Exam 8: Intellectual Property Rights

A trade name can be protected under the common law, but only if it is unusual or fancifully used.

Under the Madrid Protocol, a company can register its trademark in more than one country with a single application.

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

Technology has limited the potential for copyright infringement via the Internet.

States do not have trademark statutes.

Counterfeit goods copy or otherwise imitate trademarked goods, and they are in fact sometimes genuine trademarked goods.

In 2014, Cloud Computing Corporation registers its trademark as provided by federal law. After the first renewal, this registration

Giancarlo copies Hedrick's book, Information Free, in its entirety and sells it to Justice Fair Books, Inc., without Hedrick's permission. Justice Fair publishes it under Giancarlo's name. This is

Kamal reproduces Lorena's copyrighted work "Musica" without paying royalties. Kamal is most likely excepted from liability for copyright infringement under the "fair use" doctrine if

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

The first person to invent a product obtains the patent rights rather than the first person to file an application for a patent.

Under the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, member nations are required to establish border measures that allow officials to search commercial shipments of imports and exports for counterfeit goods.

An exception to liability for copyright infringement is made under the "fair use" doctrine.

With a few exceptions, almost anything is patentable.

Robyn, an employee at Social Media, Inc., is laid off. Before he leaves, he e-mails Social Media's marketing campaign to Tweets & Trades Corporation, Social Media's competitor, without permission. This is

Odell invents "Profits Unbound," new stock-trading algorithm software, and applies for a patent. If Odell is granted a patent, his invention will be protected

Production techniques are not trade secrets.

In 2014, Kelly writes Like the Wind, a novel about marathoners and ultramarathoners. Kelly does not register the work with the appropriate government office. Under federal copyright law, Kelly's work is protected

GreatGro, Inc., makes genetically modified seeds with properties that are iden?tical to Hearty Harvest Corporation's patented seeds, without Hearty Harvest's permission. This is most likely

A famous trademark may be diluted only by the unauthorized use of an identical mark.