Exam 15: Business and Intellectual Property Law

AOL use the phrase "You've got mail!" to signal its customers that there is mail in their electronic accounts.AT&T began using the phrase,"You have mail!" for its customers.AOL brought suit against AT&T for trademark infringement.Has there been infringement?

_____ is a tort that protects a business whose trade secrets are taken without authorization.

Which of the following is/are generic term(s)?

Animo runs a website that allows amateur photographers to post photographs that they have taken for purposes of getting their work recognized and with the hope that others will see their works and purchase them for use in ad,textbooks,and other publications.Animo employees do not review the website,but they do remove photos when notified that a posted photo is not posted with permission and is copyrighted by someone other than the person who posted it.Applyingfederal copyright law,which of the following statements is correct?

The United States does not have working requirements as part of its patent process.

Knockoff goods are:

WIPO administers trademarks and copyrights internationally.

Gray market goods are properly trademarked goods that have entered the country without authorization from the manufacturer.

Fair use is use of a copyrighted item with permission.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act imposes liability for circumvention of encoded materials that prevent copying.

The Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act does not apply to films.

Transmission of an NFL game to Canada by satellite is a violation of United States copyright laws.

Jeffrey Cho worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.Mr.Cho was interviewing for jobs with other possible employers.Before his interview,Mr.Cho took confidential materials from the bank that related to supervisory strategies.The 35 documents he downloaded were marked "confidential." Which of the following statements is true?​

Patents are:

One factor in determining fair use is commercial profit.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act:

Jason Friedman developed software that allows his fellow students to use the university server for purposes of downloading movies,songs,etc.(all copyrighted),without being detected by the university,which monitors its users for purposes of avoiding vicarious copyright infringement charges and suits.Jason does not sell the software to his fellow students; he simply distributes it to them when they ask.Under federal copyright law,which of the following statements is correct?

Palming off:

Which of the following is $\underline{\text{not}}$ an element of disparagement?

Dollar Shave Club has grabbed 8% of the $3 billion U.S.market for razor blades through its online sales.Gillette controls 60% of the U.S.razor blade market,but holds only 20% of the online razor blade market.Gillette has brought suit against Dollar Shave Club because it claims Dollar Shave Club's razor blades have copied the coatings process that Gillette developed and places on the edge of the blade,a process that was designed to strengthen the edge of the blade and protect it from wear.What would be the basis of the suit?​