Exam 9: Intellectual Property

Which of the following is patentable?

Which of the following is NOT true about the Uniform Trade Secrets Act UTSA)?

Intangible property,the product of human ingenuity,protected by law is known as:

Which of the following observations is true about trademarks?

Reverse engineering means that it would be easy for competitors to figure out how new products are manufactured,and then copy them.

The Forest Stewardship Council,a mark that represents membership in an organization,is known as a collective mark.

Since 1976,copyrights have lasted for _____ years after the death of the author.

What is Digital Rights Management?

A _____ is a federal right granted to inventors for processes,machines,and compositions of matter.

One of the first patents granted was to ______ ______,who devised a system to lift and drop boats over shallow water.

What is patent infringement?

_____ is a doctrine under which the first owner of a piece of copyrighted work can do whatever he/she pleases with it,including resell the work.

A plant patent expires in _____ years following the original patent application.

Dilution permits a trademark owner to stop usage of a similar word or phrase only if consumers are confused.

The _____ Amendment recognizes the use of parody,comedy,or satire as fair use.

Since the color pink is trademarked when used for building insulation by Owens Corning,all other insulation manufacturers must use different colors.

_____ is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the free distribution of creative content,and publisher of several standard copyright licenses.

Generally,according to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act,misappropriation occurs if the secret was disclosed or used without permission from the secret's owner.

Regular words can become trademarks,as long as consumers identify them with a particular source.

Damages for a claim for misappropriation exclude: