Intellectual Property

Question 1

The exclusive right to distribute, display, perform, or reproduce an original work in copies or to prepare derivative works based on the work.

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Copyright

Question 2

A violation of the rights secured by the owner of a copyright.

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Copyright Infringement

Question 3

Allows portions of copyrighted materials to be used without permission under certain circumstances.

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Fair Use Doctrine

Question 4

Increased trademark and copyright enforcement and substantially increased penalties for infringement. Included a program called “CHIP”.

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The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008

Question 5

A network of over 150 experienced and trained federal prosecutors who focus on computer and intellectual property crimes.

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Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP)

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A multilateral agreement governing international trade. Created the World Trade Organization to enforce compliance.

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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Question 7

Establishes minimum levels of protection that each government must provide to the intellectual property of all WTO members.

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Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

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An agency of the United Nations (established in 1967).

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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Question 9

Implements WIPO Copyright Treaty and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

Question 10

A grant of a property right issued by the USPTO to an inventor.

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Patent

Question 11

Issued for the invention of a new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter.

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Utility Patent

Question 12

Issued for a new, original, and ornamental design embodied in or applied to an article of manufacture.

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Design Patent

Question 13

The violation of the rights secured by the owner of a patent.

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Patent Infringement

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The law that changed the U.S. Patent System from a “first to invent” to a “first inventor to file” system.

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Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (2011)

Question 15

Normalized the definition of trade secrets

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Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA)

Question 16

Imposes penalties for the theft of trade secrets.

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Economic Espionage Act

Question 17

Amended the EEA to create a federal civil remedy for trade secret misappropriation.

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Defend Trade Secrets Act (2016)

Question 18

Organizations use these to prohibit employees from revealing trade secrets.

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Nondisclosure clauses

Question 19

This prohibits an employee from working for any competitors for a period of time (often 1-2 years).

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Noncompete Agreement

Question 20

The act of stealing someone’s ideas or words and passing them off as one’s own.

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Plagiarism

Question 21

The process of taking something apart to understand it.

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Reverse Engineering

Question 22

Any program whose source code is made available for use or modification, as users or other developers see fit.

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Open Source Code

Question 23

Legally obtained information gathered to help a company gain an advantage over its rivals.

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Competitive Intelligence

Question 24

The use of illegal means to obtain business information not available to the general public.

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Industrial Espionage

Question 25

A logo, package design, phrase, sound, or word that enables a consumer to differentiate one company’s products from another’s.

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Trademark