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Multiple Choice
1. Trademarks, trade names, patents, and copyrights represent a category of property called:
a. intangible property
b. tangible property
c. real property
d. statutory property
e. personal property
2. Trademarks, trade names, patents, and copyrights represent a category of property called:
a. tangible property
b. real property
c. statutory property
d. personal property
e. none of the other choices
3. Intangible property is property that:
a. is invisible and impossible to hold
b. is tangible and concrete
c. is not taxable
d. is not for sale
e. cannot be sold for profit
4. Intangible property is property that:
a. cannot be sold for profit
b. is tangible and concrete
c. is not taxable
d. is not for sale
e. none of the other choices are correct
5. is property that may be invisible and impossible to hold.
a. actual property
b. good property
c. real property
d. temporary property
e. none of the other choices are correct
6. is property that may be invisible and impossible to hold.
a. intangible property
b. good property
c. real property
d. temporary property
e. actual property
7. Which of the following is an example of intangible property:
a. trademarks
b. copyrights
c. patents
d. trade secrets
e. all of the other specific choices are correct
8. Which of the following is an example of intangible property:
a. computers
b. furniture
c. land
d. trade secrets
e. all of the other specific choices are correct
9. Which of the following is an example of intangible property:
a. computers
b. furniture
c. land
d. patents
e. all of the other specific choices are correct
10. Which of the following is an example of intangible property:
a. computers
b. furniture
c. copyrights
d. land
e. all of the other specific choices are correct
11. Intellectual property is created by:
a. physical labor
b. intellectual effort
c. standard industry processes
d. strictly unwritten methods
e. when groups of more than three individuals agree on an idea
12. Intellectual property is created by:
a. physical labor
b. when groups of more than three individuals agree on an idea
c. standard industry processes
d. strictly unwritten methods
e. none of the other choices are correct
13. Which is not a form of intellectual property?
a. trademarks
b. buildings
c. copyrights
d. trade secrets
e. patents
14. Which is not a form of intellectual property?
a. trademarks
b. copyrights
c. trade secrets
d. patents
e. all of the other choices are forms of intellectual property
15. Protection for intellectual property dates back to:
a. the Constitution
b. soon after the Civil War
c. the early 1900s
d. the 1950s
e. the 1960s
e. none of the other choices are correct
16. Protection for intellectual property dates back to:
a. just after WWI
b. soon after the Civil War
c. about 1900
d. the 1950s
e. none of the other choices are correct
17. The is responsible for issuing patents. a.
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks b.
Protector of Property
c. Commissioner of Intellectual Property
d. Secretary of State
e. Supreme Court
18. The is responsible for issuing patents.
a. Supreme Court
b. Protector of Property
c. Commissioner of Intellectual Property
d. Secretary of State
e. none of the other choices are correct
19. The is responsible for registering copyrights.
a. Patent Office
b. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
c. Commissioner of Patents and Copyrights
d. Copyright Office
e. Intellectual Property Office
20. Of the approximately 190,000 patents issued annually by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks:
a. two-thirds are to Americans and one-third is to foreigners
b. all are to Americans
c. all are to foreigners
d. half are to Americans and half are to foreigners
e. two-fifths are to Americans and three-fifths are to foreigners
21. Of the approximately 190,000 patents issued annually by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks:
a. two-thirds are to Americans and one-third is to foreigners
b. all are to Americans
c. all are to foreigners
d. two-fifths are to Americans and three-fifths are to foreigners
e. none of the other choices are correct
22. The is responsible for registering copyrights.
a. Patent Office
b. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
c. Commissioner of Patents and Copyrights
d. Intellectual Property Office
e. none of the other choices are correct
23. The Copyright Office registers more than copyrights annually.
a. 1 million
b. 2 million
c. 600,000
d. 900.000
e. there are no statistics kept on how many copyrights are registered
24. The Copyright Office registers more than copyrights annually.
a. 1 million
b. 2 million
c. 100,000
d. there are no statistics kept on how many copyrights are registered
25. The law provides protection to intellectual property owners through which legal action?
a. malicious prosecution
b. assault
c. infringement
d. slander
e. infliction of emotional distress
26. The law provides protection to intellectual property owners through which legal action?
a. malicious prosecution
b. assault
c. slander
d. infliction of emotional distress
e. none of the other choices
27. Intellectual property owners can sue for if their intellectual property is used without authorization.
a. battery
b. infringement
c. slander
d. hearsay
e. emotional distress
e. none of the other choices are correct
28. Intellectual property owners can sue for if their intellectual property is used without authorization.
a. battery
b. emotional distress
c. slander
d. hearsay
e. none of the other choices are correct
29. Infringement is:
a. using legally obtained intellectual property for criminal activity
b. wrongful use of intellectual property with the owner's permission
c. wrongful, unauthorized use of intellectual property in violation of the owner's rights
d. wrongful, authorized use of intellectual property in violation of the owner's rights
e. none of the other choices are correct
30. Infringement is:
a. using legally obtained intellectual property for criminal activity
b. wrongful use of intellectual property with the owner's permission
c. use of intellectual property after its copyright has run out
d. wrongful, authorized use of intellectual property in violation of the owner's rights
e. none of the other choices are correct
31. A trademark may be a:
a. logo b.
word c.
