Intellectual Property Quiz

Intellectual property is best described as:

• Physical assets owned by a company.

• Works of the mind that are owned or created by a person or group.

• Inventions protected by trade secret laws.

• Information distributed under the fair use doctrine.

Which of the following is NOT a type of intellectual property protection?

• Copyrights

• Patents

• Trade secret laws

• Fair use doctrine

Copyright law primarily protects:

• Inventions

• Authored works

• Business information

• Trademarks

Which of the following is a factor considered in the fair use doctrine?

• The cost of the copyrighted work.

• The popularity of the copyrighted work.

• The purpose and character of the use.

• The user's intent in using the work.

Copyright infringement involves:

• Using copyrighted material with permission.

• Creating derivative works.

• Copying a substantial and material part of another's copyrighted work without permission.

• Criticizing a copyrighted work.

Patent law protects:

• Original works of authorship.

• Inventions.

• Trade secrets.

• Trademarks.

According to the document, what is 'prior art'?

• A legal document filed with the USPTO.

• The process of obtaining a software patent.

• Existing body of knowledge available to a person of ordinary skill in the art.

• An invention that has already been patented.

Which of the following is NOT one of the tests an invention must pass to be patented?

• It must be useful.

• It must be novel.

• It must be original.

• It must not be obvious.

What is a trade secret?

• A legally patented invention.

• A published description of an innovation.

• Business information that has economic value and is kept confidential.

• A trademarked logo or phrase.

According to the document, what is the greatest threat to a company's trade secrets?

• Hackers

• Competitors

• Employees

• Government regulations