Exam 8: Licensing and Intellectual Propertypart Two Contracts

In the United States,a trademark can be registered in the absence of prior commercial use.

A business can reduce the risk of suffering devastating losses in the event of an expropriation through licensing.

A patent holder's rights over the patented product generally end once it is sold to a lawful purchaser,giving the buyer,or anyone to whom she resells the article,the right to freely use or resell the item.This doctrine is known as _____.

Which of the following is an advantage of licensing?

It makes good sense for companies to engage in widespread monitoring of social media content to head off budding complaints or criticisms.

How can a copyright holder recover under the theory of contributory copyright infringement?

In 2013,the United States,following the America Invents Act,based its patent laws on a "first-to-invent" system.

Courts are unwilling to provide trademark protection to a term if it is:

Global licensing agreements require meticulous planning and a great deal of flexibility.

When the trademark is a descriptive term,_____.

In the United States,which of the following can be patented?

Currently,the Unites States awards patent privileges based on a _____ system.

If a term is arbitrary or suggestive,courts treat it as distinctive and automatically disqualify it for trademark protection.

Discuss the intellectual property aspects of social media.

Through confidentiality clauses,a licensor may wish to ensure that the licensees do not use or disclose technology after an agreement ends.

Trademark dilution laws:

Patent trolls are companies that purchase patent rights without the intent of directly using them,and only use it to demand licensing fee from companies who knowingly or unknowingly infringe upon their patent rights.

The trademark dilution laws focus on protecting the investment of trademark owners,while traditional trademark laws were intended to protect consumers.

The _____ immunizes online service providers from liability for the information that originated with third persons.

A copyright comes into existence in the United States only after the work has been registered with the appropriate governmental office.