Answers to Quiz - 29

1. The world’s first patent was arguably given in 1421 to Filippo Brunelleschi of Florence for an invention that was nicknamed ‘Il Badalone’ (‘The Monster’). What was this monstrous invention?

A Cargo Boat. A flat-keeled boat with paddle wheels, designed to be towed by smaller boats, used for transporting goods up and down the river Arno in Florence.

2. The first fully-fledged copyright law was enacted in England in the year 1709. By what name is it popularly known?

The Statute of Anne, after Queen Anne, during whose reign it was enacted

3. Where is the headquarters of The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property system?

Geneva

4. The concept of Intellectual Property is based on the idea of ‘Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself’. Which famous philosopher’s words are these?

John Locke

5. What is the international agreement for copyright protection popularly known as?

Berne Convention

6. What system of licensing gives every person who receives a copy of a work permission to reproduce, adapt or distribute the work as long as any resulting copies or adaptations are also bound by the same licensing scheme?

Copyleft

7. What Intellectual Property is internationally protected by the Madrid System?

Trademarks

8. What kind of Intellectual Property is embodied in words like ‘Champagne’, ‘Tequila’ or ‘Roquefort’?

Geographical Indications - place names used to identify the origin and quality, reputation or other characteristics of products

9. What act of US Congress, disparagingly known as the Mickey Mouse Protection Act increased the term of protection enjoyed by copyright by 20 years in 1998?

Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act

10. When and where was the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right (TRIPS) Agreement concluded?

1994, Marrakech (Morocco)