Exam 40: Intellectual Property

Jonah, a businessman, has no connection with Harvard University, but he has a new line of computer software that he would like to market to university students and faculty under the name of "Harvard Software." In this case:

The international treaty to which the United States is a party and which protects copyrighted works is known as the:

The Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc. case involved which of the following?

The author of a creative work does not own the entire copyright.

A professor photocopies fifty copies of a copyrighted chart to distribute to his students in class. This is a clear violation of the Copyright Act.

Curtis, without authorization and after many unsuccessful attempts to access the information, downloads a formula used by his employer to make an award-winning product. He plans to sell the formula to a competitor and make enough money to retire. Instead, he may face:

Design patents grant the holder a 14-year monopoly.

The duration of a copyright is the same whether the copyright is owned by the author or if it is a work for hire.

Identify the three types of patents, their requirements, and duration.

Electronic surveillance for the purpose of acquiring trade secrets is permissible under the law of unfair competition.

T-J Computer Company has developed a new and innovative magazine and television ad campaign that it would like to protect from use by its competitors. T-J may copyright its magazine and television ads.

A patent would be appropriate in all but which one of the following cases?

A statutorily secured monopoly right that is issued to inventors or discoverers of useful new devices or processes is known as a:

A patent lasts for the same period of time as a copyright.

A patent may be renewed.

A copyright would protect a photograph.

While employed, an employee who has no restrictive employment contract with his employer may divulge secrets to a competitor.

Infringement of a mark is the unauthorized use of an identical or substantially indistinguishable mark that is likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive.

Some businesses choose not to obtain a patent because it provides protection for only a limited time.

"Palming off" was one of the earliest forms of unfair competition, but it is not found today.