Set 4 Welcome to your Set 4 1) A trade mark Serves to describe the characteristics of goods and services. Is used in business to distinguish the goods and services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings Has no distinctive character Is not allowed for the registration of three-dimensional signs2) An offensive IP strategy consists in acquiring and protecting IP rights by purchase or sale of licences so as to create obstacles to your competitors True False3) Only innovative and original information can be protected as a trade secret True False4) What is the period to claim priority under the Paris Convention? One year for TM and utility models, six months for design and patents Six months for TM and design, one year for patent and utility models One year for TM and patents, six months for design and utility models Six months for TM and patents, one year for design and utility models5) The design right protects The function of a product The distinctiveness of a product The distinctiveness of a product The utility of a product6) Copyright can protect Ideas as such Technologies Ideas, but under the condition they are novel Expression of ideas7) A registered and an unregistered Community design Do not have the same geographical scope of protection Confer on its holders a right only to prevent copying Have to meet the same requirements to be protected Do not differ in protection periods8) The management of IP is essential to set up an optimal system to sell all the resources of the organization True False9) A copyright protection According to Berne Convention, expires after 30 years Does give the author an exclusive right to reproduce the work to the public Arises upon creation, however, needs to be registered in order to be legally valid Is granted after the registration of the created work in a corresponding national/regional IP office
