead Sciences

B

Biogen

C

Celgene

D

Genentech

E

Johnson and Johnson

In an arithmetic progression (AP), the 9th term is 5 times the 2nd term and the 8th term is 1 more than 10 times the first term. What is the 4th term of the geometric progression (GP) whose first term is the second term of AP and whose common ratio is equal to the common difference of AP?

A

448

B

192

C

576

D

1792

Arrange the following procedure for the grant of patent in a proper sequence: (A) The true and first owner shall apply in form I and legal representative of true owner shall apply in form II (B) A complete specification shall be filled with a fee of Rs. 50/- within 12 months from the date of filing of application (C) The first inventor of the work who claims to be true and first owner or his legal representative (D) For each invention separate application for a patent shall be made Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A

(A), (D), (C), (B)

B

(C), (D), (A), (B)

C

(B), (A), (D), (C)

D

(B), (D), (C), (A)

In March 2021, NPPA has fixed the price of how many medicines including off-patent anti-diabetic drugs allowing due benefits of patent expiry to the patients?

A

51

B

61

C

71

D

81

E

91

ISRO has got an Indian patent for its liquid cooling and heating garment (LCHG). The patent is valid for how many years from the date of application, that is, February 8, 2016?

A

5 years

B

10 years

C

15 years

D

20 years

E

25 years

Zen Technologies Limited has been granted a patent by patent office of which country for containerised tubular shooting range (CTSR)?

A

China

B

UK

C

Germany

D

USA

E

Australia

The term of every patent in India is:

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