Exam 9: Intellectual Property

About half of all copyrights are issued for music.

If a work is in the public domain because it was never copyrighted, the first person to file for a copyright will own the copyright on the work.

For domain names on the Internet, the rule is first come-first serve, among legitimate (real) users of the name.

Originality and novelty are key conditions for an invention:

Service marks, such as "Home of the Whopper," a Burger King slogan, are protected by the Lanham Act.

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

Which of the following could be a trade secret?

Adidas is a famous trademark. If another company sold shoes called addidas that would be a violation of the Lanham Act for:

Lack of notice that a mark is a trademark:

Companies that suffer from sales of counterfeit goods may take action to seize the goods.

The formula for Coca-Cola is:

Which of the following is an example of a successful descriptive trademark?

About 45,000 copyrights in total are registered each year.

Intellectual property owners can sue for ____ if their intellectual property is used without authorization.

The Lanham Act allows victims of counterfeiting to have the good seized.

"Inherently distinctive" trade dress is protected under the:

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

In Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana the Supreme Court held that the look of a restaurant could be protected by trade dress.

In case of counterfeiting, the only remedy is monetary damages.

Which of the following is an example of intangible property: