R8 Copyrights and Patents

Question 1

What are the 3 attributes must be shown in order to obtain a patent for an invention?

Answer 1

The invention is:

• Novel
• Useful
• Not obvious

Question 2

What is the basic requirement to obtain a copyright in an original work?

Answer 2

It must be in a tangible medium of expression

Question 3

What is the life of a copyright?

Answer 3

Author’s life + 70 years

Company is 95 from time is was published or 120 years from creation

Question 4

What is the life of a patent?

Answer 4

20 years from inventions and 14 years for design patents

Question 5

What are the rights of a copyright?

Answer 5

1. Reproduce work
2. Prepare derivative work based off the original work
3. Distribute copies of the work (selling, licensing)
   * Perform or display work publicly

Question 6

What is the Fair Use Doctrine?

Answer 6

allows the use of copyright work without the owner’s permission for the purpose of:

• Criticism and comments (book reviews)
• News report
• Teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use)

Question 7

What is protected under a patent?

Answer 7

1. Machines
2. Chemical compound
3. Plants produced by asexual reproduction
4. Genetically engineered bacteria
5. Computer programs like code

Question 8

What is not protected under a copyright?

Answer 8

Procedures, processes and concepts

Question 9

What is not protected under a patent?

Answer 9

naturally occurring substance (plants), abstract ideas, laws of nature, and ideas or business methods