Exam 9: Intellectual Property

You discover that the word "wheelbarrow" has not been registered as a trademark. You can register the word as your trademark so long as you are a producer of wheelbarrows and apply it to that product.

For a product to have trade dress protection, it must be registered with the Trademark Office.

Unlike in the United States, in Europe patents for surgery methods:

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

In Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc. the Supreme Court held that a Mexican-style restaurant could not copy the decor of a competitor because of the law protecting:

Infringement is:

The Lanham Act essentially made common law trademark protection a part of federal law.

"Union Made in the USA" is a certification mark protected by the Lanham Act.

In Wal-Mart v. Samara Brothers, where Wal-Mart was accused of copying the design of children's clothing, the Supreme Court held that for trade dress protection to exist, the good or service must:

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):

Suppose a team of artists who work for Fox draw The Simpsons television program and Fox owns the copyright. The length of the copyright is:

Which of the following is an example of intangible property:

A commercial symbol that concerns the "look and feel" of a product is known as:

Patents are particularly advantageous because:

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) works for common international standards for patents.

Intellectual property is created by:

Protection for intellectual property dates back to:

The Lanham Act does not protect:

Intellectual property is created by:

Patents may not be granted for changes in manufacturing processes, because those are purely commercial.