CS Executive · June 2025 · Paper 6
CS Executive Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws June 2025: paper analysis
Our own analysis of the official paper, as of 12 October 2026. The questions and answers belong to ICSI; read them on ICSI's website.
Chapter-wise marks
Where the marks were in this paper (out of 100; internal-choice alternatives not double counted).
What each question tested
In our words, by question number. Open the official paper for the full question.
| Q | Marks | Tests | Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(i) | 4 | Definition of consumer and whether a buyer relying on advertisements qualifies | Law relating to Consumer Protection |
| 1(ii) | 4 | Misleading advertisement as an unfair trade practice | Law relating to Consumer Protection |
| 1(iii) | 3 | Liability of manufacturers and directors for false or misleading advertisements | Law relating to Consumer Protection |
| 1(iv) | 2 | Forum for complaint and appeal against orders on misleading advertisements | Law relating to Consumer Protection |
| 1(v) | 2 | Distinction between defect and deficiency | Law relating to Consumer Protection |
| 2(a) | 5 | Overseas direct investment by a registered trust: RBI approval and conditions | Overseas Direct Investment |
| 2(b) | 5 | Current account remittances by non-individuals that need prior RBI approval above set limits | Law relating to Foreign Exchange Management |
| 2(c) | 5 | Procedure for raising external commercial borrowings | Law relating to Foreign Exchange Management |
| 3(a) | 5 | FDI entry routes and caps for airports and air transport services | Foreign Direct Investments - Regulations and Policy |
| 3(b) | 5 | Money laundering offence from drug trafficking proceeds and applicable punishment | Prevention of Money Laundering |
| 3(c) | 5 | Registration of ongoing projects lacking completion certificate and projects exempt from RERA | Real Estate Regulation and Development Law |
| 4(a) | 5 | Objectives of the OIML certification system | Legal Metrology |
| 4(b) | 5 | Factors for judging appreciable adverse effect of a combination on competition | Competition Law |
| 4(c) | 5 | Constitution and functions of the SEZ Authority | Law relating to Special Economic Zones |
| 4A(i) | 5 | Special Courts under the benami property law | Prevention of Money Laundering |
| 4A(ii) | 5 | Grounds for cancellation of FCRA registration certificate | Law relating to Foreign Contribution Regulation |
| 4A(iii) | 5 | Objectives of the national trade facilitation committee and its action plan | Foreign Trade Policy and Procedure |
| 5(a)(i) | 2 | Meaning of patent and patentable subject matter | Law relating to Patents |
| 5(a)(ii) | 2 | When a new form of a known substance is not an invention under section 3(d) | Law relating to Patents |
| 5(a)(iii) | 2 | Rights of a patentee | Law relating to Patents |
| 5(a)(iv) | 2 | Compatibility of section 3(d) with international standards | Law relating to Patents |
| 5(a)(v) | 2 | Outcome of a challenge to rejection of a patent for a modified known compound | Law relating to Patents |
| 5(b)(i) | 2 | Meaning of geographical indication | Law relating to Geographical Indications of Goods |
| 5(b)(ii) | 2 | Benefits of GI registration | Law relating to Geographical Indications of Goods |
| 5(b)(iii) | 2 | Difference between a geographical indication and a trade mark | Law relating to Geographical Indications of Goods |
| 5(b)(iv) | 2 | When a registered GI is infringed | Law relating to Geographical Indications of Goods |
| 5(b)(v) | 2 | Whether GI use can extend to non-traditional producers in the defined area | Law relating to Geographical Indications of Goods |
| 6(a) | 5 | Controller directions where an invention risks infringing an existing patent claim | Law relating to Patents |
| 6(b) | 5 | Requirements for registering a design similar to a competitor product | Law relating to Designs |
| 6(c) | 5 | Prior user rights versus a later user of the same trade name and grant of injunction | Law relating to Trade Marks |
| 6(d) | 5 | Registrability of a common chemical name as a trade mark | Law relating to Trade Marks |
| 6A(i) | 5 | Termination of a copyright licence | Law relating to Copyright |
| 6A(ii) | 5 | Goals of the National IPR Policy | Intellectual Property Rights |
| 6A(iii) | 5 | Trade mark agent and qualifications for registration | Law relating to Trade Marks |
| 6A(iv) | 5 | Preparation of patent specification and timing of publication of the application | Law relating to Patents |
What stood out
- Case studies carry 35 marks: Q1 (15 marks) on misleading advertisements under consumer protection law and Q5 (20 marks) as a double case on patents and geographical indications.
- Part II is entirely intellectual property (40 marks), with patents the single most frequent chapter at 7 listed parts.
- Part I spreads across foreign exchange, ODI, FDI, money laundering, RERA, legal metrology, competition, SEZ, FCRA and trade policy, with no chapter other than consumer protection getting more than two parts.
- The benami property question in Q4A has no dedicated chapter in our map and is placed under money laundering.
- Practical parts appear in Q2, Q3 and Q6; Q4 and the alternatives Q4A and Q6A are theory-only.
Practise the chapters that carried the marks
Law relating to Patents, Law relating to Consumer Protection, Law relating to Trade Marks: study guides and practice questions in the CS Executive format.