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Question 1
Which of the following is NOT an area of intellectual property law?
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Correct Although not one of the three major areas of IP law (copyright, trademark, & patent) trade secrets are intellectual property and therefore the law of trade secrets is an area of IP law.
Incorrect! Although not one of the three major areas of IP law (copyright, trademark, & patent) trade secrets are intellectual property and therefore the law of trade secrets is an area of IP law.
Question 2
Which of the following would be appropriate subject matter for trade secret protection:
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Correct Although A might also be protected by patent (if filed and granted) and B by copyright, both of these could also be protected by the far-less-powerful trade secret laws. Similarly, the new mark for the new perfume might be protected as a trade secret even before its first commercial use.
Incorrect! Although A might also be protected by patent (if filed and granted) and B by copyright, both of these could also be protected by the far-less-powerful trade secret laws. Similarly, the new mark for the new perfume might be protected as a trade secret even before its first commercial use.
Question 3
Trade secret law is needed to protect parties already in the midst of litigation because:
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Correct Because the discovery process might result in divulging trade secrets, parties can ask the court to permit them to withhold certain information. Of course, whether trade secret protection will actually apply, and whether on balance the judge will find it more important to preserve the trade secret than to permit the other party an equitable trial position is another matter altogether.
Incorrect! Because the discovery process might result in divulging trade secrets, parties can ask the court to permit them to withhold certain information. Of course, whether trade secret protection will actually apply, and whether on balance the judge will find it more important to preserve the trade secret than to permit the other party an equitable trial position is another matter altogether.