Exam 5: Intellectual Property and Internet Law

A trademark does not need to be registered to support a trademark infringement action.

Cybersquatting occurs when a person repeatedly visits a business's website.

Bubbly Cola features Sparkly Cola's trademark without its owner's permission. Bubbly's use of the mark is actionable provided

Anyone who writes a book has automatic international copyright protection.

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

Which of the following can not be registered as a trade name?

Trevor's operates The Spicy Chocolatier Café chain of restaurants. "The Spicy Chocolatier Café" is a

To be patentable, an invention, discovery, or design must be novel, useful and not obvious in light of current technology.

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

Patent infringement is a tort.

Ewa is Diamond Financial Planners' most productive employee. She is dissatisfied with the commission structure, however, so she quits to work for Feldstar Investments, Inc. When she leaves Diamond's employ, she takes her list of Diamond's clients so that she can induce them to switch to Feldstar. Trade secrets law covers

The 1995 Federal Trademark Dilution Act allowed trademark owners to bring suit in federal court for trademark dilution.

Each member country of the TRIPS agreement must include in its domestic laws intellectual property rights.

A suggestive use of ordinary words may be trademarked.

Elvin publishes a book titled First Place, which includes a chapter from Frank's copyrighted book Olympic Winners & Losers. Elvin's use of the chapter is actionable provided

In 2002, Hawk Corporation begins making and selling electric motorcycles under the mark "Hawk." Ten years later, Hawk.com, Inc., a differ?ent 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?

Ross, an employee at Super Snowboard Company, is laid off. Before he exits Super's building, he e-mails the company's marketing campaign to Winter Sports Corporation, Super's competitor, without permission. This is

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

A beverage company that competes with Coca-Cola Company cannot call its products "Koke."

The owner of intellectual property may put restrictions on the use of the intellectual property in a license agreement.