CS Professional · June 2026 · Paper 4.3
CS Professional Intellectual Property Rights - Law and Practice June 2026: 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(a) | 5 | Technology neutrality of patent law and patentability of computer-related inventions | Indian Patent Law and its Developments |
| 1(b) | 5 | Significance of patent claims and key drafting considerations with case law | Patent Documentation, Examination and Infringement |
| 1(c) | 5 | TRIZ methodology and its uses in patenting | Patent Databases and Patent Information System |
| 1(d) | 5 | Patent pooling and cross licensing and their effect on competition | Business Concerns in Commercializing Intellectual Property Rights |
| 1(e) | 5 | Modes and grounds of revocation of a patent | Indian Patent Law and its Developments |
| 2(a) | 5 | Geneva Act versus Lisbon Agreement and its relevance to geographical indication protection | Role of International Institutions |
| 2(b) | 5 | Registrable plant varieties and category for a farmer-bred variety | Protection of Plant Varieties |
| 2(c) | 5 | People's Biodiversity Register and its purpose | Biological Diversity |
| 2(d) | 5 | Significance of traditional knowledge and when approval is needed for biodiversity-related activities | Biological Diversity |
| 2(e) | 5 | Methods of valuing intellectual property | Business Concerns in Commercializing Intellectual Property Rights |
| 3(a) | 5 | Protection of personality rights through copyright law with a recent High Court ruling | Copyrights |
| 3(b) | 5 | First sale doctrine limiting distribution rights with a recent High Court ruling | Copyrights |
| 3(c) | 5 | Computer programmes as literary works and infringement of software copyright | Copyrights |
| 3(d) | 5 | Preventing misuse of confidential information and elements for trade secret protection in negotiations | Protection of Trade Secrets |
| 3(e) | 5 | Intellectual property issues in sale of a business | Business Concerns in Commercializing Intellectual Property Rights |
| 4(a) | 5 | Legal principles of deceptive similarity between trademarks with case law | Trademarks |
| 4(b) | 5 | Initial interest confusion test with a recent case | Trademarks |
| 4(c) | 5 | Grounds and procedure for cancellation of a registered design | Industrial Designs |
| 4(d) | 5 | Functionality versus aesthetic originality in design infringement with case law | Industrial Designs |
| 4(e) | 5 | Infringement of layout-designs of integrated circuits and its exceptions | Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits |
What stood out
- Four compulsory case studies, each with five 5-mark parts; no internal choice.
- Coverage was wide: 12 of 15 chapters were tested, led by Copyrights and Business Concerns in Commercializing IPR at 15 marks each.
- Patent chapters (patent law, patent information systems, documentation and infringement) together carried 20 marks.
- Six parts (30 marks) explicitly required case law or a recent High Court decision, making judicial precedent knowledge essential.
- Contemporary themes featured: software patentability exclusions, personality rights against morphed and voice-cloned content, and the Geneva Act on geographical indications.
Practise the chapters that carried the marks
Business Concerns in Commercializing Intellectual Property Rights, Copyrights, Indian Patent Law and its Developments: study guides and practice questions in the CS Professional format.