Exam 8: Intellectual Property and Internet Law

Modern Clothing,Inc.,and National Denim Corporation use the mark "Made by Members of the U.S.Textile Workers Union" on the tags of their products to indicate the participation of the union in the manufacture.Modern and National are not in business together and do not own this mark.This mark is

Gas Up,Inc.,designs,makes,and sells a fuel injection system that copies Hybrid Corporation's design without Hybrid's permission.This is most likely

A fanciful use of ordinary words may be trademarked.

Trek Transport Company uses a mark associated with its name to distinguish its services from those of other trucking firms.This mark is

Joey reproduces Mina's copyrighted work without paying royalties.Joey is most likely excepted from liability for copyright infringement under the "fair use" doctrine if

New Apps Company develops "Browser Lite," software to speed the display of graphics on Web sites.Browser Lite has the most copyright protection under

Delite Toys,Inc.,makes EZ Goo,a famous children's toy.Without Delite's consent,Fast Adhesives Company begins to use "ezgoo" as part of the URL for Fast's Web site.Fast claims that no consumer would confuse the Web site with the toy.Fast has committed

The process behind the production of "Fast Pace," a racecar video game,is protected by

A personal name is not protected under trademark law unless it acquires a secondary meaning.

Anyone who writes a book has automatic copyright protection in every country in the world.

Home Products Company and House & Yard,Inc.,use the mark "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" to certify the quality of their products.Home Products and House & Yard are not in business together and do not own this mark.This mark is

E-Shopping Corporation inserts Fiesta Mall,Inc.'s trademark as a meta tag in E-Shopping's Web site's key-words field without Fiesta's permission in a manner that suggests Fiesta authorized the use.This is

RockStar Software,Inc.,develops a new series of performance-related video games.This software is most likely protected by

A famous trademark may be diluted only by the unauthorized use of an identical mark.

College Copy Shop (CCS)compiles,copies,and sells reading materials to students on the instructions of their professors,who indicate which parts of which publications should be included.These include texts published by Deep Topics,Inc.CCS does not obtain the permission of Deep Topics,or any of the other original publishers of the copied materials,and does not pay royalties on the sales of the compilations.Deep Topics and others file a suit against CCS,alleging infringement of the plaintiffs' intellectual property rights.Which type of intellectual property is involved in this situation What is CCS's likely defense How is a court most likely to rule Explain.

The idea for "On Your Mark," a computer game featuring racing cars,is protected by

Trademark dilution requires proof that consumers are likely to be confused by the unauthorized use of the mark.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Corporation (4C)obtains,and gives its employees,a list of the customers of Sugar & Spice Sales,Inc.(3S).Under the law that applies to trade secrets,4C's conduct is actionable provided

A person can reproduce copyrighted material for purposes such as teaching,including multiple copies for classroom use,without paying royalties.

A marketing technique can be a trade secret.