Exam 9: Intellectual Property

If a work is copyrighted, it must have a notice of copyright on it, such as ©, or others have the right to presume the work is in the public domain.

More than a half-million copyrights are issued annually.

Descriptive trademarks are not favored at law, but can receive protection.

In New York Times Co. v. Tasini, involving the electronic database reproduction of previously published newspaper articles, the Supreme Court held that:

If people are told that counterfeit goods are counterfeit then:

Infringement is:

Intellectual property is also called tangible property.

Approximately what percentage of patent applications are approved:

It would not be infringement of the adidas trademark to sell shoes under the name addidas, since it is a different word.

"Chicken of the Sea" is an example of a suggestive trademark.

In Audi AG v. D'Amato the appeals court held that Audi could stop D'Amato's use of the domain name audisport.com.

In case of infringement of a trademark, suit may be brought under the Lanham Act.

A trademark or service mark that is used in commerce by members of a cooperative, an association, or other collective group or organization is a(n):

Which of the following is part of a notice of copyright:

In Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios, the Supreme Court held that a movie maker could recover damages from Sony, which manufactured VCRs that consumers used at home to make personal copies of movies without paying Universal Studios royalties.

Intellectual property includes patents and copyrights.

Which is not a form of intellectual property?

A copyright gives the owner the right to prepare derivative works from the original.

Which of the following factors is not relevant in considering whether a use of copyrighted material is fair use not requiring payment?

The patent for the Coca-Cola formula expired in 1907.