A. Designs Act
B. Trade and Merchandise Act
C. Copyright Act
D. Patents Act
E. Geographical Indications of Goods Act (Registration and Protection Act)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
This section details the correct chronological sequence of key Indian Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) laws enacted after 1950, based on the provided acts.
Determining the correct timeline involves identifying the enactment year for each specified Indian IPR Act:
| Act Code | Act Name | Enactment Year |
| C | Copyright Act | 1957 |
| B | Trade and Merchandise Marks Act | 1958 |
| D | Patents Act | 1970 |
| E | Geographical Indications of Goods Act | 1999 |
| A | Designs Act | 2000 |
The acts are arranged chronologically based on their enactment year:
Therefore, the correct sequence is C, B, D, E, A.
The established chronological sequence C, B, D, E, A matches the second option presented in the question choices.
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Trademark registration gives exclusive proprietary rights to the trademark owner.
Reason (R): A trademark is a recognizable sign, design or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others. and are used to claim exclusive proprietary rights of products or services.
In light of the above statements. choose the correct answer from the options given below :