Exam 41: Intellectual Property

Southern Bar-B-Q owns a special,secret recipe for sauce which it guards because it gives the restaurant a competitive advantage.If Mort willfully misappropriates the recipe,a court may hold him liable to Southern for double damages.

Unlike with patents,the ideas underlying copyrighted material need not be novel.

The vast majority of patents that are issued are

Under the fair use doctrine,instructors cannot be liable for copyright violations.

Briefly define patent,copyright,and trademark,and explain how long they last.

Intellectual property is

Monic,a college professor,makes 30 photocopies of a magazine article and passes the article out to her students.The students are assigned to read the article and write an opinion paper about it.Has Monic violated copyright law?

​Bisha created a new recipe for a sandwich spread and applied for a patent to protect her trade secret.She is likely to receive this patent.

The Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval is an example of a

Of the following,which is an advantage of trademark registration?

A company's trade secret lasts for

A trademark lasts for

A patent is available for an idea as well as a tangible application.

​The Trademark Law Treaty made it more difficult to apply for trademarks around the world.

The name "Johnson Garage Doors" cannot be a trademark because a surname is already being used and other people have the right to continue to use the name.

McDonald's famous golden arches and other marks used by the company illustrate a

Richard wrote a song called "College Days." He copyrighted the composition and had it professionally printed.A couple years later,he was attending a business meeting about 1,500 miles from his home.While sitting in a nightclub,he heard a small local band perform a song called "College Memories." The music and words were extremely similar to his song.The composer of "College Memories" claims he never heard of Richard's song and that she is offended he would accuse her of stealing his work.If Richard wishes to sue for copyright infringement,he must prove

A color cannot be trademarked since it cannot be kept from use by other businesses.

A plant patent lasts for

NikeShoes.com produces a running shoe that it sells in the United States.The shoe has a check mark on the side,uses inferior materials,and is made using child labor.Nike,Inc.sues NikeShoes for trademark infringement under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995.What is likely to be the grounds for this suit?