Chapter 7: intellectual property and cyber piracy Flashcards
American Inventors Protection Act
permits an inventor to file a provisional application with PTO so inventor has time to prepare and file a final and complete patent application
Berne Convention
an international copyright treaty; eliminated need to place the © symbol
Blurring
where a party uses another party’s famous mark to designate a product or service in another market
©
A symbol that provides notification that the work to which it is attached is copyrighted
Certification Mark
a mark that certifies that a seller of a product or service has met certain geographical location requirements, quality standards, material standards, or mode of manufacturing standards established by the owner of the mark
Collective Membership Mark
a mark that indiates that a person has met the standards set by an organization and is a member of that organization
Copyright
a legal right that gives author of qualifying subject matter the right to publish, reproduce, sell, license and distribute the work
Copyright Infringement
an infringement that occurs when a party copies a substantial and material part of a plaintiff’s copyrighted work without permission
Copyright Registration Certificate
certificate that is issued to a copyright holder who has properly registered his or her copyright
Copyright Revision Act
a federal statute that
- establishes requirements for obtaining copyright
- protects copyrighted works from infringement
Design Patent
a patent that may be obtained for the ornamental nonfunctional design of an item
0 utility, ornamental
example is beetle car roundness and corvettes
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
federal statute that prohibits its unauthorized access to copyrighted digital works by circumventing encryption technology
Dilution
the lessening of the capacity of a famous mark to identify and distinguish its holders goods of dilution
two most common forms:
1. blurring
2. tarnishment
Distinctive
a word or a design that is unique and therefore qualifies as a trademark
Economic Espionage Act (EEA)
a federal statute that makes it a crime for any person to convert a trade secret for their own or another’s benefit
Encryption Technology
technology and software that protect copyrighted works from unauthorized access
Fair Use Doctrine
a doctrine that permits certain limited use of a copyright by someone other than the copyright holder without the permission of the copyright holder
Federal Patent Statute
a federal statute that establishes the requirements for obtaining a patent and protects patented inventions from infringement
Federal Trademark Dilution Act (FTDA)
a federal statute that protects famous marks from dilution, erosion, blurring, or tarnishing
First to invent rule
a rule that stipulates that the first person to invent an item or a process is given patent protection over a later inventor who was first to file a patent application
Generic name
a term for a mark that has become a common term for a product line or type of service and therefore has lost its trademark protection
Intellectual Property
patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets; federal and state law protects these from misappropriation and infringement
personal property which is intangible
Lanham (Trademark) Act
a federal statute that
- establishes requirements for obtaining federal mark
- protects marks from infringement
Mark
any trade name, symbol, word, design, logo, or device used to identify and distinguish goods of a manufacturer or seller or services of a provide from those of other manufacturers, sellers, or providers
Misappropriation of a Trade Secret
the unlawful misappropriation of another’s trade secret
No Electronic Theft Act
a federal statute that makes it a crime for a person to willfully infringe on a copyright