Exam 6: Intellectual Property Rights

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

All aspects of software are protected by copyright law.

A copy mustbe exactly the same as the original to infringe a copyright.

A patent applicant must demonstrate that an invention is "commercially practicable" to receive a patent.

A trade name cannot be protected if it is unusual.

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

Reprise Entertainment,Inc.,a U.S. television and movie production company,files a suit against Substantivo TV,Ltd.,a Mexican production firm,for infringement of intellectual property rights under Mexico's national laws. Under the TRIPS agreement,Reprise is entitled to receive

Resurgent Corporation designs a new mobile device that the firm names "SyFye." The company can obtain patent protection for

Trade Publishing Inc. owns the rights to the Aura series of paranormal-themed novels,and publishes and sells copies in bookstores and online. Sydney buys and reads a copy of each book in the series. With regard to these copies,Sydney can

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

A marketing technique can be a trade secret.

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

Edge is a video game featuring interactive extreme sports. The graphics used in the game are protected by

Mace copies Nick's book,Off the Beaten Path,in its entirety and sells it to Parkland Books,Inc.,without Nick's permission. Parkland publishes it under Mace's name. This is

The need to protect intellectual property is recognized in the Declaration of Independence.

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

A trademark need not be registered to support a trademark infringement action.

In 2015,DataMarketing,Inc.,registers its trademark as provided by federal law. After the first renewal,this registration

Constellation Research Inc. uses a mark associated with its name to distin-guish its services from those of other tech firms. This mark is

James buys a copy of the book Kangaroo Down,Sport. Later,after reading the book,James sells the book to his sister. James's sale of the book is