Exam 8: Intellectual Property and Cyber Piracy

Give an account of the Economic Espionage Act (EEA)and its importance in combating cyber piracy.

Give an account of trademark dilution.

In the context of copyrighted material,which of the following statements accurately describes the fair use doctrine?

Congress enacted the federal ________,which makes it a federal crime to steal another's trade secrets.

Which of the following is copyrightable?

Which of the following statements is true of patenting a scientific principle?

After the copyright period runs out,the work enters the public domain.

The trademark symbol SM is used to indicate a mark associated with a product.

A closely guarded formula for a recipe protected by a soft drink manufacturer is a ________.

By permitting pre-issuance and post-grant challenges within the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office (PTO),the law attempts to have disputes resolved within the PTO before reaching the litigation stage.

Ordinary words or symbols that have taken on a secondary meaning can qualify as marks.

Which of the following types of intellectual property is protected by the Lanham Act?

When does a patent enter the public domain?

A(n)________ is a distinctive mark,symbol,name,word,motto,or device that identifies the goods of a particular business.

Uploading copyrighted material to an unauthorized website by a non-copyright holder would constitute copyright infringement under the ________.

The patent term begins to run from the date the patent is issued.

Which of the following constitutes copyright infringement?

Improvements to existing machines,processes,or compositions of matter cannot be patented.

Which of the following is an example of intellectual property?

A ________ is a grant by the federal government to the inventor of an invention for the exclusive right to use,sell,or license the invention for a limited amount of time.