Question 1

According to the patent law, a means devised for the production of a given result can be patented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the Passport Video case, various holders of intellectual property sued Passport for its production and sale of The Definitive Elvis. Which of the following statements are true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The trial court found that Passport Video "substantially transformed" the various sound and video clips of Elvis performances owned by the plaintiff. 
B)  The trial court found that Passport Video was entitled to fair use. 
C)  The appellate court found that the trial court did not clearly abuse its discretion in not finding fair use by Passport. 
D)  The appellate court found that the trial court abused its discretion in the way it applied the four-part test for fair use. 
A)  The trial court found that Passport Video "substantially transformed" the various sound and video clips of Elvis performances owned by the plaintiff. 
B)  The trial court found that Passport Video was entitled to fair use. 
C)  The appellate court found that the trial court did not clearly abuse its discretion in not finding fair use by Passport. 
D)  The appellate court found that the trial court abused its discretion in the way it applied the four-part test for fair use.

Question 3

Which of the following allows for the use of copyrighted material in criticism, comment, news, reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research that does not significantly reduce the market for the copyrighted material?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fair use doctrine 
B)  Doctrine of equivalents 
C)  Doctrine of indivisibility 
D)  Erie doctrine 
E)  The First Amendment 
A)  Fair use doctrine 
B)  Doctrine of equivalents 
C)  Doctrine of indivisibility 
D)  Erie doctrine 
E)  The First Amendment

Question 4

Under the Trademark Law Revision Act, a trademark once obtained remains protected for fifty years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following refers to any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his goods and distinguish them from goods manufactured or sold by others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Copyright 
B)  Certification mark. 
C)  Trade secret 
D)  Trademark 
E)  Patent 
A)  Copyright 
B)  Certification mark. 
C)  Trade secret 
D)  Trademark 
E)  Patent

Question 6

In general, the United States grants a patent right to the first person to file for a patent on a product or process rather than to the first person to invent that product or process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Generic words and phrases --such as names, titles, and slogans -- are copyrightable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A trade secret gives its owner the right to sue anyone who infringes it from making use of it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is true of copyrights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Copyright law protects original ideas in either tangible or intangible form. 
B)  A copyright in the U.S. lasts for the life of the author or fifty years, whichever is shorter. 
C)  The Berne Convention mandated the use of the copyright symbol in order to establish copyright. 
D)  They Copyright Act is limited to forms of expression that can be written on paper and preserved. 
E)  A copyright begins when the work is fixed in tangible form, for example, when a book is written. 
A)  Copyright law protects original ideas in either tangible or intangible form. 
B)  A copyright in the U.S. lasts for the life of the author or fifty years, whichever is shorter. 
C)  The Berne Convention mandated the use of the copyright symbol in order to establish copyright. 
D)  They Copyright Act is limited to forms of expression that can be written on paper and preserved. 
E)  A copyright begins when the work is fixed in tangible form, for example, when a book is written.

Question 10

The legal right given to authors to prevent others from duplicating the expression embodied in a protected work is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  service mark. 
B)  certification mark. 
C)  copyright. 
D)  trademark. 
E)  patent. 
A)  service mark. 
B)  certification mark. 
C)  copyright. 
D)  trademark. 
E)  patent.

Question 11

Intellectual properties are:

Accepted Answer

A)  intangible personal property. 
B)  real property. 
C)  separate property. 
D)  public property. 
E)  community property. 
A)  intangible personal property. 
B)  real property. 
C)  separate property. 
D)  public property. 
E)  community property.

Question 12

An opposition proceeding is filed by those who feel that their own trademarks would be hurt by registration of a proposed mark.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 32: Intellectual Property

According to the patent law, a means devised for the production of a given result can be patented.

In the Passport Video case, various holders of intellectual property sued Passport for its production and sale of The Definitive Elvis. Which of the following statements are true?

Which of the following allows for the use of copyrighted material in criticism, comment, news, reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research that does not significantly reduce the market for the copyrighted material?

Under the Trademark Law Revision Act, a trademark once obtained remains protected for fifty years.

Which of the following refers to any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his goods and distinguish them from goods manufactured or sold by others?

In general, the United States grants a patent right to the first person to file for a patent on a product or process rather than to the first person to invent that product or process.

Generic words and phrases --such as names, titles, and slogans -- are copyrightable.

A trade secret gives its owner the right to sue anyone who infringes it from making use of it.

Which of the following is true of copyrights?

The legal right given to authors to prevent others from duplicating the expression embodied in a protected work is known as a:

Intellectual properties are:

An opposition proceeding is filed by those who feel that their own trademarks would be hurt by registration of a proposed mark.

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