Exam 7: Protecting Intellectual Property

Because of the relative ease and cost of registration, it is recommended that authors take the steps necessary to notice and register their original works with the US Copyright Office.

Marking articles with the term, "_________________" serves notice to others that they may be in violation of patent infringement should they choose to engage in competitive production or sale of such articles.

Which of the following correctly match the term to a characteristic related to that term?

A patent portfolio includes all of the patents owned by a venture and may contain pending applications for additional patents.

The application process for a ________________ includes declaration, application and issuance and must be renewed to remain in force.

The greatest advantage of a trade secret over other forms of intellectual property may be that:

Copyrights are instruments of protection given to inventors and creators of technological processes.

___________________ may constitute any manner or form of information that, by way of its secrecy, yields its user potential or actual economic value and competitive advantage over others.

Trademarks could be a combination of forms, including a symbol or a color or a jingle.

______________ patents are issued to individuals who have created a novel ornamental design.

Although not always afforded the same level of legal protection as copyrights and patents, trade secrets are also considered to be intellectual property.

Statutory forms of intellectual property rights include trademarks, patents, company inventory, and copyrights.

To be granted a U.S. patent, the invention must have _____________, possess novelty and be non-obvious.

________________ infringement is a widespread problem that has become more complex in recent years owing to the novel nature of electronic forms of authorship found in software and on the internet.

The provisional patent application process must include the following:

The U.S. government's primary purpose in protecting intellectual property is to:

Reverse engineering:

Unlike patent attorneys, patent agents are specially licensed by the Bar Association to litigate over matters of intellectual property.