Question 1

Provisional patents are good for one year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  A copyright can be renewed once it expires. 
B)  A patent can be renewed once it expires. 
C)  A trademark can be renewed as long as the mark is still in use. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  A copyright can be renewed once it expires. 
B)  A patent can be renewed once it expires. 
C)  A trademark can be renewed as long as the mark is still in use. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 3

Ernest invents a novel,useful,nonobvious product.He:

Accepted Answer

A)  must apply for a patent within one year of selling the product commercially. 
B)  is entitled to a patent over someone else who invents the same product if he is the first to file an application. 
C)  may receive patent protection for two years by filing a simpler,shorter,cheaper provisional patent application while he is working on his complex,regular patent application. 
D)  may sell his product for up to five years to see how well it sells before going through the complex process of filing a patent application with the PTO Office. 
A)  must apply for a patent within one year of selling the product commercially. 
B)  is entitled to a patent over someone else who invents the same product if he is the first to file an application. 
C)  may receive patent protection for two years by filing a simpler,shorter,cheaper provisional patent application while he is working on his complex,regular patent application. 
D)  may sell his product for up to five years to see how well it sells before going through the complex process of filing a patent application with the PTO Office.

Question 4

International copyright protection:

Accepted Answer

A)  is automatic for works created in member countries of the Berne Convention. 
B)  is granted for the life of the author plus 70 years under the Berne Convention. 
C)  is not yet available for computer programs. 
D)  lacks any enforcement capability for overseas infringement of works authored in the United States. 
A)  is automatic for works created in member countries of the Berne Convention. 
B)  is granted for the life of the author plus 70 years under the Berne Convention. 
C)  is not yet available for computer programs. 
D)  lacks any enforcement capability for overseas infringement of works authored in the United States.

Question 5

Under the "fair use doctrine," instructors cannot be liable for copyright violations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The law that protects Jack's secret sauce is:

Accepted Answer

A)  America Invents Act 
B)  Uniform Trade Secrets Act 
C)  Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act 
D)  The Lanham Act 
A)  America Invents Act 
B)  Uniform Trade Secrets Act 
C)  Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act 
D)  The Lanham Act

Question 7

Anyone has the right to submit evidence that a patent is not novel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A color cannot be trademarked since it cannot be kept from use by other businesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Nike's "Just do it" is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  trademark. 
B)  patent 
C)  copyright 
D)  domain name 
A)  trademark. 
B)  patent 
C)  copyright 
D)  domain name

Question 10

Explain what a domain name is.Discuss if and how a domain name can be registered as a trademark or if a trademark can be registered as a domain name.

Accepted Answer

A domain name is an Internet address,and

Question 11

In order for a copyright holder to collect money damages from a person who used copyrighted material,it must be proven that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the infringement was intentional. 
B)  the copyright holder sustained more than $500 in actual damages. 
C)  the copyrighted material contained the copyright symbol,name of the copyright holder,and the year of copyright. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  the infringement was intentional. 
B)  the copyright holder sustained more than $500 in actual damages. 
C)  the copyrighted material contained the copyright symbol,name of the copyright holder,and the year of copyright. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 12

The Patent and Trade Office will register even lewd and pornographic images.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Identify the main provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and two arguments opponents of the Act raise.

Accepted Answer

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DM

Question 14

A copyright is valid for 28 years after it is obtained and can be renewed for another 28 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Southern Bar-B-Q owns a special,secret recipe for sauce which it guards because it gives the restaurant a competitive advantage.If Mort willfully misappropriates the recipe,a court may hold him liable to Southern for double damages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Intellectual property:

Accepted Answer

A)  producers are likely to be adequately paid in the free market. 
B)  production is not subsidized by the government. 
C)  typically is expensive to produce but cheap to reproduce and transmit. 
D)  typically is expensive to produce,copy,and transmit. 
A)  producers are likely to be adequately paid in the free market. 
B)  production is not subsidized by the government. 
C)  typically is expensive to produce but cheap to reproduce and transmit. 
D)  typically is expensive to produce,copy,and transmit.

Question 17

Unlike with patents,the ideas underlying copyrighted material need not be novel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Derrick buys a CD,but after listening to it,decides he doesn't like the music.May he legally sell the CD to someone else? If he thinks his cousin would enjoy the music,may he legally copy the CD for her?

Accepted Answer

Under the first sale doctrine,Derrick ha

Question 19

Trademark owner and Famous people have the right to sue to get a their name which has been registered as a domain name which was registered in bad faith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the name of the treaty that allows American patents to be recognized and enforced in member countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. 
B)  The International Treaty of Trademarks and Patents. 
C)  The World Agreement of London. 
D)  The Berne Convention. 
A)  The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. 
B)  The International Treaty of Trademarks and Patents. 
C)  The World Agreement of London. 
D)  The Berne Convention.

Exam 28: Intellectual Property

Provisional patents are good for one year.

Which of the following is correct?

Ernest invents a novel,useful,nonobvious product.He:

International copyright protection:

Under the "fair use doctrine," instructors cannot be liable for copyright violations.

The law that protects Jack's secret sauce is:

Anyone has the right to submit evidence that a patent is not novel.

A color cannot be trademarked since it cannot be kept from use by other businesses.

Nike's "Just do it" is an example of a:

Explain what a domain name is.Discuss if and how a domain name can be registered as a trademark or if a trademark can be registered as a domain name.

In order for a copyright holder to collect money damages from a person who used copyrighted material,it must be proven that:

The Patent and Trade Office will register even lewd and pornographic images.

Identify the main provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and two arguments opponents of the Act raise.

A copyright is valid for 28 years after it is obtained and can be renewed for another 28 years.

Southern Bar-B-Q owns a special,secret recipe for sauce which it guards because it gives the restaurant a competitive advantage.If Mort willfully misappropriates the recipe,a court may hold him liable to Southern for double damages.

Intellectual property:

Unlike with patents,the ideas underlying copyrighted material need not be novel.

Derrick buys a CD,but after listening to it,decides he doesn't like the music.May he legally sell the CD to someone else? If he thinks his cousin would enjoy the music,may he legally copy the CD for her?

Trademark owner and Famous people have the right to sue to get a their name which has been registered as a domain name which was registered in bad faith.

What is the name of the treaty that allows American patents to be recognized and enforced in member countries?

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