Exam 5: Intellectual Property

The owner of intellectual property may put restrictions on the use of the intellectual property in a license agreement.

Ross,an employee at Super Snowboard Company,is laid off.Before he exits Super's building,he e-mails the company's marketing campaign to Winter Sports Corporation,Super's competitor,without permission.This is

Bubbly Cola features Sparkly Cola's trademark without its owner's permission.Bubbly's use of the mark is actionable provided

Ric designs a new tablet computer that he names "Sci Phi." He also writes the operating manual to be included with each final product.Ric can obtain patent protection for

Zoe invents "All for One," new business inventory control software,and applies for a patent.If Zoe is granted a patent,it will protect her product

Caramello Chip & Cookie Corporation (4C) obtains,and gives its employees,a list of the customers of Sugar & Spice Sales,Inc.(3S).Under the law that applies to trade secrets,4C's conduct is actionable provided

A customer list is not a trade secret.

Stormclouds Inc.makes and markets its U.S.patented Tempest Tablet in the United States.Squalls Ltd.,a Chinese firm,begins making and marketing the same product in China as Outburst Pad without Stormclouds's permission.Squalls is

Foreign firms cannot obtain U.S.patent protection on items that they sell in the United States.

A certification mark distinguishes products approved,or "certified," by the government.

Elvin publishes a book titled First Place,which includes a chapter from Frank's copyrighted book Olympic Winners & Losers.Elvin's use of the chapter is actionable provided

Each member country of the TRIPS agreement must include in its domestic laws intellectual property rights.

In 2005,Hawk Corporation begins making and selling electric motorcycles under the mark "Hawk." Ten years later,Hawk.com,Inc.,a differ-ent company selling medical equipment and supplies,begins to use "hawk" as part of its URL and registers it as a domain name.Can Hawk Corporation stop Hawk.com's use of "hawk"? If so,what must the motorcycle-maker show?

A copy doesnotneed to be exactly the same as the original to infringe a copyright.

A person who buys a copyrighted work cannot sell it to someone else.

Sayers is very clever and spends lots of time creating new things.Which of the following is not copyrightable?

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement applies to counterfeit physical goods and to pirated copyrighted works being distributed via the Internet.

To be patentable,an invention,discovery,or design must benovel,useful and not obvious in light of current technology.

Trevor's operates The Spicy Chocolatier Café chain of restaurants."The Spicy Chocolatier Café" is

Paula develops a new espresso machine that she names "Sure Shot." She also writes an operating manual for the machine.Paula can obtain trademark protection for