Question 1

Downloading software or music into a computer's random access memory without authorization is copyright infringement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Trade dress has the same legal protection as trademarks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Joey reproduces Mina's copyrighted work without paying royalties. Joey is most likely excepted from liability for copyright infringement under the "fair use" doctrine if

Accepted Answer

A)  Joey copies the entire work. 
B)  Joey distributes the copies freely to the public. 
C)  Joey's use has no effect on the market for Mina's work. 
D)  Joey's use is for a commercial purpose.

Question 6

Sincere Forms, Inc., uses, in its ads, a trademark that is similar, but not identical, to the famous, registered mark of Desired Objects, Inc. Sincere's unauthorized use of the mark constitutes trademark dilution provided

Accepted Answer

A)  consumers are confused. 
B)  Sincere and Desired are competitors. 
C)  Sincere's use is intentional. 
D)  Sincere's use reduces the value of Desired's mark.

Question 7

In 2011, Online Marketing Corporation registers its trademark as provided by federal law. After the first renewal, this registration

Accepted Answer

A)  is renewable every ten years. 
B)  is renewable every twenty years. 
C)  runs for the life of the corporation plus seventy years. 
D)  runs forever.

Question 8

Phil invents "PhutureNow," new Web site design software, and applies for a patent. If Phil is granted a patent, his invention will be protected

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Trek Transport Company uses a mark associated with its name to distinguish its services from those of other trucking firms. This mark is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Sights Unseen, Inc., (SUI) sells scopes with distinctively designed and made lenses and mirrors to scientists. Telescopes, Etc. Corporation later begins to sell scopes with identical set-ups of lenses and mirrors, without SUI's permission, to consumers. This is most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  copyright infringement. 
B)  patent infringement. 
C)  trademark infringement. 
D)  not infringement.

Question 15

Chocolate Chip Cookie Corporation (4C) obtains, and gives its employees, a list of the customers of Sugar & Spice Sales, Inc. (3S). Under the law that applies to trade secrets, 4C's conduct is actionable provided

Accepted Answer

A)  consumers are confused. 
B)  4C's conduct is intentional. 
C)  4C uses the list. 
D)  4C does not have 3S's permission to use the list.

Question 16

A license permits the use of intellectual property for certain limited purposes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A suggestive use of ordinary words may not be trademarked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Pricing information is not a trade secret.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Intellectual Property and Internet Law

Downloading software or music into a computer's random access memory without authorization is copyright infringement.

Trade dress has the same legal protection as trademarks.

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

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

Joey reproduces Mina's copyrighted work without paying royalties. Joey is most likely excepted from liability for copyright infringement under the "fair use" doctrine if

Sincere Forms, Inc., uses, in its ads, a trademark that is similar, but not identical, to the famous, registered mark of Desired Objects, Inc. Sincere's unauthorized use of the mark constitutes trademark dilution provided

In 2011, Online Marketing Corporation registers its trademark as provided by federal law. After the first renewal, this registration

Phil invents "PhutureNow," new Web site design software, and applies for a patent. If Phil is granted a patent, his invention will be protected

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

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

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

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

Trek Transport Company uses a mark associated with its name to distinguish its services from those of other trucking firms. This mark is

Sights Unseen, Inc., (SUI) sells scopes with distinctively designed and made lenses and mirrors to scientists. Telescopes, Etc. Corporation later begins to sell scopes with identical set-ups of lenses and mirrors, without SUI's permission, to consumers. This is most likely

Chocolate Chip Cookie Corporation (4C) obtains, and gives its employees, a list of the customers of Sugar & Spice Sales, Inc. (3S) . Under the law that applies to trade secrets, 4C's conduct is actionable provided

A license permits the use of intellectual property for certain limited purposes.

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

A suggestive use of ordinary words may not be trademarked.

Pricing information is not a trade secret.

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