Exam 6: Intellectual Property

Without authorization, Omar downloads music into his computer's random access memory, or RAM. This is most likely

Information must be trademarked, patented, or copyrighted before it is eligible to receive protection as a trade secret.

An individual can circumvent encryption software or other technological antipiracy protection as long as he or she gives notice to the copyright holder beforehand.

Without the permission of the copyright owner, Faye copies the literary expression of Game of Thrones , changes the names of the main characters, and publishes the result as her own work. This is

Information that may be protected as trade secrets includes

Brewed Beans Inc. makes and sells "CoCoCafe," a chocolate-flavored coffee. Darkroast Inc. later markets a similar drink under the name "KoKoKafe." This is most likely

To obtain copyright protection under federal law, a work must be original.

Organos Ltd. traffics in nutritional supplements that are marketed as genuine, trademark-branded products when in fact they are counterfeit. This is a crime

Bette choreographs a dance to accompany City Orchestra's performance of a medley of movie scores. Dian, a dance instructor, distributes copies of a short portion of the choreography to her students. This is most likely

Paving Corporation taps into the computer network of Roadwork Inc., a competitor, and downloads confidential business data without Roadwork's knowledge or authorization. This is most likely

Cybersquatting is legal when the person offering for sale a domain name that is the same as another's trademark intends to profit from the sale.

Gargantua Equipment Corporation registers its trademark as provided by federal law. This registration gives notice that the mark belongs exclusively to Gargantua. This notice is

Greg is marketing manager for Home Stuff LLC. Greg is responsible for branding the company's products. Aspects of branding that can be trademarked include

College Copy Shop (CCS) compiles, copies, and sells reading materials to students on the instructions of their professors, who indicate which parts of certain publications to include. These include texts published by Deep Topics, Inc. CCS does not obtain the permission of Deep Topics, or any of the other original publishers of the copied materials, and does not pay royalties on the sales of the compilations. Deep Topics and others file a suit against CCS, alleging infringement of the plaintiffs' intellectual property rights. Which type of intellectual property is involved in this situation? What is CCS's likely defense? How is a court most likely to rule? Explain.

Sea Coast Café uses the trademark of Tacos del Mar without permission. This use of the mark is potentially actionable as trademark infringement

Constellation Research Inc. uses a mark associated with its name to distinguish its services from those of other tech firms. This mark is

Roman registers a domain name-sweetfriedpotatos.com-that is confusingly similar to the trademark of Sweet Fried Potatoes Inc. Roman has a "bad faith intent" to profit from the mark by selling the domain name to the mark's owner. This is

Smart Minds Inc. owns a brain-computer interface that enables physicians to diagnose and treat some diseases quickly and accurately. Federal copyright protection extends to

File-sharing can be used to download others' stored music files without raising copyright issues.

Engines 4 Sale LLC, an auto broker, uses the trademark of Ford Motor Corporation in a meta tag without Ford's permission. This is