Question 1

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)  a trade name.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Patent infringement is a tort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Megan goes to visit her friend Kathleen. While visiting, Megan downloads Kathleen's copy of Photoshop onto her computer's random access memory without Kathleen's permission. Megan is guilty of

Accepted Answer

A)  copyright infringement. 
B)  patent infringement. 
C)  cybersquatting. 
D)  trademark dilution.

Question 5

Trade names have the same legal protection as trademarks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Information that is not or cannot be protected under trademark, patent, or copyright law may be protected under the law of trade secrets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Sayers is very clever and spends lots of time creating new things. Which of the following is not copyrightable?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sculpture of Sayers's dog 
B)  A book about Sayers's business successes 
C)  A movie about Sayers's life 
D)  Sayers's idea for a new way to play the guitar

Question 8

A patent and a copyright are examples of intellectual property, but a trademark is not an example of intellectual property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  can register the mark for protection. 
B)  cannot register a mark that has been used in commerce. 
C)  has committed trademark infringement. 
D)  must put off registration until the mark is out of use for six months.

Question 10

In cyberspace, no two businesses can use the same domain name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Diamond's list of clients. 
B)  Ewa's performance. 
C)  Feldstar's commission structure. 
D)  none of the choices.

Question 12

A marketing technique can be a trade secret.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The states and the federal government provide for the registration of trademarks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 2012, 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 15

A certification mark distinguishes products approved, or "certified," by the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The TRIPS agreement covers computer programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A generic term is not protected under trademark law unless it acquires a secondary meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In cyberspace, trademarks are sometimes called cyber marks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Caramello 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 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Intellectual Property and Internet Law

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

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

Patent infringement is a tort.

Megan goes to visit her friend Kathleen. While visiting, Megan downloads Kathleen's copy of Photoshop onto her computer's random access memory without Kathleen's permission. Megan is guilty of

Trade names have the same legal protection as trademarks.

Information that is not or cannot be protected under trademark, patent, or copyright law may be protected under the law of trade secrets.

Sayers is very clever and spends lots of time creating new things. Which of the following is not copyrightable?

A patent and a copyright are examples of intellectual property, but a trademark is not an example of intellectual property.

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

In cyberspace, no two businesses can use the same domain name.

A marketing technique can be a trade secret.

The states and the federal government provide for the registration of trademarks.

In 2012, Online Marketing Corporation registers its trademark as provided by federal law. After the first renewal, this registration

A certification mark distinguishes products approved, or "certified," by the government.

The TRIPS agreement covers computer programs.

A generic term is not protected under trademark law unless it acquires a secondary meaning.

In cyberspace, trademarks are sometimes called cyber marks.

Caramello 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

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