Patents and Patentees
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What is the term for a patent to be granted?

  • 15 years
  • 25 years
  • 10 years
  • 20 years (correct)
  • What must an innovation possess to be considered for a patent?

  • Common usage
  • Historical significance
  • Industrial impracticability
  • Novelty, utility, and inventiveness (correct)
  • What is the term used for the unauthorized use of a patented invention?

  • Patent violation
  • Patent misappropriation
  • Patent infringement (correct)
  • Patent encroachment
  • What should be done in response to objections during the patent application process?

    <p>Respond to the objections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In case of patent infringement, what criminal remedies can be imposed?

    <p>Punishment by imprisonment or fine or both</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can the court order in relation to infringing goods and implements?

    <p>Seize, forfeit, or destroy them without compensation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who can file the patent application according to the text?

    <p>The legal representative of the inventor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is a provisional patent application filed?

    <p>When the invention is at an early stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is the application published according to the text?

    <p>After 18 months from filing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can an applicant respond to objections raised in the examination report?

    <p>By filing a written response</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens after responding to all objections?

    <p>The application is placed for a grant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who can grant the patent according to the text?

    <p>The patent office, after meeting all requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term of a patent granted according to Section 53 of the Patents Act, 1970?

    <p>20 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is referred to as the patentee in the context of patent law?

    <p>The person in whose favor the patent is granted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What action can lead to the expiration of the term of a patent before the fixed term of 20 years?

    <p>Failure to pay annual renewal fees</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is considered an invention according to Section 2(1)(j) of the Patent Act, 2005?

    <p>A product or process with industrial application</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an exclusive licensee mean in the context of patents?

    <p>A licensee with exclusive rights conferred by the patentee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can lead to restrictions being imposed on using the monopoly rights associated with a patent?

    <p>Ignoring to pay the annual renewal fees</p> Signup and view all the answers

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