Exam 9: Intellectual Property

A(n) ________ authorizes a third party to use a copyrighted work for a fee stipulated in the statute.

An agreement between a buyer and a seller is called a cartel.

A pecuniary right is the right of an author to exploit a copyrighted work for economic gain.

A ________ is an authority granted by the owner of an intellectual property to another allowing the latter the right to use it in some limited way.

The ________ establishes an international mechanism that allows inventors to make a single application for patent protection that is equivalent to making a filing in all member states.

The World Intellectual Property Organization is responsible for administering the Paris and Berne Conventions.

Which of the following is true of the price-fixing clause?

The ________ states that participants in an industry-wide patent pool must grant reasonable access to the pool to any firm wishing to compete so that no firm will be disadvantaged.

A compulsory copyright license compels a copyright owner to grant a license, but it allows the owner to negotiate the terms of the license.

Sole rights prevent everyone except the licensor from competing.

What are the different types of franchise?

What are the different types of patents?

The nonconditional protection principle states that common minimum standards for granting copyrights must be observed by all member states.

Parties to multilateral agreements are prevented from entering into bilateral arrangements.

According to the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act, what are the seven categories of works that are eligible for copyright protection?

An agreement to share patents and other technology is called a ________.

A franchise in which the franchisee sells products it manufactures from a formula or from ingredients provided by the franchisor is called a ________.

A tying clause is a provision forbidding a licensee from competing with the licensor.

The right of an author to prohibit others from tampering with a copyrighted work is called the right of performance.

Industrial property is itself divided into two categories: inventions and ________.