Question 1

The need to protect intellectual property is recognized in the Declaration of Independence

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FALSE

Question 2

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

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FALSE

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 4

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

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TRUE

Question 5

A trademark can be diluted by the use of a similar mark

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TRUE

Question 6

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

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TRUE

Question 7

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

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TRUE

Question 8

A fanciful use of ordinary words may be trademarked

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TRUE

Question 9

A suggestive use of ordinary words may be trademarked

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TRUE

Question 10

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

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FALSE

Question 11

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

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FALSE

Question 12

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

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FALSE

Question 13

It is estimated that over 70 percent of the goods imported to the United States are counterfeit

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FALSE

Question 14

Trade names have the same legal protection as trademarks

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TRUE

Question 15

A trade name can be protected if it is unusual or fanciful

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TRUE

Question 16

A license permits the use of another\'s intellectual property for certain limited purposes

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TRUE

Question 17

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

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TRUE

Question 18

By using another\'s trademark, a business could lead consumers to believe that its goods were made by the other business

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TRUE

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 20

Patent infringement is a tort

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 21

Foreign firms cannot obtain U.S. patent protection on items that they sell in the United States

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 22

Copyright protection is automaticâregistration is not required

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TRUE

Question 23

It is possible to copyright an idea

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FALSE

Question 24

A copyright owner must place a Â© or an Â® on the work to have the work protected from copyright infringement

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FALSE

Question 25

A copy does not need to be exactly the same as the original to infringe a copyright.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 26

A person who buys a copyrighted work cannot sell it to someone else

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FALSE

Question 27

A marketing technique can be a trade secret

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 28

A customer list is not a trade secret

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 29

Pricing information is not a trade secret

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 30

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

TRUE

Question 31

Anyone who writes a book has automatic international copyright protection

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FALSE

Question 32

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

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TRUE

Question 33

The TRIPS agreement established standards for the international protection of intellectual property rights for computer programs

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TRUE

Question 34

In the European Union, the period of royalty protection for musicians is seventy years

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TRUE

Question 35

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement applies to counterfeit physical goods and to pirated copyrighted works being distributed via the Internet

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 36

Paula develops a new espresso machine that she names \"Sure Shot.\" She also writes an operating manual for the machine. Paula can obtain trademark protection for

Accepted Answer

The name \"Sure Shot\"

Question 37

Trademarks are protected from use on noncompeting goods by

Accepted Answer

the Federal Trademark Dilution Act

Question 38

Beans Coffee & Cocoa Company makes and sells a chocolate-flavored coffee drink under the name \"CoCoCafe.\" Darkroast Java, Inc., later markets a similar drink under the name \"KoKoKafe.\" This is most likely

Accepted Answer

trademark infringement

Question 39

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

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consumers are confused

Question 40

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

can register the mark for protection

Question 41

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

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is renewable every 10 years

Question 42

From Southeast Asia, Tai Ltd. exports genuine trademarked goods to the United States. Tai also makes labels and packaging bearing another firm\'s trademark, ships the labels to another location, and then affixes them to an inferior product to deceive buyers. Tai sells these goods to retailers who are unaware that the marks are counterfeit. Under the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act, it is a crime to

Accepted Answer

traffic in counterfeit labels, stickers, and packaging

Question 43

Billy opens a bicycle shop that sells an innovative new kind of bicycle. He decides to call the bicycles \"Bicycles.\" Billy extensively markets his product, has a high sales volume and becomes well known for selling Bicycles. The term Bicycle

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receives no protection against trademark infringement

Question 44

Wendy works as a weather announcer for a TV station under the character name Weather Wendy. Wendy can register her name as a

Accepted Answer

a service mark

Question 45

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 service mark

Question 46

Which of the following cannot be registered as a trade name?

Accepted Answer

strawberries

Question 47

Accepted Answer

a trade name

Question 48

Mary Kate Corporation allows Ashley Company to use Mary Kate\'s trademark as part of Ashley\'s domain name. This is

Accepted Answer

a license

Question 49

In its ads for athletic shoes, Sleek Feet LLC uses a trademark that is similar, but not identical, to the famous, registered mark of Trend Flash, Ltd. Sleek Feet\'s unauthorized use of the mark constitutes trademark dilution, provided that

Accepted Answer

consumers are confused

Question 50

Moving Advanced Technology Corporation can not claim a trademark in the phrase \"Moving to the Market\" if the phrase

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is generic

Question 51

Ric designs a new tablet computer that he names \"Sci Phi.\" He also writes the operating manual to be included with each final product. Ric can obtain patent protection for

Accepted Answer

the tablet computer

Question 52

Ryan invents a pen that digitally \"remembers\" what is written or drawn with it. To obtain a patent for the pen, Ryan does not have to show that it is

Accepted Answer

marketable

Question 53

Sights Unseen, Inc., (SUI) sells telescopes with distinctively designed lenses and mirrors. Later, without SUI\'s permission, Telescopes Etc. Corporation begins to sell scopes with identical structures of lenses and mirrors. This is most likely

Accepted Answer

patent infringement

Question 54

Zoe invents \"All for One,\" new business inventory control software, and applies for a patent. If Zoe is granted a patent, it will protect her product

Accepted Answer

for twenty years

Question 55

RiteMade Machinery, Inc., designs, makes, and sells a unique drill press. Steel Equipment Company copies the design without RiteMade\'s permission. Steel\'s conduct is actionable provided that

Accepted Answer

RiteMade\'s design is patented

Question 56

Stormclouds Inc. makes and markets its U.S. patented Tempest Tablet in the United States. Squalls Ltd., a Chinese firm, begins making and marketing the same product in China as Outburst Pad without Stormclouds\'s permission. Squalls is

Accepted Answer

not guilty of patent infringement

Question 57

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

patent infringement

Question 58

Riley invents a new valve to cap undersea oil spills. He names the valve \"Great Catch.\" He also writes the installation manual to be included with each valve. Riley can obtain copyright protection for

Accepted Answer

the installation manual

Question 59

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

Accepted Answer

Sayers\'s idea for a new way to play the guitar

Question 60

Go! is a handheld video game featuring races between imaginary creatures and vehicles. The graphics used in the game are protected by

Accepted Answer

copyright law

Question 61

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

Accepted Answer

Elvin does not have Frank\'s permission

Question 62

Mace copies Nick\'s book, Mumbai Monsoon, in its entirety and sells it to Parkland Books, Inc., without Nick\'s permission. Parkland publishes it under Mace\'s name. This is

Accepted Answer

copyright infringement

Question 63

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

Accepted Answer

Joey\'s use has no effect on the market for Mina\'s work

Question 64

James buys a copy of the book Downpour. Later, after reading the book, James sells it to his sister. Under the first sale doctrine, James\'s sale of the book is

Accepted Answer

legal

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