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Week 5
Question | Answer |
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A business formula, information compilation, or device that provides an advantage over competitors that do not have it is known as what? | trade secret |
A copyright bestows upon the creator of an artistic or literary work a federal statutory right to exclusively: | display, use and reproduce the work |
Design patents have a duration of ____ years. | 14 |
ICANN is a nonprofit corporation responsible for: | coordinating the use of domain names across the Internet. |
In determining whether limited use of copyrighted material may be permitted as "fair use," courts will consider: | nature of copyrighted work, purpose and character of the use, including such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes, and the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole. |
It is important to protect trade dress against adoption by a competitor failure to protect the mark can: | allow the mark pass into the English language (like ‘aspirin') and become generic. |
Owners of mask works are entitled to the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute their products under U.S. law for a period of: | 10 years |
The America Invents Act: | replaced the patent "first to invent system" with a "first to file" system. |
The best way to distribute and sell copyrighted computer programs is using: | restrictive licensing. |
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act : | was enacted to curb the pirating of software and other pirated works. |
The DMCA provides a(n) _______ for internet service against claims of _______. | safe harbor, copyright infringement. |
The Lanham Act grants protection for: | marks |
The measure of damages for misappropriation of a trade secret is: | the profits earned by the ‘thief' derived from the misappropriation of the trade secret. |
The type of patent that may be granted to developers of new and non-obvious ornamental features of manufactured articles is called a(n): | design patent. |
The type of patent that may be granted to developers of plant reproduction methods is called a: | plant patent. |
Three types of patents available under U.S. law are: | design, plant, utility. |
To analyze a copyright infringement claim in the context of computer programs, courts will primarily examine: | the number of significant program steps that are substantially similar. |
trademark law categorizes marks along a spectrum of ______, based on a mark's capacity to serve ______. | distinctiveness, and source-identifying function. |
Under the Computer Software Copyright Act of 1980, a written program: | is protected as any other copyrighted material, even if it is in written form. |
Under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act's _______, competitors may not only study mask works but may also use the results of that study to design their own semiconductor chip products embodying their own original masks. | reverse engineering exemption |
Which of the following is not an exclusive right of the holder of a copyright? | To obtain a court order enjoining use of the original work by another. |
What is Trademark? | A trademark can be any word, phrase, symbol, design, or combination of these things that identifies your goods or services. |
What is the difference between a trademark and a service mark? | Trademarks can be used for both trademark and service mark. A trademark is used for goods, while a service mark is used for services. |
What is a domain name? | It is a name that appears after the @ sign in email address, and after www. In web address. Example: www.Google.com example@yahoo.com |
What is an office action? | It is an official letter from the USPTO about a trademark application or registration that raises issues that could prevent a trademark applicant from receiving a registration or could prevent a trademark registrant from maintaining their registration. |
In terms of a trademark, what is a "likelihood of confusion"? | Customers are likely to think your goods or services come from the same source as another party’s goods or services. |
Who is the official mascot of the US PTO? | The mascots are T. Markey along with Ms. Pat Pending. (The robot cat GeaRS) and Mark Trademan. |