Exam 9: Intellectual Property

Counterfeiting of trademarks causes companies to lose money and reputation.

Trademarks classified as ____ are most favored because they are inherently distinctive:

Which of the following is a legal protection associated with registering a trademark:

In Bowman v. Monsanto, where Bowman used Monsanto's patented Roundup Ready seeds and, in violation of the contract provided by Monsanto, kept seeds from his crop to use next year so that the seeds had the genetic composition of the Monsanto seeds. The Supreme Court held that:

Traditionally, the right to trademark protection was determined by:

Intangible property is property that:

Goods may be sold that imitate a trademark so long as they are identified as not genuine; that is, they are not "passed off" as if the original thing.

Counterfeit goods:

Patents are public information.

In Bohnsack would collect treble damages under Wisconsin's Uniform Trade Secrets Act

In Bowman v. Monsanto, where Bowman used Monsanto's patented Roundup Ready seeds and, in violation of the contract provided by Monsanto, kept seeds from his crop to use next year so that the seeds had the genetic composition of the Monsanto seeds. The Supreme Court that Monsanto's patent:

Counterfeit or fake goods do not create which of the following problems:

"Raisin Bran" is not a trademark because it uses descriptive words for the product.

If a company registers its trademark under the Lanham Act, the registration is good for:

A patent registered with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is valid in all member nations.

Jin worked on technical developments for Motorola. One year she took a leave of absence to return to her home country, China, to work for a year. After returning to Motorola, she downloaded thousands of documents, many of which involved trade secrets. She bought a one-way ticket to China and was arrested at the airport when she was about to go to China with the documents. She was convicted of theft and sentenced to four years in prison. The court of appeals held that she was:

As long as the owner continues to use and protect the trademark, the trademark's exclusive use:

In Audi AG v. D'Amato, where Audi sued D'Amato for trademark violations for selling Audi logo goods on his website audisport.com, D'Amato claimed that there could not be any consumer confusion because he had a disclaimer on his website. The appeals court held that:

Intellectual property is also called intangible property.

An example of a generic trademark is: