Law 2101 Quiz: Intellectual Property
Document Summary
Patent: exclusive right to the inventor of something new and different to produce the invention for 20 years in exchange for disclosure to the public. Trademark: mark that distinguishes the goods/services of one person from the goods/services of another. Copyright: right of ownership of an original literary or artistic work and the right to copy it. Patent information: patent legislation is designed to encourage new inventions by granting the inventor operating rights. Meaning you aren"t able to patent an idea without the intention to make it public and available for use. Infringement: the unlawful interference with the legal rights of another, remedies include monetary damages, injunctions and accounting for profits made, defenses could be the existence, lawfulness or expiration of the patent, as well as estoppel. Trademark information: designed to protect the marks or names from unauthorized use and distinguished between services, types of patents: conditions. Service marks marks used by service industries.
