Exam 33: The Intersection of Law and Science

In the "obvious-to-try" standard, if a challenger can show that anyone of ordinary skill can show the obviousness of the innovation, the invention would not be patentable.

Until recently, a business system was also considered unpatentable because it was not a "process, machine, manufacturer, or composition of matter."

____________ refers to all relevant technical knowledge about the field to which the invention belongs.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a private agency, funded primarily by private companies and universities.

Police power is the state's authority to promote public health, safety, welfare, and morals.

____________ is aimed at understanding the laws of nature and the principles of the physical universe without any practical goals in mind.

In the Opening Case, the plaintiff-nurse alleged the defendant-hospital did (did not) do all of the following except:

The national science court would have exclusive jurisdiction over issues involving scientific, engineering, medical, and technological cases.

A ____________ is a symbol, picture, image, name, device, color, or word that a business uses to distinguish itself from its competitors.

Oil Down is an organization which is exploring the possibility of striking oil in the outskirts of a local county. It strikes oil and transports it with the help of pipelines running through the local creek and river. One day, due to some reason, the oil pipeline ruptures, thereby causing contamination of the local creek and river. Under which act would the organization be liable to the federal government and what would be the punishment accorded to the organization?

The clause that gives the most power to Congress in Article I of the U.S. Constitution is the ____________ clause, which has been used over the last two centuries to empower Congress to regulate science and technology.

The Three Mile Island accident was a core meltdown in Unit2 (a pressurized water reactor) of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg, United States in 1979. It let large amounts of nuclear reactor coolant escape. Which organization handles such cases and how does it ensure that they are not repeated again?

In the case of ____________, the United States Supreme Court decided that it was possible to define and patent a life-form.

The UNEP, which has its central offices in Bangladesh, was the first UN institution located in a developing nation-state.

The ____________ clause of the U.S. Constitution reads that Congress is empowered to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to pay the debts of the United States.

Which of the following statements holds true for a patent?

In the Opening Case regarding the Ebola outbreak, the plaintiff claimed the hospital did not provide her proper care.

Lashkar-e-Taiba is one of the largest and most active, militant Islamist terrorist organizations in South Asia, operating mainly from Pakistan. The organization is banned as a terrorist organization by India, Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. Lashkar-e Taiba has attacked civilian and military targets in India, most notably the 2008 Mumbai attacks and the 2001 Indian Parliament attack. While discussing the exercise of international power by nongovernmental international organizations (NIOs), how does one categorize Lashkar-e-Taiba?

The ____________ is responsible for regulating the transportation and the wholesale price of natural gas and electricity sold for use in interstate commerce.

A copyright protects the idea itself rather than the expression of an idea.