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Trade Secrets
Patents
Trademarks
Copyrights
100

Misusing or disclosing another party's trade secret is called this.

Misappropriation
100
Violating a patent owners monopolistic rights is called this.

Infringement

100

This type of trade symbol protection is given to the look, feel, color, layout, etc.

Trade dress

100
Use of a party's copyrighted material in education, parody, commentary, etc. is considered this.

Fair use

200

Taking apart a product and figuring out how it works is called this...and it is not a violation of trade secret law.

Reverse engineering

200

This type of patent requires novelty, nonobviousness, and usefulness.  Oh...and it needs to be patentable subject matter too.

Utility patent

200

Once the USPTO grants your rights in your mark, you may use this to put people on notice.

Circle R

200

Copyright terms last this long.

Life of author plus 70 years or

95 years from publication or 120 from creation for company owned or work made for hire

300
When a trade secret has been misappropriated, the government may pursue criminal charges, and the owner will purse civil damages.  The owner would also be well advised to seek this to stop the misappropriation from occurring or continuing to occur.

Injunction

300

Utility patents last for this long.

20 years from filing

300

Trademarks and service marks are protected for this long.

10 years but are renewable

300

Copyright owners have certain exclusive rights:  reproduction, distribution, performance, display, and this.  Don't try and make my work into something new.

The right to make "derivative works"

400

Trade secrets can be protected indefinitely, so long as they meet these two criteria.

Provide economic value and reasonable measures are made to keep the information secret

400

This type of patent requires novelty and ornamental standards, but it does not have a useful function.  They are good for 15 years from the time of issue.

Design patent

400
Completely made-up words are considered the strong types of marks.  They are referred to as these kinds of marks.

Fanciful

400

You do not need to file your copyright to use this symbol.

Circle C

500

Coming up with the same information on your own is not a violation of trade secret law.  This is often referred to as this. 

Independent creation

500

In 2013, the United States joining all other modern economies by shifting to this type of patent filing regime.

First to file

500

Even if there is no likelihood of confusion, a mark owner may still have a cause of action against another party if the defendants use causes this to the famous mark.

Dilution

500

Copyrights exists as soon as this occurs.

Original "creative" work of authorship is fixed in a tangible medium.