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Trade Secrets
Patent
Copyright
Trademark
This and That
100
A competitor can lawfully discover a trade secret by performing this...which is taking apart and examining a rival's product or re-creating a secret recipe.
What is reverse engineering
100
To obtain a patent, a patent application must be filed with the PTO in...
What is Washington DC
100
This Act establishes teh requirements for obtaining a copyright and protects copyrighted works from infringement.
What is Copyright Revision Act of 1976
100
This Act, as amended, is intended to protect the owner's investment and goodwill in a mark and prevent consumers from being confused as to the origins of goods and services.
What is Lanham (Trademark) Act
100
Under this, a patent may not be granted if the invention was used by the public for more than one year prior to the filing of a patent application.
What is one-year "on sale" doctrine--public use doctrine
200
Enacted by Congress, this Act makes it a federal crime to steal another's trade secrets
What is Economic Espionage Act
200
Most patents are these...which protect the functionality of the item
What is utility patent
200
Only these writings - that can be physically seen - are subject to copyright registration and protection.
What is tangible writings
200
Words such as Xerox, Acura, Google, Exxon, and Pinkberry are examples of
What is distinctive mark
200
Coca-Cola, Big Mac, Mac, Intel Inside, Better Ingredients Better Pizza are examples of ...
What is trademarks
300
Many states have adopted this to give statutory protection to trade secrets.
What is Uniform Trade Secrets Act
300
These cannot be patented unless they are part of a tangible environment
What is abstractions and scientific principles
300
This occurs when a party copies a substantial and material part of the plaintiff's copyrighted work without permission.
What is copyright infringement
300
Just Do It (Nike), I'm Lovin' It (McDonald's), and Windows (Microsoft) are examples of ordinary words that have taken on this...
What is secondary meaning
300
This occurs where a party uses another party's famous mark to designate a product or service in another market so that the unique significance of the famous mark is weakened
What is blurring
400
A product formula, pattern, design, compilation of data, customer list, or other business secret
What is trade secret
400
To be patented, an invention must be these three things...
What is novel, useful, and nonobvious
400
A doctrine that permits certain limited use of a copyright by someone other than the copyright holder without the permission of the copyright holder
What is fair use doctrine
400
A term for a mark that has become a common term for a product line or type of service and therefore has lost its trademark protection
What is generic name
400
During the application period, a registrant can use this symbol to alert the public to his or her legal claim
What is TM or SM
500
The owner of a trade secret can bring thiss under state law against anyone who has misappropriated a trade secret through unlawful means.
What is civil suit
500
Utility patents for inventions are valid for this period of time
What is twenty years
500
A federal statute that criminalizes certain copyright infringement. It prohibts any person from willfully infringing a copyright for the purpose of either commercial advantage or financial gain, or by reproduction or distribution even without commercial advantage or financial gain, including by electronic means.
What is No Electronic Theft (NET) Act
500
This is broadly defined as the lessening of the capacity of a famous mark to identify and distinguish its holder's goods and services, regardless of the presence or absence of competition between the owner of the mark and the other party
What is dilution
500
This occurs where a famous mark is linked to products of inferior quality or is portrayed in an unflattering, immoral, or reprehensible context likely to evoke negative beliefs about the mark's owner
What is tranishment