Exam 8: Intellectual Property Rights

A person can reproduce copyrighted material for purposes such as teaching, including multiple copies for classroom use, without paying royalties.​

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

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

An arbitrary use of ordinary words may not be trademarked.​

Marlo publishes a book titled No Equals, which includes aChapter from Paige's copyrighted book Olympic Champions. Marlo's use of theChapter is actionable provided that

AllforOne Inc. develops a new phone that the company names "OneforAll." AllforOne can obtain trademark protection for​

A license permits the use of intellectual property for certain limited purposes.​

Counterfeit goods are in fact sometimes genuine.​

A personal name is not protected under trademark law if it acquires a secondary meaning.​

From Southeast Asia, Tai Ltd. exports genuine trademarked goods to the United States. Tai also makes labels bearing another firm's trademark, ships the labels to another location, and then affixes them to an inferior product. Tai sells these goods to retailers who are unaware that the marks are counterfeit. It is a crime to​

In 2017, Kelly writes Like the Wind, a novel about marathoners and ultra marathoners. Kelly does not register the work with the appropriate government office. Under federal copyright law, Kelly's work is protected

Trade names have the same legal protection as trademarks.​

Moe applies nano technology to invent a device that reduces the half-life of spent plutonium rods used in nuclear-fuel reactors. He names the device "Halftime." He also writes Nano Nukes, a book about this invention and other uses for nano technology. Moe can obtain copyright protection for​

Garrett makes and distributes copies of Here We Go Again, a movie copyrighted by Indie Motion Pictures, Inc. Garrett does this without Indie's permission. He may be liable for

Duplos College Bookstore compiles, copies, and sells reading materials to students. The compilations are prepared on the instructions of professors, who indicate which parts of which publications should be included for their students. The copied materials include texts published by Ebooks, Inc. Duplos does not obtain the permission of Ebooks, or any of the other original publishers of the copied materials, and does not pay royalties on the sales of the compilations. Ebooks and others file a suit against Duplos, alleging infringement of their intellectual property rights. Which type of intellectual property is involved in this situation? What is Duplos's likely defense? How is a court most likely to rule? Explain.​

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

Data Marketing, Inc., registers its trademark as provided by federal law. After the first renewal, this registration

Copyright protection is automatic-registration is not required.​

Hua plots a new Iron Man adventure and carefully and skillfully imitates the art of Marvel Comics to create an authentic-looking Iron Man graphic novel. Hua is not affiliated with the owners of the copyright to Iron Man. Can Hua publish the novel as his own work without infringing on the owners' copyright?

The idea for "Price + Profit," an app that businesses can use to track their revenue, profit, and payroll, is protected by