Question 1

An invention need not show which of the following to get a patent?

Accepted Answer

A)  genuine
B)  useful
C)  genius
D)  not obvious
E)  all of the other choices are necessaryF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 2

In U.S.v.Yang,Yang was accused of bribing a company employee to buy confidential information.The appeals court held that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the government was not required to prove that what the defendant sought to steal was in fact a trade secret
B)  more than intent to steal trade secrets was necessary to convict Yang
C)  the government was required to prove that what the defendant stole was in fact a trade secret
D)  the Economic Espionage Act does not apply to international companies
E)  none of the other choices are correctF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 3

In U.S.v.Yang,Yang was accused of bribing a company employee to buy confidential information.The appeals court held that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Yang could be prosecuted and fined by the federal government
B)  Yang could be prosecuted and fined by state law enforcement officials
C)  Yang could be prosecuted for civil trade secret violation by the owner of the secrets
D)  there was no violation of any law because the information purchased was not secret
E)  none of the other choicesF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

A patent registered with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)is valid in all member nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"Zipper" is an arbitrary and fanciful mark.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Hicklin Engineering v.R.J.Bartell,where Bartell quit working for Hicklin and formed a company that competed with Hicklin,which then sued Bartell for theft of trade secrets,the appeals court held that Hicklin:

Accepted Answer

A)  had no suit since the information involved was not protected knowledge
B)  had no suit because Bartell had never been informed that he was privilege to trade secrets
C)  has a suit if it can show what protected information Bartell used
D)  showed theft and would collect treble damages under Wisconsin's Uniform Trade Secrets Act
E)  none of the other choicesF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

If an invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use of no sale in the country more than one year prior to the application for patent in the United States then:

Accepted Answer

A)  the invention can only be patented for 10 years
B)  the invention cannot be patented
C)  the invention cannot be patented without a 5 year grace period
D)  the invention can only be patented in some states
E)  none of the other choices are correctF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Intellectual property is created by:

Accepted Answer

A)  physical labor
B)  intellectual effort
C)  standard industry processes
D)  strictly unwritten methods
E)  when groups of more than three individuals agree on an ideaF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

What allows exclusive control over original written works,musical compositions,art and photography;including control over reproduction,display and derived works:

Accepted Answer

A)  copyrights
B)  patents
C)  trademarks
D)  trade names
E)  servitudesF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Trade secrets will remain such even if they are shared with outsiders so long as everyone who receives the information is told that they are trade secrets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a successful descriptive trademark?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nike
B)  Coca-Cola
C)  Bufferin
D)  Chicken of the Sea
E)  LysolF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Intangible property is property that:

Accepted Answer

A)  is invisible and impossible to hold
B)  is tangible and concrete
C)  is not taxable
D)  is not for sale
E)  cannot be sold for profitF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following is part of a notice of copyright:

Accepted Answer

A)  the official name of the work
B)  proof of originality
C)  the circle-C
D)  all of the other specific choices are correct
E)  none of the other specific choices are correctF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

What allows exclusive control over original written works,musical compositions,art and photography;including control over reproduction,display and derived works:

Accepted Answer

A)  patents
B)  trademarks
C)  trade names
D)  servitudes
E)  none of the other choicesF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Intellectual property must "show evidence of original effort."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has primary responsibility for reviewing which kinds of cases:

Accepted Answer

A)  patent
B)  contract
C)  copyright
D)  trade secret
E)  all of the other choicesF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

In Hicklin Engineering v.R.J.Bartell,where Bartell quit working for Hicklin and formed a company that competed with Hicklin,which then sued Bartell for theft of trade secrets,the appeals court held that Hicklin:

Accepted Answer

A)  had no suit since the information involved was not protected knowledge
B)  had no suit because Bartell had never been informed that he was privilege to trade secrets
C)  showed theft and would collect damages under Wisconsin's Uniform Trade Secrets Act
D)  showed theft and would collect treble damages under Wisconsin's Uniform Trade Secrets Act
E)  none of the other choicesF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

A commercial symbol that a manufacturer prints on its goods so they can be readily identified in the marketplace is a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  hieroglyphic
B)  marker
C)  patent
D)  intangible marker
E)  none of the other choices are correctF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

A commercial symbol that concerns the "look and feel" of a product is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  trademark
B)  trade name
C)  service mark
D)  trade dress
E)  appearance markF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 20

In New York Times v.Tasini the Supreme Court held that copyright in electronic publication of copyrighted works belonged to the original publisher of the work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Intellectual Property

A commercial symbol that a manufacturer prints on its goods so they can be readily identified in the marketplace is a(n) :

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A commercial symbol that concerns the "look and feel" of a product is known as:

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The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has primary responsibility for reviewing which kinds of cases:

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An invention need not show which of the following to get a patent?

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A patent registered with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)is valid in all member nations.

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Intellectual property must "show evidence of original effort."

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In New York Times v.Tasini the Supreme Court held that copyright in electronic publication of copyrighted works belonged to the original publisher of the work.

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In U.S.v.Yang,Yang was accused of bribing a company employee to buy confidential information.The appeals court held that:

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Which of the following is part of a notice of copyright:

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Intangible property is property that:

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What allows exclusive control over original written works,musical compositions,art and photography;including control over reproduction,display and derived works:

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What allows exclusive control over original written works,musical compositions,art and photography;including control over reproduction,display and derived works:

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Intellectual property is created by:

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In Hicklin Engineering v.R.J.Bartell,where Bartell quit working for Hicklin and formed a company that competed with Hicklin,which then sued Bartell for theft of trade secrets,the appeals court held that Hicklin:

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Trade secrets will remain such even if they are shared with outsiders so long as everyone who receives the information is told that they are trade secrets.

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In Hicklin Engineering v.R.J.Bartell,where Bartell quit working for Hicklin and formed a company that competed with Hicklin,which then sued Bartell for theft of trade secrets,the appeals court held that Hicklin:

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If an invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use of no sale in the country more than one year prior to the application for patent in the United States then:

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In U.S.v.Yang,Yang was accused of bribing a company employee to buy confidential information.The appeals court held that:

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Which of the following is an example of a successful descriptive trademark?

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"Zipper" is an arbitrary and fanciful mark.

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