Exam 9: Intellectual Property

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

_____________ trademarks hint at the product.

To make a product that imitates a trademarked good,such as Nike shoes,is called counterfeiting.

Suggestive trademarks are provided no legal protection.

Which of the following is a drawback to patents:

Trademarks that are inherently distinctive are classified as:

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

Trademarks are classified as:

Once issued by the Trademark Office,trademarks are registered forever.

Arbitrary and fanciful,suggestive,descriptive,and generic are classifications of:

Anything not already registered may be used as a trademark,including a list of words that describe the product or its uses.

The law of copyright gives a copyright owner all of the following rights except the right:

In Audi AG v.D'Amato,where Audi sued D'Amato for trademark violations for selling Audi logo goods on his website audisport.com,the appeals court held that it would consider certain factors about possible infringement;the factors do not include:

To use a competitor's trademark in an ad that is critical of the product would be infringement,since it would be unauthorized use of the name.

Since Holiday Inn is a descriptive mark,it receives no protection.

Books and other written works make up about what percent of the copyrights issued each year:

The International Silk Association uses the motto "Only silk is silk." That is a:

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

In Nystrom v.Trex Company,where Nystrom sued Trex for patent infringement on an exterior flooring board,the appeals court held that:

Trademarks must be registered physically,not over the Internet.