Chapter 28 intellectual property Worksheet

personal property that includes knowledge, ways of doing things, and expressions of ideas
specialized knowledge associated with a business, including information gained during employment about such matters as manufacturing processes, practices, devices, customer lists another confidential information
a statute that makes the misappropriation or outright theft of trade secrets a federal crime
an agreement in which the employee agrees not to work in similar employment within a certain geographic area or with any specified period
an agreement in which the seller of a business agrees not to begin or operate a similar business within a certain geographic area or within a specified period
any word, name, symbol, or device or combination thereof adopted a used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his or her goods and distinguish them from goods manufactured or sold by others
A distinctive, nonfunctional feature that distinguishes a merchants or manufacturers goods or services from those of another
registering or using another person’s or company’s domain name in bad faith for the purpose of earning a profit
a valid, government granted protection given to creators of literary, creative, or artistic works
copying and others literary, creative, or artistic works without permission
limited copying allowed when the copyrighted material is copied without authorization for use in connection with criticism, news reporting, research, education, or parity
a test that is used to determine whether an ordinary reasonable observer comparing 2 works would have to conclude that the work being questioned was copied from the other
he valid, government granted protection awarded to inventors that gives the patentHolder the exclusive right to manufacturer, use, and sell the invention
a patent awarded to individuals or business firms to protect distinctive patterns common figures, and shapes and to prevent unauthorized copying