Exam 5: Intellectual Property

A license permits the use of another's intellectual property for certain limited purposes.

The idea for "On Your Mark," a computer game featuring world-class athletic competition in extreme and unique contests,is protected by

A trademark can be diluted by the use of asimilar mark.

A suggestive use of ordinary words may be trademarked.

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

Information that is not or cannot be protected under trademark,patent,or copyright lawmaybe protected under the law of trade secrets.

Trademarks are protected from use on noncompeting goods by

It is estimated that over 70 percent of the goods imported to the United States are counterfeit.

Beans Coffee & Cocoa Company makes and sells a chocolate-flavored coffee drink under the name "CoCoCafe." Darkroast Java,Inc.,later markets a similar drink under the name "KoKoKafe." This is most likely

The 1995 Federal Trademark Dilution Act allowed trademark owners to bring suit in federal court for trademark dilution.

By using another's trademark,a business could lead consumers to believe that its goods were made by the other business.

A service mark distinguishes products used,or "put into service," by the government.