Legal Social Midterm Exam 4 Questions
All Solved Correct Answers 2025.
Patentability requires the invention be:
1 novel, non-obvious, and useful.
2 distinctive.
3 commercially valuable.
4 registered with the UTSA. - Answer 1
Which of the following types of trademarks are in the correct order, from highest protection to
lowest protection?
1 suggestive, arbitrary, fanciful, generic, descriptive
2 fanciful, arbitrary, suggestive, descriptive, generic
3 arbitrary, fanciful, suggestive, descriptive, generic
4 generic, descriptive, arbitrary, fanciful, suggestive - Answer 2
Direct infringement includes which of the following? Choose 3 answer choices.
1 Making a patented invention without permission from the patent owner
2 Using a patented invention without permission of the patent owner
3 Selling a patented invention without permission from the patent owner
4 Encouraging another to sell a patented invention, without permission from the patent owner -
Answer 123
A company which has used a trademark similar to another's trademark in a way that is likely to
cause confusion among consumers has committed:
1 misappropriation.
2 trademark dilution.
3 trademark infringement.
4 copyright infringement. - Answer 3
The first sale doctrine:
1 allows for the rental or lease of sound recordings.
,Which of the following qualifies for protection under the first sale doctrine?
1 Lucia purchases a book and later resells it to her friend.
2 Francesco buys an original painting, paints an exact copy of it, and sells it.
3 Sofia writes a piece of music and sells the rights to the composition.
4 Hugo buys a computer program, copies the code to his own computer, and then sells the
program to another person. - Answer 1
The fair use doctrine applies to reproductions of copyrighted works for the purpose of: (Select 3
answers)
1 criticism.
2 news reporting.
3 avoiding royalty fees.
4 teaching and scholarship. - Answer 124
Courts will consider all EXCEPT the following in determining whether the fair use doctrine
applies:
1 the effect of the use on the potential market.
2 the amount of the work used in relation to the work as a whole.
3 the purpose and character of the use.
4 the medium of the copyrighted work. - Answer 4
The TRIPS Agreement does which of the following? Choose 2 answer choices.
1 makes it an international crime to infringe on patent rights
2 automatically provides patent registration in all signatory countries
3 requires members of the WTO to have laws and remedies protecting intellectual property
rights
4 establishes standards for protection of intellectual property - Answer 34
A U.S. citizen who writes a book in the United States automatically has copyright protections in
other signatory countries under which agreement?
1 The Paris Convention
2 The Madrid Protocol
, For an original work of authorship, such as a book, song, poem, article, recording, or other
work, an author would seek the protection of a:
1 patent.
2 trademark.
3 copyright.
4 trade secret. - Answer 3
Which of the following types of intellectual property protection usually has a set term of 20
years?
1 trade secret
2 trademark
3 patent
4 copyright - Answer 3
The earliest international agreement that provided copyright protections among the signatories
to the agreement was the:
1 Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement.
2 Madrid Protocol.
3 Berne Convention.
4 Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. - Answer 3
One of the key purposes of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is:
1 to hold internet service providers accountable for digital copyright infringement by their users.
2 to provide an easier method of filing copyright registrations on digital media.
3 to bring copyright laws into the digital age by regulating digital media copyright infringement.
4 to require foreign signatories to the DMCA to enforce digital copyright infringement. - Answer
3
A business using a word, phrase, symbol, or design to identify and distinguish its brand of goods
would protect that branding with a:
1 trade secret.
2 trademark.
3 patent.
All Solved Correct Answers 2025.
Patentability requires the invention be:
1 novel, non-obvious, and useful.
2 distinctive.
3 commercially valuable.
4 registered with the UTSA. - Answer 1
Which of the following types of trademarks are in the correct order, from highest protection to
lowest protection?
1 suggestive, arbitrary, fanciful, generic, descriptive
2 fanciful, arbitrary, suggestive, descriptive, generic
3 arbitrary, fanciful, suggestive, descriptive, generic
4 generic, descriptive, arbitrary, fanciful, suggestive - Answer 2
Direct infringement includes which of the following? Choose 3 answer choices.
1 Making a patented invention without permission from the patent owner
2 Using a patented invention without permission of the patent owner
3 Selling a patented invention without permission from the patent owner
4 Encouraging another to sell a patented invention, without permission from the patent owner -
Answer 123
A company which has used a trademark similar to another's trademark in a way that is likely to
cause confusion among consumers has committed:
1 misappropriation.
2 trademark dilution.
3 trademark infringement.
4 copyright infringement. - Answer 3
The first sale doctrine:
1 allows for the rental or lease of sound recordings.
,Which of the following qualifies for protection under the first sale doctrine?
1 Lucia purchases a book and later resells it to her friend.
2 Francesco buys an original painting, paints an exact copy of it, and sells it.
3 Sofia writes a piece of music and sells the rights to the composition.
4 Hugo buys a computer program, copies the code to his own computer, and then sells the
program to another person. - Answer 1
The fair use doctrine applies to reproductions of copyrighted works for the purpose of: (Select 3
answers)
1 criticism.
2 news reporting.
3 avoiding royalty fees.
4 teaching and scholarship. - Answer 124
Courts will consider all EXCEPT the following in determining whether the fair use doctrine
applies:
1 the effect of the use on the potential market.
2 the amount of the work used in relation to the work as a whole.
3 the purpose and character of the use.
4 the medium of the copyrighted work. - Answer 4
The TRIPS Agreement does which of the following? Choose 2 answer choices.
1 makes it an international crime to infringe on patent rights
2 automatically provides patent registration in all signatory countries
3 requires members of the WTO to have laws and remedies protecting intellectual property
rights
4 establishes standards for protection of intellectual property - Answer 34
A U.S. citizen who writes a book in the United States automatically has copyright protections in
other signatory countries under which agreement?
1 The Paris Convention
2 The Madrid Protocol
, For an original work of authorship, such as a book, song, poem, article, recording, or other
work, an author would seek the protection of a:
1 patent.
2 trademark.
3 copyright.
4 trade secret. - Answer 3
Which of the following types of intellectual property protection usually has a set term of 20
years?
1 trade secret
2 trademark
3 patent
4 copyright - Answer 3
The earliest international agreement that provided copyright protections among the signatories
to the agreement was the:
1 Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement.
2 Madrid Protocol.
3 Berne Convention.
4 Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. - Answer 3
One of the key purposes of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is:
1 to hold internet service providers accountable for digital copyright infringement by their users.
2 to provide an easier method of filing copyright registrations on digital media.
3 to bring copyright laws into the digital age by regulating digital media copyright infringement.
4 to require foreign signatories to the DMCA to enforce digital copyright infringement. - Answer
3
A business using a word, phrase, symbol, or design to identify and distinguish its brand of goods
would protect that branding with a:
1 trade secret.
2 trademark.
3 patent.
