BLW 342 Final Exam Study Guide Question and answers verified to pass
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BLW 342 Final Exam Study Guide Question and answers verified to pass
patents - correct answer -federal government grants an inventor a monopolistic right to make, use or sell an invention
-ideas that are non obvious, novel, and useful
-can profit by selling license to use
product patents ...
BLW 342 Final Exam Study Guide
Question and answers verified to pass
patents - correct answer ✔-federal government grants an inventor a
monopolistic right to make, use or sell an invention
-ideas that are non obvious, novel, and useful
-can profit by selling license to use
product patents - correct answer ✔new drugs
utility/functionpatents - correct answer ✔machines, processes, and
improvements to existing devices
lasts 20 years
design patents - correct answer ✔protect the features of a product for 14
years
plant patents - correct answer ✔protect new plants (hybrids) for 20 years
copyrights - correct answer ✔-protect original creative works (literary,
musical, dramatic, pictures, etc.)
-copyright symbol not required
-register by giving 2 copies to office in DC
-last for life of creator + 70 yrs
-if employee of business creates it, it lasts 120 yrs from creation or 95 years
from publication
, fair use test (copyrights) - correct answer ✔1. commercial or educational use
2. is the work large or small
3. the effect of the use...looking for lost profits for creator
trademarks - correct answer ✔-words, pictures, designs, symbols that
businesses place on goods to identify those goods as their product
-once registered, there is a 5 year period for challenges after which it is
incontestable
Lanham Act - correct answer ✔-under Harry Truman
-sets out procedures for federally registering trademarks, states when owners
of trademarks may be entitled to federal judicial protection against
infringement, and establishes other guidelines and remedies for trademark
owners
trade names - correct answer ✔-name used to identify a business, vocation,
or occupation
-may be descriptive or generic words
-protected and business can sue for damages
trade dress - correct answer ✔-colors, designs, and shapes associated with
a product and packaging
-must be distinctive and show that consumers cannot be confused by any
similarities
product disparagement - correct answer ✔untrue statements made about the
product/service of a business...intentional tort (defamation)
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