AcePAE 2026: Daily Quiz for Indian Patent Agent Examination – Set 3
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Preparing for the Indian Patent Agent Examination 2026 requires consistent practice and conceptual clarity. To help aspirants strengthen their preparation, our AcePAE Series brings to you a structured 30-question daily quiz.
This quiz is designed to cover Indian Patents Act, 1970, Patents Rules, 2003, and Patent Office Manuals/Guidelines.
Each set includes:
10 Easy Questions (to test your basics)
10 Medium Questions (to practice application-based knowledge)
10 Difficult Questions (to challenge your exam readiness)
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Indian Patents Act, 1970 – Easy Questions
Section 2: Definitions
1. Section 2(1)(j) defines ‘Invention’ as:
A) A new product or process
B) An old idea reused
C) A published article
D) A marketed solution
Section 3: Non-Patentable Inventions
2. Which of the following is NOT patentable under Section 3?
A) Computer software with novel hardware
B) Method of agriculture
C) New medicine
D) Industrial device
Section 6: Eligibility to Apply
3. Who may apply for a patent?
A) Only inventors
B) Employer of inventor
C) Inventor or assignee
D) Patent attorney
Rule 4: Appropriate Office
4. The ‘appropriate office’ for filing an application is determined primarily by:
A) The applicant’s nationality
B) Residence or business location
C) Amount of fees paid
D) Patent attorney's address
Section 10: Specification Contents
5. A complete specification must describe:
A) Only the title
B) The invention in detail
C) Previous inventions
D) Marketing strategy
Rule 13: Specification Forms
6. Which form is used for provisional or complete specification?
A) Form 1
B) Form 2
C) Form 3
D) Form 5
Section 11A: Publication of Applications
7. Patent applications are published after:
A) 18 months from filing
B) 6 months from examination
C) 12 months from grant
D) 24 months from grant
Section 8: Foreign Applications
8. Why must applicants disclose foreign patent filings under Section 8?
A) For tax audit
B) To maintain transparency for examination
C) To get quicker grant
D) For public record
Section 2(1)(ja): Inventive Step
9. ‘Inventive Step’ means:
A) Obvious modification
B) Feature involving technical advance
C) Copying another patent
D) Mere substitution
Section 25: Opposition to Grant
10. Who can file an opposition after a patent is granted?
A) Only patent attorneys
B) Any interested person
C) Only government agencies
D) Only inventors
Medium Questions (11–20)
Rule 24B: Time for Request for Examination
11. Request for examination must be filed within:
A) 12 months from priority date
B) 48 months from filing date
C) 24 months from grant
D) 18 months from publication
Section 9: Provisional and Complete Specifications
12. If a provisional specification is filed, the complete specification must be submitted within:
A) 12 months
B) 24 months
C) 6 months
D) 36 months
Section 13: Anticipation Search
13. Examiner’s search for anticipation must check:
A) Only Indian prior art
B) Both Indian and foreign prior art
C) Only applicant’s documents
D) Patent Office records only
Rule 15: Drawings
14. Patent drawings must be:
A) Provided on newspaper
B) In color
C) As per prescribed standards
D) Optional
Section 54: Patents of Addition
15. Patents of addition relate to:
A) Trade unions
B) Improvements to main inventions
C) Industrial designs
D) Business methods
Section 21: Putting Application in Order
16. ‘Putting application in order for grant’ refers to:
A) Arranging records
B) Fulfilling all requirements before grant
C) Paying taxes
D) Publishing in journals
Rule 10: Address for Service
17. Address for service must be:
A) Of the patent agent only
B) Based outside India
C) Located in India
D) Unverified
Chapter VII: Secrecy
18. Secrecy provisions apply to inventions relevant to:
A) Food products
B) Atomic energy/defense matter
C) Mobile applications
D) Textiles
Rule 20: Divisional Application
19. A divisional application can be filed when:
A) There are two or more inventions in an application
B) Only one invention exists
C) Application is rejected
D) Application is withdrawn
Guidelines: Unity of Invention
20. ‘Unity of Invention’ means:
A) Multiple inventions in one claim
B) One inventive concept in multiple claims
C) Unrelated inventions
D) Keeping applications together
Difficult Questions (21–30)
Section 16: Division of Application
21. When two inventions are claimed in one application, Controller may:
A) Refuse the application
B) Transfer ownership
C) Order division into two applications
D) Grant patent for both
Section 17: Dating of Application
22. Under what conditions can Controller change the application’s filing date?
A) Only if fees are paid late
B) If formal defects exist
C) On request for early publication
D) On third-party opposition
Rule 142: Payment of Renewal Fees
23. What happens if a patentee fails to pay renewal fees?
A) Patent remains valid
B) Patent lapses
C) Patent is transferred
D) Patent is automatically renewed
Section 104A: Burden of Proof in Infringement
24. In patent infringement, burden to prove non-infringement can be shifted to:
A) Patentee always
B) Defendant when product is new
C) Government
D) Patent Office
Manual: Inventive Step Assessment
25. Inventive step assessment should consider:
A) Only novelty
B) Technical advance or economic significance over prior art
C) Commercial success alone
D) Legal approval only
Section 29–34: Anticipation by Use
26. Anticipation may occur if invention was:
A) Secretly used in India before priority date
B) Discussed in private
C) Used outside India only
D) Published after application
Section 107A: Parallel Import Exception
27. What does Section 107A permit regarding patented products?
A) Only sale by patentee
B) Import by any person legally
C) No imports allowed
D) Export only
Guidelines: Sufficiency of Disclosure
28. A patent specification fails ‘sufficiency’ if:
A) It omits essential information
B) Is lengthy
C) Has grammar errors
D) Is filed late
Section 117A-C: Appellate Board
29. IPAB can hear appeals against:
A) All patent office decisions
B) Controller’s orders and decisions
C) Supreme Court judgments
D) Government notices
Rule 27: Statement of Working
30. Annual statement of working (Form 27) must be filed by patentee:
A) Only after 10 years
B) Every year
C) Before patent grant
D) Only in case of litigation
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