Question 1

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

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A) for ten years. 
B) for twenty years. 
C) for the life of the inventor plus seventy years. 
D) forever. 
A) for ten years. 
B) for twenty years. 
C) for the life of the inventor plus seventy years. 
D) forever. B

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The TRIPS agreement established standards for the international protection of intellectual property rights for computer programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

In 2003, Hawk Corporation begins making and selling electric motorcycles under the mark "Hawk." Ten years later, Hawk.com, Inc., a different 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?

Accepted Answer

Hawk may be successful in obtaining a co

Question 5

Billy opens a bicycle shop that sells an innovative new kind of bicycle.He decides to call the bicycles "Bicycles." Billy extensively markets his product, has a high sales volume and becomes well known for selling Bicycles.The term Bicycle

Accepted Answer

A) is automatically protected against trademark infringement. 
B) receives no protection against trademark infringement. 
C) can be registered as a trademark to obtain protection against trademark infringement. 
D) can be registered as a certification mark. 
A) is automatically protected against trademark infringement. 
B) receives no protection against trademark infringement. 
C) can be registered as a trademark to obtain protection against trademark infringement. 
D) can be registered as a certification mark.

Question 6

A service mark distinguishes products used, or "put into service," by the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) copyright infringement. 
B) patent infringement. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) a theft of trade secrets. 
A) copyright infringement. 
B) patent infringement. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) a theft of trade secrets.

Question 8

Go! is a handheld video game featuring races between imaginary creatures and vehicles.The graphics used in the game are protected by

Accepted Answer

A) copyright law. 
B) patent law. 
C) trademark law. 
D) trade secrets law. 
A) copyright law. 
B) patent law. 
C) trademark law. 
D) trade secrets law.

Question 9

Patent infringement is a tort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A customer list is not a trade secret.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) copyright infringement. 
B) patent infringement. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) a theft of trade secrets. 
A) copyright infringement. 
B) patent infringement. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) a theft of trade secrets.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) import genuine trademarked goods. 
B) traffic in counterfeit labels, stickers, and packaging. 
C) sell counterfeit versions of brand-name products in foreign countries. 
D) unknowingly use a counterfeit mark on goods. 
A) import genuine trademarked goods. 
B) traffic in counterfeit labels, stickers, and packaging. 
C) sell counterfeit versions of brand-name products in foreign countries. 
D) unknowingly use a counterfeit mark on goods.

Question 14

A generic term is not protected under trademark law unless it acquires a secondary meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) Joey copies the entire work. 
B) Joey distributes the copies without charge to the public. 
C) Joey's use has no effect on the market for Mina's work. 
D) Joey's use is for a commercial purpose. 
A) Joey copies the entire work. 
B) Joey distributes the copies without charge to the public. 
C) Joey's use has no effect on the market for Mina's work. 
D) Joey's use is for a commercial purpose.

Question 16

The TRIPS agreement covers computer programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

RiteMade Machinery, Inc., designs, makes, and sells a drill press.Steel Equipment Company copies the design without RiteMade's permission.Steel's conduct is actionable provided that

Accepted Answer

A) consumers are confused. 
B) Steel's conduct is intentional. 
C) Steel's conduct reduces the value of RiteMade's design. 
D) RiteMade's design is patented. 
A) consumers are confused. 
B) Steel's conduct is intentional. 
C) Steel's conduct reduces the value of RiteMade's design. 
D) RiteMade's design is patented.

Question 18

Pricing information is not a trade secret.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) consumers are confused. 
B) 4C's conduct is intentional. 
C) 4C uses the list. 
D) 4C does not have 3S's permission to use the list. 
A) consumers are confused. 
B) 4C's conduct is intentional. 
C) 4C uses the list. 
D) 4C does not have 3S's permission to use the list.

Question 20

A trademark does not need to be registered to support a trademark infringement action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Intellectual Property Rights

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

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

The TRIPS agreement established standards for the international protection of intellectual property rights for computer programs.

Billy opens a bicycle shop that sells an innovative new kind of bicycle.He decides to call the bicycles "Bicycles." Billy extensively markets his product, has a high sales volume and becomes well known for selling Bicycles.The term Bicycle

A service mark distinguishes products used, or "put into service," by the government.

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

Go! is a handheld video game featuring races between imaginary creatures and vehicles.The graphics used in the game are protected by

Patent infringement is a tort.

A customer list is not a trade secret.

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

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

A generic term is not protected under trademark law unless it acquires a secondary meaning.

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

The TRIPS agreement covers computer programs.

RiteMade Machinery, Inc., designs, makes, and sells a drill press.Steel Equipment Company copies the design without RiteMade's permission.Steel's conduct is actionable provided that

Pricing information is not a trade secret.

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 trademark does not need to be registered to support a trademark infringement action.

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