Intellectual Property

Which of the following is an acceptable reason for refusal to register a trademark?

• The trademark is contrary to accepted standards of morality

• The trademark contains an object or animal that is present in another registered trademark

• The trademark contains a word that is in common usage

• The trademark contains the colours of a sovereign country’s flag

Which of the following is not a valid reason for

revoking a registered intellectual property right?

• The invention is nor patentable invention

• The patent was granted to person who was not

  entitled to it

• The patent applicant already has a similar patent in

  their name

• The patent does not disclose the invention clearly

  enough for it to be performed by a person skilled in the art

Which of the following is NOT a basis from which to challenge an intellectual

property right?

• The intellectual property right was registered by

  someone who has since changed their name

• The intellectual property right relates to a written

  work registered by an author dead 70 years

• The renewal fee on the intellectual property right

  was not paid after the initial ten-year period expired

• The intellectual property was never valid because

  the essential requirements for registration weren’t met

Which of the following is NOT the important reason for a business to recognize what is intellectual property?

• Because of its tangible nature, intellectual property is an attractive target for theft and resale

• The intellectual property of a business often represents its most valuable asset

• To avoid unintentional violations of intellectual property laws.

• Intellectual property can be licensed or sold, providing valuable licensing income

Each of the following is a form of intellectual property EXCEPT

• a patent on a business process

• a website design

• the recipe for apple pie that has been passed down through your family for several generations

• the name of the website "Google"

_____ is a grant from the federal government conferring the rights to exclude others from making, selling, or using an invention for a certain term

• Term limit

• Patent

• Trademark

• Monopoly

Which of the following is NOT a basic requirement for a patent?

• It must be extraordinarily creative

• It must have utility

• It must be novel

• It must be not obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the field

Which type of patent would be applicable to something like “Amazon.com” one-click ordering system or “Trivago.com” model of purchasing accommodations?

• Trademark

• Business method patent

• Design patent

• Dot com patent

_____ is any word, name, symbol, or device used to identify the source or origin of products or services and to distinguish those products or services from others

• A patent

• A logo

• A trademark

• A copyright

All of the following are protected by trademarks EXCEPT

• Logos such as the Apple on Apple’s product

• A video of a play created and performed by a college drama class

• Number and letter combinations like 3M

• Unique product shapes as long as they have no bearing on the product function, such as the famous curved bottle of Coca Cola