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Intellectual Property- Patents
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1) What do Patents protect?
A
brands
B
Inventions
C
Confidential Information
D
authorship
2) A patent is a license to use the invention and obtaining a patent guarantees the inventor can use the invention.
A
F
B
T
3) What are the three types of patents?
A
Paper patents, design utility patents
B
utility patents, design patents, plant patents
C
Paper patents, utility patents, design patents
D
Utility patents, design, suggestive patents
4) A utility patent has a term of ______ years from its earliest effective non provisional filing date, subject to the payment of maintenance fees at 3 1/2, 7 1/2 and 11 1/2 years after issue
A
14
B
10
C
20
D
10
5) a patentable invention
A
novel, useful, non obvious
B
useful, novel, obvious
C
useful, suggestive, novel
D
novel, useful, and suggestive
6) A patent is a grant by a government of the _________ _______ to make, sell, use, and sell, the patented invention
A
exclusive right
B
original right
C
highest priority
7) The U.S Supreme Court stated that patents can be _______________
A
Anything under the sun that is made by man
B
Anything the lord as created
C
Anything that can be sold for profit
D
Anything on earth
8) The ability to enforce a patent begins well before patent issue
A
F
B
T
9) Limited patent protection typically begins upon publication of the application ________ months after filing
A
10
B
18
C
16
D
6
10) A design patent protects the _________ appearence of a product.
A
beauty
B
aesthetic
C
formal
D
coslty
11) A design patent has a term of ____yrs from ________
A
20ys, anniversary
B
14yrs, issuance
C
10yrs, anniversary
D
25yrs, issuance
12) A design patent is not subject to maintenance fees.
A
F
B
T
13) If there is ____ difference between the invention and the prior art, the invention is novel
A
some
B
no
C
any
D
minute
14) Prior Art only includes anything that is located in the same geographical area of the item trying to get patented.
A
T
B
F
15) It is extremely important to file an application before any public use or offer for sale of the invention.
A
T
B
F
16) Disclosure to a third party can impact patentability and claim scope, particularly if is cannot be shown that the subject matter was obtained from the invemtor.
A
F
B
T
17) When working with others there is no need to use a confidential Disclosure agreement tailored to the situation, because they are you friends.
A
F
B
T
18) A obvious indicator is one that has a predictable solution to a known problem.
A
T
B
F
19) for an invention to patent the invention must be important and significant
A
F
B
T
20) There is no requirement that an invention be better than the prior art.
A
F
B
T
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