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(3) 84.

X's painting of Madonna and Child was used by


her mother to print some personalized gift wrapper. As
part of her mother's efforts to raise funds for Bantay
Bata, the mother of X sold the wrapper to friends. Y, an
entrepeneur, liked the painting in the wrapper and made
many copies and sold the same through National
Bookstore. Which statement is most accurate?
a. Y can use the painting for his use because this is not a
copyrightable material.
b. X can sue Y for infringement because artistic works
are protected from moment of creation.
c. Works of art need to be copyrighted also to get
protection under the law.
d. Y can use the drawing even though not copyrighted
because it is already a public property having been
published already.

(4) 85. Compulsory Licensing of Inventions which are duly


patented may be dispensed with or will be allowed
exploitation even without agreement of the patent
owner under certain circumstances, like national
emergency, for reason of public interest, like national
security, etc. The person who can grant such authority is
-
a. the Director General of the Intellectual Property
Office;
b. the Director of Legal Affairs of the Intellectual
Property Office;
c. the owner of the Patent right;
d. any agent of the owner of the Patent right.

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