Exam 10: Intellectual Property Rights

A copyright is the exclusive right given by federal statutes to the creator of a literary or an artistic work to use, reproduce, and display the work.

Under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act's __________ exemption, competitors may not only study mask works, but they may also use the results of that study to design their own semiconductor chip products embodying their own original masks, even if the masks are substantially similar, so long as their products are the result of substantial study and analysis and not merely the result of plagiarism.

All types of patents available under U.S. law are entitled to the same quality and duration of protection once initial filing is perfected with the Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C.

It is important to protect trade dress against adoption by a competitor because such adoption can:

A copyright prevents the copying of an idea.

The typical U.S. copyright now runs for 28 years, with a right of renewal for an additional 28 years.

The Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 created a new form of industrial intellectual property by protecting mask works and the semiconductor chip products in which they are embodied against chip piracy.

Under the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, it is no longer mandatory that works published after March 1, 1989 contain a notice of copyright.

A business formula, information compilation, or device that provides an advantage over competitors that do not have it is known as a:

Agreements to license computer programs under conditions that restrict their transfer to third parties are illegal under antitrust laws.

A copyright bestows upon the creator of an artistic or literary work a federal statutory right to exclusively:

Descriptive terms such as locations and colors are never subject to trademark protections.