Exam 7: Intellectual Property Rights

Under the Madrid Protocol, the fees and procedures for trademark registration vary significantly among individual countries.

Certain business processes are copyrightable.

Leigh buys Masters of Business, a copyrighted book. Under the first sale doctrine, Leigh can legally

Obtaining a court order to close down the domain name of a website is an effective tool that U.S. officials use to combat online sales of

Predictive Data LLC makes and sells software that enables a business to target its advertising precisely. The company could successfully bring an action for copyright infringement against a competitor who copies

Organos Ltd. traffics in nutritional supplements that are marketed as genuine, trademark-branded products when in fact they are counterfeit. This is a crime

A copyright owner who sells a copy of a work retains the right to control the further distribution of that copy.

After a patent is issued, there is a nine-month limit before it can be challenged.

Galaxy Research Inc. uses a mark associated with its name to distinguish its services from those of other tech firms. This mark is

The need to protect intellectual property is recognized in the U.S. Constitution.

Serena invents a new, unique, long-life battery. A grant from the government that gives Serena the exclusive right to make and sell the battery for a certain period of time is

Salty Snacks Inc. markets a fish-shaped cracker. When Tasty Tidbits Inc. begins to sell a similar product, Salty files a suit against Tasty, alleging infringement and claiming that consumers are likely to be confused. The court will most likely

The registration of a copyright is not evidence that the copyright is valid.

Berry Good LLC registers its trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and uses it to market a distinctive line of ice cream products. Crabapple Inc. uses the mark without Berry's consent to sell imitation frozen desserts. Berry has a cause of action against

Works that are copyrightable include

Without the permission of the copyright owner, Faye copies the literary expression of Game of Thrones, changes the names of the main characters, and publishes the result as her own work. This is

A trade name is used to indicate all or part of a business's name.

A licensor who allows a licensee to use a trademark as part of the licensee's company name must also permit the licensee to use the mark on its products.

The United States can prosecute foreign counterfeiters under U.S. law.

Tapping into a competitor's computer to obtain confidential business data is not a theft of trade secrets.