Intellectual Property Code Quiz

What is the purpose of the Intellectual Property Code?

• To protect and secure the exclusive rights of scientists, inventors, artists, and other gifted citizens to their intellectual property and creations

• To promote the diffusion of knowledge and information for the promotion of national development and progress

• To streamline administrative procedures of registering patents, trademarks, and copyrights

• All of the above

What does the term 'intellectual property rights' consist of?

• Copyright and Related Rights

• Trademarks and Service Marks

• Geographic Indications

• All of the above

What is the function of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)?

• To examine applications for grant of letters patent for inventions and register utility models and industrial designs

• To examine applications for the registration of marks, geographic indications, and integrated circuits

• To register technology transfer arrangements and settle disputes involving technology transfer payments

• All of the above

Which bureau is responsible for the search and examination of patent applications?

• Bureau of Patents

• Bureau of Trademarks

• Bureau of Legal Affairs

• Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau

What is the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Legal Affairs?

• Hear and decide opposition to the application for registration of marks

• Exercise original jurisdiction in administrative complaints for violations of laws involving intellectual property rights

• Impose administrative penalties for violations of intellectual property laws

• All of the above

Who appoints the Director General and Deputies Director General of the Intellectual Property Office?

• President

• Secretary of Trade and Industry

• Director General

• Bureau of Legal Affairs

What are the qualifications for the Director General and Deputies Director General?

• Natural born citizens of the Philippines

• At least 35 years of age

• Holders of a college degree

• All of the above

What penalties can be imposed by the Director of Legal Affairs?

• Cease and desist order

• Voluntary assurance of compliance or discontinuance

• Condemnation or seizure of products

• All of the above

What is the maximum period of suspension of the validity of a patent?

• 6 months

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 5 years

Which of the following is NOT excluded from patent protection?

• Scientific theories

• Methods of performing mental acts

• Diagnostic methods practiced on the human body

• Aesthetic creations