KSLU Intellectual Property Rights I Past Questions & Exam Topics
KSLU Intellectual Property Rights I Past Questions & Exam Topics
To crack the KSLU exam for Intellectual Property Rights I, analysing past trends is crucial. Below is a unit-wise breakdown of theory and problem questions compiled from KSLU semester papers.
How to read the map:
- ⭐⭐⭐ : Asked 5+ times — Must Cover
- ⭐⭐ : Asked 3–4 times — High Priority
- ⭐ : Asked 1–2 times
[16M]/[10M]: Essay marks[6M]/[SN]: Short notes / brief topics[Prob]: Solved problem fact patterns
📅 Unit 1 — Introductory Aspects & Patents
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Questions & Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Concept of property; industrial and non-industrial property | [Essay] 2021(80), 2024(100); ⭐ |
| 1.2 | Meaning, nature and different forms/kinds of Intellectual Property | [Essay] 2018(100), 2019(100), 2022(80·100), 2023(80·100), 2024(80), 2025(80·100), 2026(100); [SN] 2019(100), 2021(100), 2025(100); [Prob] 2024(100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.3 | Historical background, growth and economic/labour justification of IPR; human creativity | [Essay] 2020(100), 2021(100), 2022(80), 2025(100), 2026(80); [SN] 2019(100); ⭐⭐ |
| 1.4 | Meaning, definition and object of patent; principles underlying patent law | [Essay] 2018(100), 2021(80), 2022(80·100), 2023(100), 2024(80); ⭐⭐ |
| 1.5 | Scope and salient features of the Patents Act, 1970 (with 2005 amendment) | [Essay] 2024(100); ⭐ |
| 1.6 | Patentable and non-patentable inventions | [Essay] 2019(100), 2020(100), 2022(100), 2026(100); [SN] 2023(80), 2024(80), 2026(80); [Prob] 2018(100), 2019(100), 2020(100), 2021(80·100), 2022(80·100), 2023(80), 2026(100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.7 | Procedure to obtain a patent — application, acceptance, grant; who may apply | [Essay] 2018(100), 2020(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2023(80·100), 2024(100), 2025(100); [Prob] 2019(100), 2021(100), 2022(80), 2023(100), 2025(80·100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.8 | Specification — provisional and complete | [Essay] 2021(80), 2022(80), 2025(100); [SN] 2022(100), 2023(80·100), 2025(80), 2026(80·100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.9 | Rights and obligations of patentee | [Essay] 2018(100), 2019(100), 2021(100), 2023(100), 2024(80·100), 2025(80), 2026(80); [SN] 2021(100), 2022(80); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.10 | Transfer of patent rights — assignment and licensing | [Essay] 2021(100); [SN] 2019(100); [Prob] 2022(100), 2024(100); ⭐⭐ |
| 1.11 | Compulsory licences | [SN] 2024(80); ⭐ |
| 1.12 | Government use / acquisition of patented inventions | [Essay] 2024(100); [SN] 2024(80); [Prob] 2021(100); ⭐ |
| 1.13 | Revocation and surrender of patents | [Essay] 2019(100); [SN] 2021(80), 2024(100); [Prob] 2019(100); ⭐⭐ |
| 1.14 | Infringement of patents and remedies | [Essay] 2022(100), 2023(100), 2024(80), 2026(100); [SN] 2023(80), 2024(80); ⭐⭐ |
| 1.15 | Patent agent | [SN] 2018(100), 2019(100), 2021(80·100); [Prob] 2021(80); ⭐⭐ |
| 1.16 | Product patent and process patent | (never asked) |
| 1.17 | Opposition proceedings to grant of patents | [Prob] 2023(100), 2025(100); ⭐ |
| 1.18 | Register of patents and Patent Office | (never asked) |
| 1.19 | Offences and penalties under the Patents Act | (never asked) |
📅 Unit 2 — Trade Marks
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Questions & Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Meaning, definition, functions and essential features of a trade mark; kinds/forms | [Essay] 2018(100), 2019(100), 2021(80), 2022(80·100), 2025(80); [SN] 2021(80), 2025(100); [Prob] 2025(100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.2 | Overview and salient features of the Trade Marks Act, 1999; evolution | [Essay] 2018(100), 2022(80), 2023(80), 2024(80); ⭐⭐ |
| 2.3 | Registration of trade marks — procedure, registrable & non-registrable marks, effects, property in a mark, Registrar | [Essay] 2022(80), 2023(80·100), 2024(80·100), 2025(100), 2026(100); [SN] 2023(100), 2024(80·100); [Prob] 2019(100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.4 | Grounds for refusal of registration — absolute and relative grounds; lack of distinctiveness | [Essay] 2020(100), 2021(100), 2024(80·100), 2025(100), 2026(80); [Prob] 2021(100), 2024(80); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.5 | Deceptively similar / similar and nearly resembling marks | [Essay] 2025(100); [SN] 2020(100), 2023(80), 2024(80), 2026(100); [Prob] 2018(100), 2020(100), 2022(80), 2023(80·100), 2024(100), 2026(80); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.6 | Infringement of trade mark — remedies and defences | [Essay] 2018(100), 2022(100), 2025(80); [SN] 2021(80), 2026(80); [Prob] 2018(100), 2019(100), 2021(100), 2024(100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.7 | Passing off (and its difference from infringement) | [Essay] 2023(80), 2024(100), 2026(80); [SN] 2021(100), 2022(80·100), 2025(80), 2026(100); [Prob] 2019(100), 2025(80); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.8 | Assignment and transmission of trade marks | [Prob] 2021(80); ⭐ |
