Exam 7: Intellectual Property and Cyber Piracy

U.S.patent law allows cyber business plans to be patented.

Patents are renewable for an unlimited period of time.

In 1998,the length of copyright protection for an individual holder was extended to the life of the author plus 70 years.

A trademark can be registered even before it is actually used in commerce so long as the registrant verifies a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce and actually does so within 6 months.

Donna is on vacation in 2002 in San Francisco.She is a professional photographer and would like to take and sell some photographs of the Golden Gate Bridge.She wants her photographs to be copyrighted,but knows that there are already copyrighted photos of the Golden Gate Bridge taken from almost every angle.What must Donna do to obtain copyright protection for the photo?

Customer lists and compilations of data are among items considered to be trade secrets.

Henry writes a series of essays that have an environmental focus.One of these essays contains a very detailed description of the workings of a forest ecosystem.A national environmental organization opposed to logging in certain areas has copied this essay and includes it in materials that the group gives to members of the public in hopes of persuading those persons to join the opposition to logging in these areas.Henry has never wanted his work to be forced onto people and objects to his essay being copied and distributed like this.He is afraid persons will think he is part of this organization,and he did not want his essay used this way.Was this within fair use?

In order to be eligible for copyright protection,a tangible writing or other item is required.

John is a country music songwriter who composes a song entitled "Busted,Rusted Heart" in which the melody is similar to that of the 1990s hit by Billy Ray Cyrus,"Achy Breaky Heart." The words also parallel and make fun of the words in the original song.Does John commit copyright infringement if he performs his song and sells copies of it?

Patents for inventions are valid for 20 years.

Trademarks are valid for:

Which of the following is not available to a plaintiff in a copyright infringement case?

In order to receive copyright protection,a work must be marked as being copyrighted.

In the United States,if two people independently develop the same invention,the patent will be granted to the first to file for the patent,not the first to invent the invention.

Under current law,the statutory period for patent protection begins to run at the time that:

Which of the following would not be a misappropriation of a trade secret?

An author must file a timely application in order to receive copyright protection.

Which of the following is not true about patent law after the changes adopted in 1995 relating to the requirements of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade?

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act prohibits access to copyrighted digital works by circumventing the encryption,even if the work is not misused.

John has invented a device to monitor the tire pressure on bicycle tires.This device consists of a tire pressure sensor on the tire with a radio transmitter and a receiver mounted on the handlebars to give a readout of the pressure.The radio transmitter is similar to existing designs,but one has never been used in this way.The product cannot be produced for less than $120,but John's preliminary marketing studies indicate that the product could not be sold for more than $25.Which of the following is true?