Donica Morris
Chapter 8 Multiple Choice
1. A ________ is a product formula, pattern, design, compilation of data, customer list, or other business secret. trade secret
2. A competitor can lawfully discover a trade secret by performing ________ engineering (i.e., taking apart and examining a rival's product or re-creating a secret recipe). reverse
3. In 1996, the United States Congress enacted the Economic ________ Act, which makes it a federal crime to steal another's trade secrets.
Espionage
4. According to United States patent law, patents for inventions are valid for ________ years. twenty (20) 5. According to United States patent law, the patent term begins to run ________. from the date the patent application is filed 6. If a patent application is filed but a patent has not yet been issued, the applicant usually places the words patent ________ on the article. pending
7. Which of the following is not a category of innovation that can be patented under United States patent law? scientific principles
8. To be patented, an invention must be all but which of the following? profitable 9. Under the ________-year "one sale" doctrine, also called the public use doctrine, a patent may not be granted if the invention was used by the public for more than ________ year(s) prior to the filing of a patent application. one; one (1)
10. Patent ________ occurs when someone makes unauthorized use of another's patent. infringement 11. In 1989, the United States signed the ________ Convention, an international copyright treaty. This law eliminated the need to place the symbol © or the word copyright or copr. on a copyrighted Berne
12. Which of the following would constitute a copyright infringement? using several clips from a movie in a documentary 13. In 1946, the United States Congress enacted the ________ Act to provide