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Ruby invents a new type of pillow and obtains a patent for it. Sleep-Time Inc. believes that Ruby's pillow infringes on one of Sleep-Time's previously patented products. Sleep-Time must file a challenge to Ruby's patent within


A) nine months.
B) twenty years.
C) the life of the inventor plus seventy years.
D) no specific time.

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College Copy Shop (CCS) compiles, copies, and sells reading materials to students on the instructions of their professors, who indicate which parts of certain publications to include. These include texts published by Deep Topics, Inc. CCS does not obtain the permission of Deep Topics, or any of the other original publishers of the copied materials, and does not pay royalties on the sales of the compilations. Deep Topics and others file a suit against CCS, alleging infringement of the plaintiffs' intellectual property rights. Which type of intellectual property is involved in this situation? What is CCS's likely defense? How is a court most likely to rule? Explain.

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Without permission, Race Runners Inc. uses a trademark that is similar to the registered mark of Swiftfoot, Inc. This use of the mark constitutes trademark dilution


A) if consumers are confused.
B) all of the choices.
C) only if the two companies' products are similar.
D) if the use diminishes the distinctive quality of the mark.

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With respect to a patented process, all steps or their equivalent must be copied for infringement to occur.

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Paving Corporation taps into the computer network of Roadwork Inc., a competitor, and downloads confidential business data without Roadwork's knowledge or authorization. This is most likely


A) copyright infringement.
B) patent infringement.
C) trademark infringement.
D) a theft of trade secrets.

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The law does not prohibit the creation or shipment of counterfeit labels unless they are attached to products.

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A license that limits the uses of a patent by the licensee is unlawful.

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A descriptive term is protected under trademark law if it acquires a secondary meaning.

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Information that may be protected as trade secrets includes


A) customer lists.
B) pricing information.
C) marketing techniques.
D) all of the choices.

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Trademark dilution cannot occur online.

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A patent applicant must demonstrate that an invention is useful to receive a patent.

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Some business processes can be protected as trade secrets.

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Intellectual property is property resulting from intellectual, creative processes.

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O-Ring Corporation allows Piston Company to incorporate O-Ring's patented fuel-injection system into Piston's product. This is


A) a license.
B) copyright infringement.
C) trademark infringement.
D) patent infringement.

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Don One decides to use his personal name for a line of clothing he is developing. In this circumstance, Don One will receive trademark protection under the law when


A) Don begins to market his line of clothing.
B) customers begin to associate the name with the source of the product.
C) Don begins to make his line of clothing.
D) all of the choices.

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Information that cannot be patented, copyrighted, or trademarked cannot be protected as a trade secret.

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Greg is marketing manager for Home Stuff LLC. Greg is responsible for branding the company's products. Aspects of branding that can be trademarked include


A) a catchy phrase, such as "Stuff your home with Home Stuff!"
B) the shape of a container, even if it does not aid in product identification.
C) use of another party's established trademark, with or without permission.
D) none of the choices.

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


A) none of the choices.
B) a trade secret.
C) a service mark.
D) a trade name.

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Apex Electrical Inc. agrees to allow Apex Foundations LLC to use the owner's trademark "Apex" as part of its company name but not otherwise. The domain name apex.com can be used online by


A) Apex Electrical only.
B) both businesses but no others.
C) neither business.
D) both businesses and any others that own the mark.

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Pseudo Drugs Inc. is convicted of trafficking in counterfeit prescription drugs. As a penalty, the company may be ordered to pay restitution to the trademark holders in an amount equal to


A) their lost net profits.
B) the retail prices of the genuine drugs.
C) Pseudo's profits from the sale of the counterfeit drugs.
D) the retail prices of the counterfeit drugs.

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