Exam 9: Intellectual Property

Trademark registration is good for ten years at which point it must be renewed.

Intellectual property is also called intangible property.

The right of the author to have proper attribution of authorship and to prevent unauthorized changes in or destruction of an artist's work is a(n):

In U.S.v.Yang,where Yang was accused of bribing an employee of a company to give him some trade secrets,the appeals court held that the matter was for tort litigation by the company involved,not federal prosecutors.

The law provides protection to intellectual property owners through which legal action?

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:

When registering a trademark the applicant must submit a copy of the mark,which is referred to as a(n):

Copyrights differ from patents in that:

Which of the following is true of a trade secret:

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

Wrongful use of intellectual property usually results in a tort suit for conversion.

Registering for a copyright is technical and is difficult to do without a copyright attorney.

______________ occurs when another person who,at any time after the owner's mark has become famous,commences use of a mark or trade name in commerce that is likely to cause dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment of the famous mark,regardless of the presence or absence of actual or likely confusion,of competition,or of actual economic injury.

A trade name is protected by:

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

In Audi AG v.D'Amato the appeals court held that Audi's name suffered conversion by D'Amato's use of the name Audi in his website advertising.

Which of the following statements is not true about counterfeiting of trademarks:

Only books,and similar written material,may be copyrighted.

Registering a copyright requires payment of a fee,filling out a form,and sending in copies of the work.

In Nystrom v.Trex Co.the appeals court overturned the patent issued to Nystrom because it was too broad in its coverage as issued.