Biosafety and Intellectual Property Rights — DU B. Sc. (Hons) Microbiology Previous Year Question Papers

(iii) Trademark (iv) Trade Secret 6. (a) Discuss the patent cooperation Treaty (PCT) and its benefits for international biotech filings. (5) (b) Differentiate between the following : (i) GMO and LMO (ii) Registered and Unregistered Trademark (c) Outline the steps in risk analysis and assessment for environmental release of GMOs. (3) Property Rights 1. Describe the following terms (any 6) : (2x6=12) (a) Patent infringement (c) Prior Art (d) Traditional Knowledge (e) GRAS microorganisms (g) Know-How Agreements 2. (a) Define Intellectual property Rights. Discuss why IPR is crucial for national development? (3) (b) Define Risk Groups. Describe the key criteria used by WHO for classifying microorganisms into various Risk Groups. Give one example of microorganism in each group. (1+4=5) (c) Illustrate biosafety precautions for handling microbes BSL-3 labs. (4) 3. Write short notes on the following (any 3) : (iii) Industrial designs (iv) Cartagena Protocol 4. (a) Outline the guidelines and precautions for radioisotope handling during laboratory operations in India. (4) (c) Define Geographical Indication tags with suitable examples. Discuss their benefits. (4) 5. (a) Define a patent. Describe the key patentability criteria that must be fulfilled to obtain a patent. Provide two examples each of patentable and non-patentable inventions. ( 1 +3+2=6) (b) Outline the Budapest Treaty on international deposit of microorganisms. (4)