design
d. phrase
e. all of the other choices
32. A trademark would not include a:
a. phrase
b. name
c. design
d. word
e. all of the other choices could be trademarks
33. Logos, words, designs and phrases are all examples of things that could be:
a. trademarks
b. real property
c. physical property
d. tangible property
34. A commercial symbol that a manufacturer prints on its goods so they can be readily identified in the marketplace is
a(n):
a. symbol
b. marker
c. trademark
d. intangible marker
e. patent
35. A commercial symbol that a manufacturer prints on its goods so they can be readily identified in the marketplace is
a(n):
a. hieroglyphic
b. marker
c. patent
d. intangible marker
e. none of the other choices are correct
36. The registration process of trademarks is provided by:
a. the Lanham Act
b. the Carver Act
c. the Trademark Act
d. the Intellectual Property Act
e. the Second Amendment
37. The registration of trademarks is provided by:
a. the Second Amendment
b. the Carver Act
c. the Trademark Act
d. the Intellectual Property Act
e. none of the other choices are correct
38. The Lanham Act provides for:
a. the process for applying for patents
b. the copyright of books
c. the registration of trademarks
d. the use by government of all patents
e. the prosecution of patent infringers
39. The Lanham Act provides for:
a. the process for applying for patents
b. the copyright of books
c. the creation of trademarks by the government
d. the use by government of all patents
e. none of the other choices
40. As long as the owner continues to use and protect the trademark, the trademark's exclusive use:
a. can last up to 5 years
b. can be perpetual
c. can be used by others in non-profit endeavors
d. can last up to, but not more than, 25 years
e. none of the other choices are correct
41. As long as the owner continues to use and protect the trademark, the trademark's exclusive use:
a. can last up to 5 years
b. can last for between 10 and 20 years, depending on the state
c. can be used by others in non-profit endeavors
d. can last up to, but not more than, 25 years
e. none of the other choices are correct
42. Traditionally, the right to trademark protection was determined by:
a. federal statute
b. administrative regulation
c. priority of use
d. national registration
e. by the U.S. Trademark Office
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other specific choices are correct
43. The registration of a trademark does not include which legal protection?
a. better coverage in other nations
b. federal court jurisdiction
c. preventing imported fake goods
d. nationwide notice
e. all of these are part of legal protection provided
44. The registration of a trademark does not include which legal protection?
a. better coverage in other nations
b. federal court jurisdiction
c. helping prevent imported fakes
d. legal assistance by Trademark Office in case of challenge to mark
e. all of these are part of legal protection provided
45. Which of the following is a legal protection associated with registering a trademark:
a. nationwide notice of the trademark owner's claim
b. federal court jurisdiction, if desired
c. forming the basis for obtaining registration in other nations
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other specific choices are correct
46. Which of the following is a legal protection associated with registering a trademark:
a. state payment of court fees associated with suing for infringement
b. legal assistance by Trademark Office in case of challenge to mark
c. forming the basis for obtaining registration in other nations
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other specific choices are correct
47. Which of the following is a legal protection associated with registering a trademark:
a. state payment of court fees associated with suing for infringement
b. legal assistance by Trademark Office in case of challenge to mark
c. federal court jurisdiction, if desired
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other specific choices are correct
48. Which of the following is a legal protection associated with registering a trademark:
a. state payment of court fees associated with suing for infringement
b. legal assistance by Trademark Office in case of challenge to mark
c. nationwide notice of the trademark owner's claim
e. none of the other choices are correct
49. Traditionally, the right to trademark protection was determined primarily by:
a. the Lanham Act
b. administrative regulation
c. by registration with a secretary of state
d. by the U.S. Trademark Office
e. none of the other choices
50. When registering a trademark the applicant must submit a copy of the mark, which is referred to as a(n):
a. trademark
b. sample
c. specimen
d. description
e. example
51. When registering a trademark the applicant must submit a copy of the mark, which is referred to as a(n):
a. trademark
b. sample
c. example
d. description
52. A trademark examiner reviews trademark requests to make sure:
a. the mark does not conflict with existing marks
b. the mark is not descriptive
c. the mark does not claim too much coverage
d. all of the other specific choices are correct
e. none of the other specific choices are correct
53. Registering a trademark does not mean:
a. submitting a copy of the mark
b. paying a fee
c. the Trademark Office will defend your use of the mark
d. the registration is good for ten years
e. all of the other choices are part of a trademark
54. If you register trademark under the Lanham Act, the registration is good for:
a. five years
b. ten years
c. seventeen years
d. twenty years
e. fifty years plus the life of the creator
55. If a company registers its trademark under the Lanham Act, the registration is good for:
a. one year
b. five years
c. twenty years
d. until revoked by the Trademark Office
e. none of the other choices
56. Trademarks are classified as:
a. generic
b. suggestive
c. descriptive
d. arbitrary and fanciful
e. all of the other choices
57. Which of the following is not a category of trademarks:
a. generic
b. suggestive
c. descriptive
d. proprietary
e. arbitrary and fanciful
58. Which of the following is not a category of trademarks:
a. generic
b. suggestive
c. descriptive
d. arbitrary and fanciful
e. all of the other choices are categories of marks
59. Which is not a trademark class:
a. descriptive
b. arbitrary and fanciful
c. suggestive
d. generic
e. distinctive
60. Lack of notice that a mark is a trademark:
a. means that others can freely use the mark
b. does not mean the owner of the mark is not due legal protection for the mark
c. means that the owner of the mark is not due legal protection for the mark
d. means that after 5 years others may use the mark without legal consequences
e. none of the other choices are correct
