BCOR 2301 final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Intellectual |property |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |property |resulting |from |intellectual |and |
creative |purpose |(books, |computer |files, |mobile |apps, |movies, |music)
Trademark |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |distinctive |word, |symbol, |or |design |that |identifies |the |
manufacturer |as |the |source |of |particular |goods |and |distinguishes |its |products |from |those |
made |or |sold |by |others.
Lanham |Act |of |1946 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-federal |statute |enacted |in |part |to |protect |
companies |from |losing |business |to |rival |companies |that |use |confusingly |similar |trademarks
Federal |Trademark |Dilution |Act |(FTDA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-amendment |to |lanham |act |of |
1946 |which |allows |trademark |owners |to |bring |a |lawsuit |in |federal |court |for |trademark |dilution
Dilution |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unauthorized |use |of |a |distinctive |and |famous |mark |(or |a |
similar |mark) |in |a |way |that |weakens |the |marks |distinctiveness |or |harms |its |reputation.
Trademark |Registration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-register |the |mark |with |the |u.s. |patent |and |
trademark |office
a |mark |can |be |registered |if |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(1) |it |is |currently |in |commerce |
(2) |the |applicant |intends |to |put |the |mark |into |commerce |w.i. |6 |months
renewal |of |trademark |registration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--renewable |between |fish |and |sixth |
years |after |initial |registration |
, -every |10 |years |thereafter
infringement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-when |someone |else |uses |the |registered |trademark |in |its
|entirety |or |copies |it |to |a |substantial |degree, |intentionally |or |unintentionally |without |
authorization.
successful |claim |for |trademark |infringement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-plaintiff |must |show |
defendants |use |of |the |mark |created |a |likelihood |of |confusion |about |the |origin |of |the |
defendants |goods |or |services
injunction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-court |order |that |restrains |a |person |from |committing |an |act
|which |infringes |upon |the |legal |rights |of |another |person
fanciful |trademarks |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Involve |invented |words |
Ex: |Xerox, |Kleenex, |Google, |Qdoba
Arbitrary |trademarks |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-involve |common |words |not |ordinarily |associated
|with |the |product
Suggestive |Trademarks |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bring |to |mind |something |about |a |product |
without |describing |the |product |directly
Generic |Terms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Terms |that |refer |to |an |entire |class |of |products |are |not |
entitled |to |protection, |even |if |they |acquire |secondary |meaning
Secondary |Meaning |(Trademarks) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-descriptive |terms, |geographic |
terms, |personal |names, |and |color |schemes |are |not |initially |distinctive |and |do |not |get |
registered |until |customers |associate |them |with |specific |terms |made |by |a |particular |company.
Correct Answers
Intellectual |property |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |property |resulting |from |intellectual |and |
creative |purpose |(books, |computer |files, |mobile |apps, |movies, |music)
Trademark |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |distinctive |word, |symbol, |or |design |that |identifies |the |
manufacturer |as |the |source |of |particular |goods |and |distinguishes |its |products |from |those |
made |or |sold |by |others.
Lanham |Act |of |1946 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-federal |statute |enacted |in |part |to |protect |
companies |from |losing |business |to |rival |companies |that |use |confusingly |similar |trademarks
Federal |Trademark |Dilution |Act |(FTDA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-amendment |to |lanham |act |of |
1946 |which |allows |trademark |owners |to |bring |a |lawsuit |in |federal |court |for |trademark |dilution
Dilution |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unauthorized |use |of |a |distinctive |and |famous |mark |(or |a |
similar |mark) |in |a |way |that |weakens |the |marks |distinctiveness |or |harms |its |reputation.
Trademark |Registration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-register |the |mark |with |the |u.s. |patent |and |
trademark |office
a |mark |can |be |registered |if |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(1) |it |is |currently |in |commerce |
(2) |the |applicant |intends |to |put |the |mark |into |commerce |w.i. |6 |months
renewal |of |trademark |registration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--renewable |between |fish |and |sixth |
years |after |initial |registration |
, -every |10 |years |thereafter
infringement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-when |someone |else |uses |the |registered |trademark |in |its
|entirety |or |copies |it |to |a |substantial |degree, |intentionally |or |unintentionally |without |
authorization.
successful |claim |for |trademark |infringement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-plaintiff |must |show |
defendants |use |of |the |mark |created |a |likelihood |of |confusion |about |the |origin |of |the |
defendants |goods |or |services
injunction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-court |order |that |restrains |a |person |from |committing |an |act
|which |infringes |upon |the |legal |rights |of |another |person
fanciful |trademarks |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Involve |invented |words |
Ex: |Xerox, |Kleenex, |Google, |Qdoba
Arbitrary |trademarks |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-involve |common |words |not |ordinarily |associated
|with |the |product
Suggestive |Trademarks |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bring |to |mind |something |about |a |product |
without |describing |the |product |directly
Generic |Terms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Terms |that |refer |to |an |entire |class |of |products |are |not |
entitled |to |protection, |even |if |they |acquire |secondary |meaning
Secondary |Meaning |(Trademarks) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-descriptive |terms, |geographic |
terms, |personal |names, |and |color |schemes |are |not |initially |distinctive |and |do |not |get |
registered |until |customers |associate |them |with |specific |terms |made |by |a |particular |company.
