IPR Quiz
IPR Quiz
IPR Quiz
In a Community Trade Mark (CTM) application, do I need to specify the EU countries in which I seek
protection?
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No, protection is automatic in 27 countries and extends to cover new Member States as and
when they join
No, I will choose it once the office sends the acceptance for application
Yes, protection only extends to the chosen countries of the European Economic Area (EEA)
Question 2 of 15
Are all the issues contained within the patent application parts eligible for patent protection?
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Yes, in addition to those specified in the technical description and the claim part.
Question 3 of 15
Can the inventor/producer of a technology still use it if the related patent is expired?
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No, with the expiration of the patent it is no more allowed to freely produce the invention
Yes, but it has no more the right to exclude others from using the invention
Question 4 of 15
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No, only national procedures (i.e. 17 EU countries)
Yes, a community Utility Model can be registered at the Office for the Harmonisation of the
Internal Market (OHIM)
Question 5 of 15
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Question 6 of 15
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Six months for TM and design, one year for patent and utility models
One year for TM and utility models, six months for design and patents
Six months for TM and patents, one year for design and utility models
One year for TM and patents, six months for design and utility models
Question 7 of 15
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Technologies
Expression of ideas
Ideas as such
Question 8 of 15
A trade mark
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Is used in business to distinguish the goods and services of one undertaking from those of other
undertakings
Question 9 of 15
In order to be patentable
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The appearance of a product must meet the requirements of novelty and individual character
An invention must be non-obvious, of practical use and it must show an element of novelty
Question 10 of 15
A copyright protection
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Is granted after the registration of the created work in a corresponding national/regional IP office
Does give the author an exclusive right to reproduce the work to the public
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Question 12 of 15
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True
False
Question 13 of 15
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
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True
False
Question 14 of 15
The management of IP is essential to set up an optimal system to sell all the resources of the
organisation
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True
False
Question 15 of 15
Match the following terms with those showing into the scroll-down list
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Assignment IP exploitation
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