Exam 5: Intellectual Property and Internet Law

RiteMade Machinery,Inc.,designs,makes,and sells a drill press.Steel Equipment Company copies the design without RiteMade's permission.Steel's conduct is actionable provided

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

A trade name cannot be registered with the federal government if it is also a trademark.

Standard Corporation can not claim a trademark in the phrase "Quality Is Standard" if the phrase

Pricing information cannot be a trade secret.

Hawk Corporation begins making and selling motorcycles in 2000 under the mark "Hawk." Ten years later,Hawk.com,Inc.,a different company selling medical equipment and supplies,begins to use "hawk" as part of its URL and registers it as a domain name.Can Hawk Corporation stop Hawk.com's use of "hawk"? If so,what must the motorcycle-maker show?

Paula develops a new espresso machine,which she names "Quik Shot." She also writes the operating manual.Paula can obtain trademark protection for

The graphics used in "Go!," a handheld video game featuring racecars,are protected by

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

Exchanging pirated,copyrighted works with others is a not crime unless money is involved.

Patent protection begins on the date that a patent is issued.

Copyright protection is automatic-registration is not required.

A list of customers cannot be a trade secret.

A collective mark distinguishes products that are likely to be of interest to collectors.

In Case 5.1,The Coca-Cola Co.v.The Koke Co.of America,the United States Supreme Court upheld an injunction prohibiting competing beverage companies from calling their products "Koke."

Copy Products,Inc.,uses,in its ads,a trademark that is similar,but not identical,to the famous,registered mark of Imitated Goods,Inc.Copy's unauthorized use of the mark constitutes trademark dilution provided

Mary Kate Corporation allows Ashley Company to use Mary Kate's trademark as part of Ashley's domain name.This is

A suggestive use of ordinary words may not be trademarked.

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

An arbitrary use of ordinary words may not be trademarked.