The fair use doctrine denies portions of patented materials to be used without permission
o o o o o o o o o o o o o
under any circumstance. - ANSWER: ➡ False
o o o o o oo o
Which of the following claims as its invention some feature or process embodied in
o o o o o o o o o o o o o
instructions executed by a computer? - ANSWER: ➡ Software Patent
o o o o o o o oo o o
Which of the following increased trademark and copyright enforcement and substantially
o o o o o o o o o o
increased penalties for infringement? - ANSWER: ➡ Prioritizing Resources and Organization
o o o o o o oo o o o o
for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act
o o o o o
A patent is a grant of a property right issued by which entity? - ANSWER: ➡ USPTO
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oo o
Using reverse engineering, a developer can use the code of the current database programming
o o o o o o o o o o o o o
language to recover the design of the information system application. - ANSWER: ➡ True
o o o o o o o o o o o o oo o
Copyright and patent protection was established through which of the following? - ANSWER:
o o o o o o o o o o o o o
➡ U.S. Constitution
o o o
Which of the following is a logo, package design, phrase, sound, or word that enables a
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
consumer to differentiate one company's products from another's? - ANSWER: ➡ Trademark
o o o o o o o o o o oo o
Patent law protects which of the following? - ANSWER: ➡ Inventions
o o o o o o o o oo o
The process of taking something apart in order to understand it, build a copy of it, or improve it
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
is known as which of the following? - ANSWER: ➡ Reverse Enineering
o o o o o o o o o oo o o
,Which of the following imposes penalties of up to $10 million and 15 years in prison for the
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
theft of trade secrets? - ANSWER: ➡ The Economic Espionage Act (EEA) of 1996
o o o o o o oo o o o o o o o
The Lanham Act (also known as the Trademark Act) defines the use of a trademark, the
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
process for obtaining a trademark, and the penalties associated with trademark infringement.
o o o o o o o o o o o o
- ANSWER: ➡ True
o o oo o
One of the tests that an invention must pass to be eligible for a patent is which of the following?
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- ANSWER: ➡ it must be obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the same field
o o oo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
A trademark permits its owner to exclude the public from making, using, or selling a protected
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
invention, and allows for legal action against violators. - ANSWER: ➡ False
o o o o o o o o o o oo o
Which of the following requires member governments to ensure that intellectual property
o o o o o o o o o o o
rights can be enforced under their laws and that penalties for infringement are tough enough
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
to deter further violations? - ANSWER: ➡ TRIPS agreement
o o o o o o oo o o
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty of 1996 eliminated
o o o o o o o o o o
many of the original copyright protections for electronic media. - ANSWER: ➡ False
o o o o o o o o o o o oo o
A trademark is business information that represents something of economic value, has
o o o o o o o o o o o
required effort or cost to develop, has some degree of uniqueness or novelty, is generally
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
unknown to the public, and is kept confidential. - ANSWER: ➡ False
o o o o o o o o o o oo o
The courts have ruled in favor of using reverse engineering to: - ANSWER: ➡ enable
o o o o o o o o o o o o oo o
interoperability
o
Industrial espionage and competitive intelligence are essentially the same. - ANSWER: ➡
o o o o o o o o o o oo
False
o
, Under which act was the U.S. patent system changed from a "first-to-invent" to a "first-
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inventor-to-file" system? - ANSWER: ➡ Leahy-Smith America Invents Act o o o oo o o o o
Cross-licensing agreements between organizations allow each party to sue the other over
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patent infringements. - ANSWER: ➡ False
o o o o oo o
Copyright infringement is the act of stealing someone's ideas or words and passing them off as
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
one's own - ANSWER: ➡ False
o o o o oo o
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was signed into law in 1998 and implements
o o o o o o o o o o o o o
two 1996 WIPO treaties. - ANSWER: ➡ True
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Firefox and OpenOffice are all examples of which of the following? - ANSWER: ➡ open source
o o o o o o o o o o o o oo o o
software
o
Software, video games, multimedia works, and Web Pages can all be copyrighted. - ANSWER:
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
➡ True
o o
Which of the following terms is defined as the existing body of knowledge available to a person
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
of ordinary skill in the art? - ANSWER: ➡ Prior art
o o o o o o o o oo o o
The main body of law that governs patents is contained in Title 35 of the U.S. Code - ANSWER:
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
➡ True
o o
A common use of open source software is to move data from one application to another and
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
extract, transform, and load business data into large databases. - ANSWER: ➡ True
o o o o o o o o o o o oo o
In what year was the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) signed into law? - ANSWER: ➡
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oo
1998
o
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