Chapter 8 Vocab Flashcards
property resulting from intellectual and creative processes
intellectual property
a distinctive word, symbol, or design that identifies the manufacturer as the source of particular goods and distinguishes its products from those made or sold by others
trademark
a trademark that is used to distinguish the services (rather than the products) of one person or company from those of another
service mark
a mark used by one or more persons, other than the owner, to certify the region, materials, mode of manufacture, quality, or other characteristic of specific goods or services
certification mark
a mark used by members of a cooperative, association, union, or other organization to certify the region, materials, mode of manufacture, quality, or other characteristic of specific goods or services
collective mark
the image and overall appearance (“look and feel”) of a product that is protected by trademark law
trade dress
a name that a business uses to identify itself and its brand; it is the same as the company’s trademarked product is protected as a trademark, and unique ones are protected under the common law
trade name
an agreement by the owner of intellectual property to permit another to use a trademark, copyright, patent, or trade secret for certain limited purposes
license
a property right granted by the federal government that gives an inventor an exclusive right to make, use, sell, or offer to sell an invention in the United States for a limited time
patent
the exclusive right of an author or originator of a literary or artistic production to publish, print, sell, or otherwise use that production for a statutory period of time
copyright
a formula, device, idea, process, or other information used in a business that gives the owner a competitive advantage in the marketplace
trade secret
whenever someone else uses a trademark in its entirety or copies it to a substantial degree, intentionally or unintentionally, and used without authorization
trademark infringement
bring to mind something about a product without describing the product directly
suggestive trademarks
terms that refer to an entire class of products; receive no protection even if they acquire secondary meanings
generic terms
______ apply to products while ______ indicates part or all of a business’s name
trademarks; trade names
