Exam 40: Intellectual Property

A corporation in the business of developing genetically engineered pharmaceutical products has developed a new genetically engineered microorganism that it would like to protect.The corporation may patent the microorganism.

Which of the following is true under the Anti-counterfeiting Amendments Act of 2004?

A collective mark is used in connection with goods or services to certify their regional origin.

In determining whether a mark is distinctive and famous under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act,a court may consider factors such as:

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

In the Ed Nowogroski Insurance,Inc.v.Rucker case,the court found that:

An artist would like to protect one of her original oil paintings from being sold as original prints.She may protect her painting by applying for a:

Goods bearing a counterfeit mark may be destroyed without compensation to the owner of the goods.

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

Knowing and intentional use of a counterfeit mark can be a criminal offense.

Two years of nonuse raises a presumption of abandonment and loss of a federally protected trademark.

An example of a "certification mark" would be:

Infringement of a mark occurs when:

Design patents grant the holder a 14-year monopoly.

If a copyright is willfully infringed,the owner may ask for and receive which of the following remedies?

A design patent:

Under copyright law,the doctrine of works for hire states that:

The word "truck" cannot be a trademark for trucks,although it could be a trademark for a new brand of designer jeans.

One way of keeping a trade secret is to obtain a patent on it.

The remedies for infringement under the Patent Act are: