Intellectual Property Final Exam questions with answers

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What is a patent? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A fixed-duration
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monopoly on the use of an invention |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What is the length of a patent? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔20 years
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from the filing date
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How does a patent work? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It only grants
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the right to limit/restrict the use of the invention (It doesn't grant
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permission to use the invention, e.g., if it's illegal) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What is the purpose of the patent system? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔To benefit society by encouraging innovation and public
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disclosure of inventions |\ |\




What are the requirements for patentability? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1) The invention must be novel
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2) The invention must be non-obvious
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3) The invention must be useful
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Who does patent priority go to? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It goes to
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first to file, NOT first to invent
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,The US went first-to-file in 2011
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Can you patent abstract ideas and patents? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔No, but the means or manner in which the ideas are applied
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can be |\




Example: A computer algorithm cannot be patented, but it's use in
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a specific application can be
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What are claims? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔They are the
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invention(s)


What are independent claims? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The most
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general form of the invention |\ |\ |\ |\




What are dependent claims? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔They
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express more restricted/limited forms of the invention
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How should you draft claims? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔You should
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start with the broadest possible independent claims and then
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create successively narrower dependent claims
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What are the average price of patents? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The cost to file is $70. Once the patent has been allowed, then
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an issue fee of $450 is required
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,What is a provisional patent? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A minimal
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application used to get priority date on a patent. It contains just |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



the specification (body) of a patent application
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An invention cannot be patented if its details have already been
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published. What constitutes "publication" in this context? - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any disclosure of details of an invention in
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a manner that makes them available to people outside a limited
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set of colleagues is considered to be publication of the invention
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What are design patents? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Patents
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obtained for distinctive non-functional (i.e. purely ornamental)
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features of an item that is otherwise useful
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How are design patents different from copyright? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔They only apply to ornamental design applied to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



something useful |\




How are design patents drafted? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Solid
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lines represent elements/features representing the design to be
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patented |\




Dotted lines represent elements that are not part of the design.
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They can be thought of as a kind of "preferred embodiment"
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What constitutes patent infringement? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It
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occurs whenever all the elements (or steps) of a claim are present
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, What is the key to a strong design patent? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Have as few claimed design elements (solid lines) as possible
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Where is patent infringement handled? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔In civil court |\ |\




How many claims can you have on a patent? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔USPTO initial filing fee allows for 3 independent claims and 20
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dependent claims. Going over these limits is possible, but there
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are extra fees in doing so.
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What are the types of patents? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Utility
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Patents |\




2) Design Patents
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3) Plant Patents
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What is copyright? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The exclusive legal
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right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish,
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perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and
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to authorize others to do the same.
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Today in the US, you do not have to officially register/file to have
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copyright over your work |\ |\ |\




How long does copyright last? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Begins at
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the moment of creation and lasts for a period of 70 years after the
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author's death |\