Question 1

Copyright protection is automatic-registration is not required.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Pricing information cannot be a trade secret.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

A suggestive use of ordinary words may not be trademarked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) copyright law. 
B) patent law. 
C) trademark law. 
D) trade secrets law. 
A) copyright law. 
B) patent law. 
C) trademark law. 
D) trade secrets law.

Question 5

A copy must be exactly the same as the original to infringe a copyright.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 2013, Sara writes Terror at the Track, a novel about racecar driving.Sara does not register the work with the appropriate government office.Under federal copyright law, Sara's work is protected

Accepted Answer

A) for ten years. 
B) for twenty years. 
C) for the life of the author plus seventy years. 
D) forever. 
A) for ten years. 
B) for twenty years. 
C) for the life of the author plus seventy years. 
D) forever.

Question 7

In the United States, a patent is given to the first person to file for it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ross e-mails Super Snowboard Company's marketing campaign to Winter Sports Corporation, Super's competitor, without its permission.This is

Accepted Answer

A) copyright infringement. 
B) patent infringement. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) a theft of trade secrets. 
A) copyright infringement. 
B) patent infringement. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) a theft of trade secrets.

Question 9

In Case 8.1, Coca-Cola Co.v.Koke Co.of America, the United States Supreme Court upheld an injunction prohibiting competing beverage companies from calling their products "Koke."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Li'l Canine Company (LCC)uses a trademark that neither LCC nor anyone else has registered with the government.Under federal trademark law, LCC

Accepted Answer

A) can register the mark for protection. 
B) cannot register a mark that has been used in commerce. 
C) has committed trademark infringement. 
D) must put off registration until the mark is out of use for six months. 
A) can register the mark for protection. 
B) cannot register a mark that has been used in commerce. 
C) has committed trademark infringement. 
D) must put off registration until the mark is out of use for six months.

Question 12

Beans Coffee & Cocoa Company makes and sells a chocolate-flavored coffee drink under the name "CoCoCafe." Darkroast Java, Inc., later markets a similar tasting drink under the name "KoKoKafe." This is most likely

Accepted Answer

A) copyright infringement. 
B) patent infringement. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) a theft of trade secrets. 
A) copyright infringement. 
B) patent infringement. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) a theft of trade secrets.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) a certification mark. 
B) a collective mark. 
C) a service mark. 
D) trade dress. 
A) a certification mark. 
B) a collective mark. 
C) a service mark. 
D) trade dress.

Question 14

A service mark distinguishes products used, or "put into service," by the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Because the Internet is vast, the unauthorized use of another's mark in a domain name is generally permissible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Mace copies Nick's book, Off the Beaten Path, in its entirety and sells it to Parkland Books, Inc., without Nick's permission.Parkland publishes it under Mace's name.This is

Accepted Answer

A) copyright infringement. 
B) fair use. 
C) licensing. 
D) protected expression. 
A) copyright infringement. 
B) fair use. 
C) licensing. 
D) protected expression.

Question 17

Patent infringement occurs only if an invention is copied in its entirety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) copyright infringement. 
B) patent infringement. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) no infringement. 
A) copyright infringement. 
B) patent infringement. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) no infringement.

Question 19

Kay and Leo copy and exchange MP3 music files over the Internet without anyone's permission.With respect to songs owned by Natural Recording Company, this is

Accepted Answer

A) copyright infringement. 
B) fair use. 
C) licensing. 
D) protected expression. 
A) copyright infringement. 
B) fair use. 
C) licensing. 
D) protected expression.

Question 20

A fanciful use of ordinary words may be trademarked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Intellectual Property and Internet Law

Copyright protection is automatic-registration is not required.

Pricing information cannot be a trade secret.

A suggestive use of ordinary words may not be trademarked.

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

A copy must be exactly the same as the original to infringe a copyright.

In 2013, Sara writes Terror at the Track, a novel about racecar driving.Sara does not register the work with the appropriate government office.Under federal copyright law, Sara's work is protected

In the United States, a patent is given to the first person to file for it.

Ross e-mails Super Snowboard Company's marketing campaign to Winter Sports Corporation, Super's competitor, without its permission.This is

In Case 8.1, Coca-Cola Co.v.Koke Co.of America, the United States Supreme Court upheld an injunction prohibiting competing beverage companies from calling their products "Koke."

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

Li'l Canine Company (LCC)uses a trademark that neither LCC nor anyone else has registered with the government.Under federal trademark law, LCC

Beans Coffee & Cocoa Company makes and sells a chocolate-flavored coffee drink under the name "CoCoCafe." Darkroast Java, Inc., later markets a similar tasting drink under the name "KoKoKafe." This is most likely

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

A service mark distinguishes products used, or "put into service," by the government.

Because the Internet is vast, the unauthorized use of another's mark in a domain name is generally permissible.

Mace copies Nick's book, Off the Beaten Path, in its entirety and sells it to Parkland Books, Inc., without Nick's permission.Parkland publishes it under Mace's name.This is

Patent infringement occurs only if an invention is copied in its entirety.

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

Kay and Leo copy and exchange MP3 music files over the Internet without anyone's permission.With respect to songs owned by Natural Recording Company, this is

A fanciful use of ordinary words may be trademarked.

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