Quiz: Intellectual Property

In 2016, the Apple vs. Samsung case reached the US Supreme Court, one of the critical debates among the US Supreme Court's judges was related to the definition of...

Article of manufacture

What are the three requirements for design patents? a. None of the options b. Usefulness, novelty, non-obviousness c. Useful, new, feasible Incorrect d. Usable, innovative, non-obvious e. Useful, novel, functional

None of the options Design patents are non-functional

Why a patent examiner recently rejected an application for an "Scrotal Support Garment"? Select one: a. The design was ornamental b. The design was not useful c. The design was not novel d. The design was obvious e. The design was not usable

c. The design was not novel

A design patent provide the legal right to exclude someone from producing and selling a product with the identical ornamental design described by the design patent.

TRUE

The © symbol replaces the word "copyright".

TRUE

The ® symbol is used to signal a registered trademark or service mark.

TRUE

The ℠ symbol is used to signal an unregistered service mark.

TRUE

The ™ symbol is used to signal an unregistered trademark.

TRUE

A "Patent Pending" legend indicates that...

A patent application has been filed

You have designed a container with a very distinctive shape that has no functional purpose, what legal mechanisms can you use to protect your design from being copied...

Design patent and trademark

Coca Cola renews the design patent for its contour bottle every 14 years.

FALSE

In the US, patents do not require a formal application.

FALSE

In 2016, the Apple vs. Samsung case reached the US Supreme Court, what was the Court's ruling?

Samsung infringed Apple's patents but Samsung only needs to pay damages on the infringing components of those smartphones, rather than the smartphones themselves.

What happens when a design patent is challenged in court and it is established that it has practical utility?

The design patent can be invalidated