Patents
Copyright
Trademarks
MISC.
100
The length of time a patent is valid
what is 14 or 20 years
100
Which of the following can be copyrighted?
-The full-length film "The Godfather"
-Book
-Sculpture
-Choreographed dance
-The McDonald's golden arches logo
What are all except for the McDonald's arches?
100
Which of the following can NOT be trademarked or service marked?
-Book
-Shape of the product or package
-Word or short phrase
-Distinctive sound
-Distinctive design
What is Book?
100
A word, phrase, symbol, design, or combination of those that distinguishes the source of a product from other products
what is a Trademark?
200
Three types of patents
what are Design, Plant, and Utility
200
The court may award these for copyright infringement. Name at least 2.
What are the end of production, destroying of product, license fees, and damages?
200
______________ refers to the overall appearance and image of a product or service.
What is trade dress?
200
Grant of a property right to an inventor.
What is a Patent?
300
Utility Patents are available to these kinds of improvements
what are Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical invention, a process, a machine, or a composition of matter
300
What can’t be copyrighted? Name at least 3.
What are:
Ideas/Facts
Works whose copyright has expired
Works of the U.S. government
Laws
Anything the author has dedicated to the public domain
300
This grants national protection for trademarks.
What is registration?
300
Protection provided by the U.S. for authors of “original works of authorship”
What is a Copyright?
400
Protects appearances but not the function.
What is a design patent?
400
The length of time a copyright it valid
What is life of author plus 70 years, or 120 years, whichever is later? What is 95 years for a publication?
400
A trademark/service mark is registered with the national trademark office.
Examples:
What is a Registered Trademark?
400
Person that gets a vague or broad patent and waits for someone to invent something that would infringe on the patent. Their goal is to sue the inventor and make money.
What is a Patent Troll?
500
The requirements for a patent
What are it must be novel, nonobvious, or useful?
500
Registration is required to enforce a copyright?
What is NO?
500
Which of the following can be trademarked?
Batman costume chest logo
The word "Snuggie"
The script of the movie "Unfriended"
The recipe for special baked beans
The full lyrics of Taylor Swift's song, "Shake It Off"
What are i) the Batman logo, which is copyrighted as part of the character in the DC comic books but also qualifies as a mark or design that can be placed on a t-shirt for sale and thus also becomes a trademark, and ii) the name "Snuggie," which is a fanciful trademark and receives automatic protection because the word did not exist before the product was created.
500
A work or invention that is the work of creativity, such as a manuscript or design, to which one has rights.
What is Intellectual Property?