| 2.9 | Certification marks, collective marks and well-known marks | [SN] 2020(100), 2021(80), 2022(80), 2023(100), 2024(80·100), 2025(100); ⭐⭐ |
| 2.10 | Rectification of register | (never asked) |
| 2.11 | Trade libel | [SN] 2019(100); ⭐ |
📅 Unit 3 — Cyber Intellectual Property & IT Act
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Questions & Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Cyber Intellectual Property; IP in cyberspace; protection of cyber space under IPR | [Essay] 2019(100), 2021(100), 2024(80); [SN] 2026(80); ⭐⭐ |
| 3.2 | Information Technology Act, 2000 — salient features, objectives, jurisdiction; IPR provisions | [Essay] 2019(100), 2020(100), 2021(80), 2022(80·100), 2023(80·100), 2024(80), 2025(100), 2026(80); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.3 | Cyber crimes — meaning, categories, classification, emergence | [Essay] 2018(100), 2019(100), 2021(80·100), 2022(80·100), 2023(80·100), 2024(80), 2025(80), 2026(80·100); [SN] 2022(80·100), 2023(80), 2024(80); [Prob] 2025(80·100), 2026(100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.4 | Domain names — registration and domain name disputes | [Essay] 2024(80·100); [SN] 2021(100), 2022(80), 2023(80), 2025(100), 2026(80); [Prob] 2021(100), 2022(100), 2023(100), 2024(100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.5 | Software patent, copyright in software and software piracy | [SN] 2020(100), 2021(80), 2023(80), 2024(100); [Prob] 2025(100); ⭐⭐ |
| 3.6 | E-commerce and E-contract | [Essay] 2021(80), 2022(80), 2023(80); [SN] 2018(100), 2019(100), 2022(100), 2023(80·100), 2024(80), 2025(80); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.7 | Digital / electronic signature; E-governance; certifying authority | [Essay] 2023(80); [SN] 2022(80), 2024(80·100); ⭐⭐ |
| 3.8 | Data protection in cyberspace | [SN] 2021(80), 2022(80); ⭐ |
| 3.9 | Controller of Certifying Authorities — powers and functions | [Essay] 2025(80); ⭐ |
| 3.10 | Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal (CRAT) | [Essay] 2021(100); [SN] 2024(80); ⭐ |
| 3.11 | Internet policy of Government of India; Internet Service Provider | [Essay] 2021(80); [SN] 2021(80); ⭐ |
📅 Unit 4 — Geographical Indications
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Questions & Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Meaning, scope, definition and essential attributes of geographical indications | [Essay] 2021(80); [SN] 2025(100); [Prob] 2021(80), 2023(80); ⭐⭐ |
| 4.2 | Salient features and objects of the GI of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 | [Essay] 2018(100), 2019(100), 2021(80·100), 2023(80·100), 2024(80), 2025(80·100), 2026(80); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 4.3 | Registration of GI — procedure, conditions, who may apply, prohibitions | [Essay] 2019(100), 2020(100), 2021(80·100), 2022(80·100), 2023(100), 2024(80·100), 2025(80), 2026(80·100); [Prob] 2025(100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 4.4 | Right to use GI; rights of registered proprietor/authorised user; devolution | [SN] 2023(80), 2025(80); [Prob] 2020(100), 2022(80·100), 2023(100), 2024(80), 2026(100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 4.5 | Infringement of GI, misleading use and remedies | [SN] 2021(80), 2023(80), 2024(80), 2025(80); [Prob] 2024(100); ⭐⭐ |
| 4.6 | Offences and penalties under the GI Act | [Essay] 2022(80·100); ⭐ |
| 4.7 | Registrar of Geographical Indications — role and functions | [Essay] 2023(80); ⭐ |
| 4.8 | Difference / conflict between GI and Trade Marks | [Essay] 2022(80), 2024(100); [SN] 2023(80), 2024(80); ⭐⭐ |
| 4.9 | Important / registered geographical indications of India (incl. Basmati rice case) | [SN] 2021(80), 2022(80), 2024(80), 2026(80); [Prob] 2021(80), 2026(80); ⭐⭐ |
| 4.10 | Position of GI under the TRIPS Agreement | [Essay] 2023(80); ⭐ |
📅 Unit 5 — International Conventions & Treaties
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Questions & Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Paris Convention — background, salient features, governing rules, national treatment | [Essay] 2018(100), 2021(80·100), 2022(80), 2023(80), 2024(80), 2025(80·100); [SN] 2022(80·100), 2024(80), 2026(80); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.2 | Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) — background, objectives, scope, salient features | [Essay] 2019(100), 2021(80), 2022(100), 2024(80), 2025(80), 2026(80); [SN] 2018(100), 2021(100), 2022(80), 2023(80), 2024(80·100); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.3 | Madrid Convention — salient features; international registration of marks | [Essay] 2021(80·100), 2022(80), 2024(100), 2026(80); [SN] 2023(80), 2024(80), 2025(80); ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.4 | WIPO — background, organs/structure, functions and role | [Essay] 2019(100), 2020(100), 2021(80·100), 2022(80·100), 2023(80·100), 2024(80·100), 2025(100), 2026(100); [SN] 2021(80), 2022(80·100), 2025(80), 2026(80); ⭐⭐⭐ |
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