Chapter 5

Question 1

The establishment of a system of laws was made by who?

Answer 1

ancient Mesopotamian culture

Question 2

rule of law

Answer 2

the legal principle that law should govern a nation

Question 3

Solar Puff

Answer 3

a solar-powered inflatable light that was designed to provide an affordable and renewable light source to disaster-relief victims

Question 4

intellectual property

Answer 4

creative works or ideas embodied in a form that can be shared or enable others to recreate or manufacture them

Question 5

There are three main ways to protect intellectual property:

Answer 5

patents, trademarks, and copyrights.

Question 6

Patents

Answer 6

protect inventions and improvements to existing inventions for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of those inventions.

Question 7

Trademarks

Answer 7

include any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination, used to distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and the source of the goods.

Question 8

Service marks

Answer 8

any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, to identify the services of one provider from services provided by others, and to indicate the source of the services.

Question 9

An enforceable contract creates what?

Answer 9

legal obligations, and the failure to comply with them creates a breach of contract.