Exam 9: Intellectual Property

If a trademark is used in a news story, permission for use must be received first.

Chevaldina had a business dispute with Katz, a well-known real estate tycoon. Chevaldina had a blog devoted to criticizing Katz's business practices. She found an unflattering photo of Katz and posted it on the blog. Katz then obtained a copyright on the photo and sued Chevaldina for copyright infringement for publishing the photo on the blog without permission. The appeals court held that Katz had:

In Audi AG v. D'Amato the appeals court held that Audi's name suffered dilution by D'Amato's use of the name Audi in his website advertising.

Something that may be used, performed, or reproduced by anyone is said to be in the:

____ occurs when a trademark is used improperly in a domain name.

Companies that suffer from sales of counterfeit goods may request assorted federal authorities take action against the sellers of the goods, but may do nothing directly.

The fee for most copyright registrations is $325 if done online.

Which of the following is an example of a suggestive trademark?

An invention need not show which of the following to get a patent?

A patent is a government grant that gives an inventor the sole right to use, make or sell an invention for twenty years from the time of application.

Trade dress falls under different legal standards than trademarks.

If a company attempts to steal the good name of another by using a well-respected name to sell their product they could be sued for:

A commercial symbol that a manufacturer prints on its goods so they can be readily identified in the marketplace is a(n):

"Thermos" is a generic mark.

Which of the following is true of a trade secret:

In Wal-Mart v. Samara Brothers the Supreme Court held it trade dress theft for Wal-Mart to have clothing that imitated Samara's clothing line.

Musical compositions make up about what percent of the copyrights issued each year:

A trademark would not include a:

What allows exclusive control over original written works, musical compositions, art and photography; including control over reproduction, display and derived works:

Infringement means a seller causes confusion about the origins of a product by improper use of a trademark.