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Organos Ltd.traffics in nutritional supplements that are marketed as genuine,trademark-branded products when in fact they are counterfeit.This is a crime


A) only if the counterfeits have negative effects on legitimate businesses.
B) only if the counterfeits present serious public health risks.
C) under all circumstances.
D) under no circumstances.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Some business processes can be protected as trade secrets.

A) True
B) False

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Without the permission of the copyright owner,Faye copies the literary expression of Game of Thrones,changes the names of the main characters,and publishes the result as her own work.This is


A) copyright infringement.
B) a "fair use."
C) a legitimate creative act.
D) none of the choices.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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

A) True
B) False

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Tapping into a competitor's computer to obtain confidential business data is not a theft of trade secrets.

A) True
B) False

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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.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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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.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Graphix S.A.traffics in labels that bear counterfeit trademarks.This is a crime


A) only if the labels have negative effects on legitimate businesses.
B) only if the labels are attached to counterfeit goods.
C) under all circumstances.
D) under no circumstances.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Leigh buys Masters of Business,a copyrighted book.Under the first sale doctrine,Leigh can legally


A) sell the book to another person.
B) republish the book as her own work.
C) control the distribution of other copies of the book.
D) none of the choices.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Gargantua Equipment Corporation registers its trademark as provided by federal law.This registration gives notice that the mark belongs exclusively to Gargantua.This notice is


A) national.
B) limited to Gargantua's home state.
C) limited to Gargantua's market.
D) limited to those who have actual notice of it.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Bette choreographs a dance to accompany City Orchestra's performance of a medley of movie scores.Dian,a dance instructor,distributes copies of a short portion of the choreography to her students.This is most likely


A) copyright infringement.
B) a "fair use."
C) legal only on a payment of royalties to Bette.
D) legal only on a payment of royalties to City Orchestra.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Sea Coast Café uses the trademark of Tacos del Mar without permission.This use of the mark is actionable as trademark infringement


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.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Works that are copyrightable include product packaging.

A) True
B) False

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After a patent is issued,there is a nine-month limit before it can be challenged.

A) True
B) False

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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.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Galaxy Research Inc.uses a mark associated with its name to distinguish its services from those of other tech firms.This mark is


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

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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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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A copyright owner who sells a copy of a work retains the right to control the further distribution of that copy.

A) True
B) False

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The need to protect intellectual property is recognized in the U.S.Constitution.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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