How much did Nike pay a graphic designer in 1971 to produce its swoosh logo now estimated to be worth $20 billion by itself?
What is the advantage of a provisional patent application, which lasts only one year?
Initially, to whom were copyrights given:
How are patent and trademark law different from trade secret law when it comes to the question of disclosure?
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?
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?
How should companies handle written trade secrets?
What does the term “prior art” refer to?
What is the purpose of the intellectual property right we call a trademark.
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 practices were common in early patent systems?
If you invent faster-than-light travel but believe someone will be able to reverse engineer it by examining your starship, should you patent it or keep it as a trade secret?
What remedies were imposed in the case of Seagate Tech., LLC v. Western Digital Corp in 2013?
If submitting an idea for a new business to a potential funder or partner, what would be the benefit of a signed confidentiality contract?
True or false: Trade secret protection offers an affirmative assertion of one’s intellectual property rights.
Which two public policy goals are served by granting copyrights? (Choose all that apply)
What are some of the bars to getting a trademark?
Why was the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 so controversial.
What has also been the most competitive technology innovation sector in the U.S.?
Which of the following was NOT a unique feature of the U.S. patent system?
Which of the following does a patent give an inventor the exclusive right to?
Why were the first two national trademark laws ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
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?
The patent system was designed to tap the creative and productive potential of which of the following?
How often do plaintiffs win at trial?
Besides indicating the source of a good or service, how did trademarks change with the emergence of guilds in the middle ages?
How is the “similarity” between two marks in trademark infringement cases determined?
Can you patent an idea for a better mousetrap? (Choose all that apply)
Historically speaking, patent litigation has served to which of the following?
How long will Michael Jackson’s copyrights last? (Note: He died in 2009)
Which of the following is NOT true of the U.S. patent system?
What do trademarks share with other intellectual; property rights?
Can you patent an idea for a better mousetrap?
The “bargain” theory is a theoretical justification for patents. What does it argue?
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?
Copyrights began to be formally issued in what part of Europe?
Why did trademarks not emerge until the start of widespread trade in the Bronze Age?
What does it mean to say that infringement is a “strict liability tort” or violation?
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)
What is the significance of an old lawsuit known as Sanforth’s Case?
