What remedies were imposed in the case of Seagate Tech., LLC v. Western Digital Corp in 2013?
What is one of the oldest trademarks still in existence?
What’s the difference between a trademarked design and trade dress?
If the copyright lasts for 95 years from first publication, that copyright is for:
How is misappropriation defined?
How does “active disclosure” of trade secrets occur?
The burden of proof in a threatened trade secret misappropriation case lies with whom?
If you invent a starship warp drive, Star Trek would be considered prior art and your invention would be ineligible for a patent. True or False?
For an invention to be considered novel, what must it never have been?
The Lanham Act is the principal U.S. law on trademarks. Which of the following was not a new feature of trademark law enacted by the Act?
As an alternative to litigation, mediation is different from arbitration in what way?
What is one way to guard against the active disclosure of trade secret information?
What was the significance of the landmark Donaldson v. Beckett case in England.
Of the following five kinds of marks — fanciful, arbitrary, suggestive, descriptive, and generic — which one of them is never trademarkable.
Of the three criteria for patenting, which is the most difficult to surmount?
The Statute of Monopolies in 1624 ended the practice of granting patents for which of the following?
Patent infringement suits can take years and cost millions of dollars. Which of the following is another option patent owners have in seeking redress for infringement?
Is information not known to the public considered to be a trade secret?
Which of the following alternative forms of copyright never allow users to change, modify or re-use original content?
How often do plaintiffs win at trial?
What do trademarks share with other intellectual; property rights?
Which of the following demonstrate the incentivizing impact of the U.S. patent system?
How much did Nike pay a graphic designer in 1971 to produce its swoosh logo now estimated to be worth $20 billion by itself?
Congress and the courts have interpreted the terms “authors” and “writings” very broadly to include which of the following as eligible for copyright? (Choose all that apply)
How long will Michael Jackson’s copyrights last? (Note: He died in 2009)
The Founding Fathers created the U.S. patent system with which overarching goal in mind?
Which of the following is the definition of inequitable conduct?
Trade secret theft or misappropriation costs the world’s richest 40 nations approximately how much of their gross domestic product, or GDP, each year?
There is an extensive examination system for getting a patent approved. Why is there not a similar system in place for copyrights?
Which of the following are NOT patentable?
If you believe your patent is being infringed, you have how many options for recourse?
Which of the following does a patent give an inventor the exclusive right to?
Explain the difference between ideas and their expression under copyright law.
Compared to the Industrial Revolution, the overall patent litigation rate today
Which was NOT one of the Supreme Court’s “software-eligibility trilogy” of cases?
The United States was the only nation to define its greatness in its capacity for which of the following?
Besides indicating the source of a good or service, how did trademarks change with the emergence of guilds in the middle ages?
A party may be permitted the fair use of another’s trademark under two conditions, known as nominative fair use and classic fair use. What is nominative fair use?
How was America’s emphasis on widespread public access to learning evident in the concept of “Fair Use” developed by Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story?
Which of the following is the legal definition of patent infringement?