PPL436
1. One of these is not a type of Industrial Property Law
patent
Copyright
Design
trademarks
2. an employee invention belongs to the employer in the following circumstances: this is provided for in
s4 (4) PDA
s5 (2) PDA
s3 (5) PDA
s2 (4) PDA
3. patent law is governed in Nigeria by
the Patent Act of 1999 of Nigeria
the Patent Act of 1977 (UK)
the Patent and Designs Act Cap 344nn
the Patent Act of 1677 (UK)
4. For a work to be granted patent it need not have one of these
claims
anticipation
specification
filing date
5. Which of these is not correct; about a patent
A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state (national government) to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for a public disclosure of an invention.
The grant of patent effectively gives the inventor or more commonly his employers, a monopoly to work the invention to the exclusion of others for a period of time, exceeding 20years.
patent usually refers to a right granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof
that patent law uses property rights to stimulate private investment in new and useful and non obvious technologies.
6. One of these is not correct with regards to rights attached to a design
should be signed as a Deed by or on behalf of the design right owner
an exclusive licensee has the same rights and remedies except against the owner
The right can pass by testamentary disposition or by operation of law
must be done in writing
7. Patents in the modern sense originated in what year?
1474
1494
1464
1434
8. One of these is not a requirement for patentability
novelty
Industrial Application
Prior Art
inventive step
9. The exclusive right granted to the owner of a patent does not exceed
20 years
70 years
40 years
25 years
10. What section of PDA 1988 provides that it is impossible for patent to be renewed more than the third time
s. 6 (2) of the PDA1988
s.8 (1) of the PDAn1988
s.2(2) of the PDA1988
s. 9 (2) of the PDA1988
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