Ch. 4 - Intellectual Prop

Question 1

3 types of Intellectual Prop

Answer 1

• Copyrights
• Patents
• Trademarks

Question 2

Copyrights

Answer 2

• item of authorship
• created when you make it
• CTEA: author’s life + 70 years
• 1923: everything before this is public domain
• Balance: incentive to create vs. depriving public of works

Question 3

Patents (5 elements)

Answer 3

1. Patentable matter (any process, machine, composition of matter)
2. Utility (“useful” invention)
3. Novelty (new)
4. Non-obvious (person of ordinary skill)
5. Enablement (describe in detail)
   - have to register with PTO

Question 4

Trademarks (3 elements)

Answer 4

1. first use in trade
2. distinctiveness (must distinguish goods)
3. Non-functionality
   - can be words, symbols, trade dress (shape of bottle)