Exam 5: Intellectual Property

Mace copies Nick's book,MumbaiMonsoon,in its entirety and sells it to Parkland Books,Inc.,without Nick's permission.Parkland publishes it under Mace's name.This is

A trade name can be protected if it is unusual or fanciful.

Anyone who writes a book has automatic international copyright protection.

Joey reproduces Mina's copyrighted work Storm on the Mountain without paying royalties.Joey is most likely excepted from liability for copyright infringement under the "fair use" doctrine if

Trek Transport Company uses a mark associated with its name to distinguish its services from those of other trucking firms.This mark is

A trademark doesnotneed to be registered to support a trademark infringement action.

Mary Kate Corporation allows Ashley Company to use Mary Kate's trademark as part of Ashley's domain name.This is

From Southeast Asia,Tai Ltd.exports genuine trademarked goods to the United States.Tai also makes labels and packaging bearing another firm's trademark,ships the labels to another location,and then affixes them to an inferior product to deceive buyers.Tai sells these goods to retailers who are unaware that the marks are counterfeit.Under the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act,it is a crime to

Wendy works as a weather announcer for a TV station under the character name Weather Wendy.Wendy can register her name as a

A fanciful use of ordinary words may be trademarked.

Riley invents a new valve to cap undersea oil spills.He names the valve "Great Catch." He also writes the installation manual to be included with each valve.Riley can obtain copyright protection for

New Apps Company develops "Browser Lite" software,which speeds the display of graphics on Web sites.Browser "Lite" has the most copyright protection under

It is possible to copyright an idea.

Ewa is Diamond Financial Planners' most productive employee.She is dissatisfied with the commission structure,however,so she quits to work for Feldstar Investments,Inc.When she leaves Diamond's employ,she takes her list of Diamond's clients so that she can induce them to switch to Feldstar.Trade secrets law covers

College Copy Shop (CCS) compiles,copies,and sells reading materials to students.The compilations are prepared on the instructions of professors,who indicate which parts of which publications should be included for their students.The copied materials include texts published by Deep Topics,Inc.CCS does not obtain the permission of Deep Topics,or any of the other original publishers of the copied materials,and does not pay royalties on the sales of the compilations.Deep Topics and others file a suit against CCS,alleging infringement of their intellectual property rights.Which type of intellectual property is involved in this situation? What is CCS's likely defense? How is a court most likely to rule? Explain.

The states and the federal government provide for registration of trademarks.

Gas Up,Inc.,designs,makes,and sells a fuel injection system that copies Hybrid Corporation's design without Hybrid's permis-sion.This is most likely

Li'l Canine Company (LCC) uses a trademark that neither LCC nor anyone else has registered with the government.Under federal trademark law,LCC

In 2012,Online Marketing Corporation registers its trademark as provided by federal law.After the first renewal,this registration

A beverage company that competes with Coca-Cola Company cannot call its products "Koke."