Exam 24: Intellectual Property

McDonald has invented a machine that harvests corn in the field,automatically shucks the corn from the husk and peels the kernels from the cob,separating everything for easy disposal or further use.Assuming that all requirements are met for a patent,the length of his patent protection will be:

Each of the following is considered trade dress except:

All trade secrets are protectable by either patent or copyright laws.

Mike has been hired by a publishing company to write a companion book for a particular text sold to college students.In 2010 Mike completes the companion book and he signs over his copyright to the publisher.The publisher actually publishes the book in 2013.When will the publishers copyright run out and expire?

Satires and parodies have generally been deemed not to be copyright infringement due to the fair use doctrine.

An essentially minimal improvement to an existing invention that is not worthy of patent protection is called a ________ improvement and is considered relatively obvious.

Once a patent has been issued by the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office,the patent cannot be challenged or revoked due to the comprehensive investigation performed by the USPTO prior to issuance.

Misappropriation is a civil offense punishable by compensatory and punitive damages but is not a criminal offense in any state.

A design patent will last for:

Professor Patty is very distraught that three students in her class cannot afford to buy the forty two chapter book.The book is used for two semesters although not all students take the second course.She finally tells them that she will make copies of the twenty one chapters to be discussed for them,at no charge.Professor Patty makes the copies and gives them to the students prior to the beginning of each new chapter.If Professor Patty is sued for copyright infringement:

Which of the following is an example of a suggestive trademark?

A utility or business method patent will last for:

A professor at your school has discovered that if certain music is played in the background during lectures,the room is lit to a particular level,the temperature is maintained at a particular level and the professor speaks within a particular tonal range,students understand and retain the information presented at an astonishing 84% higher rate than students hearing the same lecture without these conditions.The professor has even created a machine that converts the professor's voice to the tonal range required.The school is advertising that this process will be implemented in all classrooms and freshman applications have more than tripled.Is this process protectable as a trade secret and if so,how effective will the protection be?

If a student goes to the library and plagiarizes text from a book or other publication,they are guilty of indirect infringement.

Igor is a brilliant chemist and one day decides to try and find out why Whipple Iced Tea tastes so good.Whipple advertises that they blend secret spices into their drink and those secret spices are a closely guarded secret.The recipe is kept in a safe which is kept in a vault at the home office and is guarded by two former Special Forces soldiers at all times.Igor,after weeks of analysis has discovered the recipe.Igor is guilty of misappropriation of the Whipple trade secret.

"Computer City" is an example of a ________ trademark.

If an item has been patented,but has not been marked as patented on the item,should infringement occur,the patent holder is generally barred from collecting damages.

Trade secrets are protectable:

Which of the following does not have to be shown for copyright protection to be granted?

Illegal acquisition of a company's trade secret constitutes ______.