Exam 5: Intellectual Property and Internet Law

In 2009,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

Fiona invents a new deep-sea fishing net,which she names "Great Catch." She also writes the operating manual to be included with each net.Fiona could obtain copyright protection for

In the United States,a patent is given to the first person to invent a product or process.

Delta,Inc. ,copies Eagle Corporation's patented invention in its entirety.Delta sells it as its own invention to First Products Company,without Eagle's permission.Eagle's patent is infringed by

USA Transport Company uses a mark associated with its name to distinguish its services from those of other transport firms.The mark is

Gamma Corporation allows Kappa Company to use Gamma's trademark as part of Kappa's domain name.This is

Donna makes and distributes copies of Every Good Boy Does Fine,a movie copyrighted by Great Films Corporation,without Great Films' permission.Donna may be liable for

Max plots a new Batman adventure and carefully and skillfully imitates the art of DC Comics to create an authentic-looking Batman comic.Max is not affiliated with the owners of the copyright to Batman.Can Max pub?lish the comic without infringing on the owners' copyright?

In Case 5.1,The Coca-Cola Co.v.The Koke Co.of America,when the Koke Company of America marketed its cola product under the name "Koke," it infringed the Coca-Cola Company's

It is possible to copyright an idea.

Hawk Corporation begins making and selling motorcycles in 1995 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?

Delightful Toys,Inc. ,makes EZ Goo,a children's toy.Without Delightful'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

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."

In 2009,Digito E Corporation renews its trademark registration as provided by federal law.This registration provides protection

Pekabou Corporation hacks into Qualita Data Company's computers and downloads confidential business data.There is no contract between Pekabou and Qualita regarding the data.This is

A personal name is protected under trademark law if it acquires a secondary meaning.

Blog magazine buys and publishes an article by Cleo.Later,Blog markets a Web site database that contains a compilation of Blog articles,including Cleo's,without her consent.Blog has committed

Energo,Inc. ,designs and makes a fuel injection system that copies Fuel-In Corporation's designs without Fuel-In's permis?sion.This is most likely

Intentionally taking and distributing pirated,copyrighted works to oth?ers is a crime.

A dilution cause of action requires proof that consumers are likely to be confused by a connection between a trademark and its unauthorized use.