Exam 15: Intellectual Property

Which of the following types of patents covers "distinct and new" varieties of plants that are produced asexually?

Discuss the following statement. "Certain things have been judicially deemed unsuitable for patent."

A patent gives the inventor the right to make, use, or sell the invention.

The _____ was passed in 1997 and it makes it a crime to engage in copyright infringement even when there is no commercial motive.

The _____ simply register a name of a business, wait for the business to attempt to register the name, and then contact the business to get the business to buy the name back.

Which of the following types of patents is used for any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof?

Which of the following can NOT be registered under the Lanham Act?

The domain name ".int" is generally used for commercial organizations.

A _____ is any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof used by a person to identify and distinguish his or her goods from those manufactured or sold by others.

A _____ is protected under the Lanham Act and is used to indicate that certain goods or services originated in a particular region, or that they are of a particular nature, quality, or characteristic, or that they were produced by a member of a particular organization.

According to the fair-use doctrine, the unauthorized use of a copyrighted material is considered as a fair use if it is used for the purpose of _____.

An organization can use a trademark for a period of 50 years from the date of registration after which it needs to be renewed.

The symbol $\rarr$ indicates a nonregistered trademark.

Bootleg copying involves unauthorized copying of _____.

A tag attached to a cloth stating that it was made by the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union is most likely to be an example of a _____.

A trade name identifies a product or a service produced rather than the producer.

According to the work-for-hire doctrine, an employer is entitled to any ownership of property created by an independent contractor.

The Copyright Act lists four criteria to be used in a determination of whether use of material is fair. What are these four criteria?

Who are cybersquatters?

What are the three types of federally protected intellectual property?