MAR 4156 Ch 5 Pt 2

All of the following statements are true regarding services provided by Uber except:

Uber is considered as an "information-society service" in 250 cities where it operates.

In 2005, representatives from several wine regions in the United States and the EU signed a Joint Declaration to Protect Wine Place & Origin. In addition, a Wine Accord signed by the United States and EU bans the:

misuse of place names by marketers of wine products that do not originate in those places.

OPEC can be considered as a "cartel" which is a group of separate companies that collectively:

sets prices, controls output, or takes other actions to maximize profits.

A company stands a better chance of having an international arbitration award upheld if its home-country government has signed:

the New York Convention.

The U.S. Justice Department objected to a recent patent license agreement between S.C. Johnson & Sons and Bayer AG. The antitrust unit at the Justice department objected to:

the exclusive nature of the license agreement.

In accordance with GATT, new U.S. patents are granted for a period of ________ years from the filing date

20

Which of the following would constitute a copyright violation?

A, B, and C are copyright violations.

A proposed merger between two Swiss-based global pharmaceutical companies, Ciba-Geigy AG and Sandoz AG, would be subject to review by regulators from which of the following?

European Commission

Which of the following is true about protection of computer software?

Copyright laws protect the actual code, while patent laws protect the idea.

The company receiving the most U.S. patents in 2013 was:

IBM.

Which of the following is true about revised U.S. patent laws?

Patents are valid for 20 years after the filing date of the application.

According to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index scores for 2014, the country which was listed as most corrupt was:

Somalia.

Consten, a French company, had exclusive rights to import and distribute German Grundig's electronic products into France. One of the competitors started bringing "parallel imports" into France illegally, importing Grundig product bought from a foreign supplier. Which of the following does not represent an action taken by different legal bodies?

The European Commission ruled that German Grundig was in violation of the laws of the Common Market.

Which of the following statements is correct?

The Paris Convention protects patents, the Berne Convention protects copyrights.

Which of the following best describes the legal basis for protection of trade secrets, patents, and copyrights in the United States?

Trade secrets are protected by state law, while patents and copyrights are protected by federal statutes.

Which of the following is true of the arbitration framework created by the New York Convention?

all of the above

As part of their alliance relationship, Northwest Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch set air fare prices jointly and coordinate flight schedules. Normally, such behavior would be considered harmful to competition, but the U.S. government has granted the two airlines special exemptions from laws concerning:

antitrust.

Italy recently introduced the Reguzzoni-Versace Law which is intended to regulate trade in textiles, leather, and footwear. All of the following statements pertaining to the law are correct except:

at least four stages of production should occur in Italy for the product to be labeled as "Made in Italy."

Uber's rapid growth is an example that the ________ is gaining traction.

collaborative consumption

The following criminal penalties may be imposed for violations of the FCPA'S (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) antibribery provisions except:

fines imposed on individuals can be paid by their employer or principal.

Research in Motion (RIM), a Canadian company which markets BlackBerry Messenger, is very popular with politicians and business people because it offers advance encryption that provides data security. This can be a disadvantage for some countries because:

governments use strict control for security reasons.

Which of the following actions were approved both by the Antitrust Review in the EU as well as in the United States?

merger of Sony Music (Japan) and BMG (Germany)

The European Commission has jurisdiction over European-based companies as well as non-European ones that generate significant revenues in Europe. If Microsoft applies in Europe, the Commission has a right to all of the following except:

it can refer serious matters to the UN Security Council

Companies such as Caterpillar have been unable to protect critical innovations in Japan because:.

products very similar to those made by U.S. companies can be patented without fear of infringement.

The United States has more lawyers than any other country in the world and is arguably the most litigious nation on earth. This is a reflection of:

the low-context nature of the American culture.

When companies operate abroad in the absence of home-country legal constraints, the best choice for ethical conduct would be:

to have a product that is clearly superior to that of the competition.

Harley-Davidson has applied for federal protection of an unusual form of intellectual property; the "soul-pleasing rumble" produced by its motorcycles. What type of protection is Harley-Davidson seeking?

trademark