Details Title: BUSINESS LAW Description: CHAPTER 005: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 06/15/2009 13:35:01		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Law Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Definition Property resulting from intellectual, creative processes Term PATENT Definition A grant from the govt that gives an inventor exclusive rights to an invention Term COPYRIGHT Definition The right of an author/originator of a literary/artistic work/production that falls w/in a specified category, to have the exclusive use of that work for a given period of time Term TRADEMARK (SERVICE MARK/TRADE DRESS) Definition Any distinctive word, name, symbol, device, image, appearance, or combination thereof that an entity uses to distinguish its goods/svcs from those of others. Owner has exclusive right to use that trade or dress Term TRADE SECRET Definition Any info that a business possesses & that gives bus advantage over compt. (inc. formulas, lists, patterns, plans, processes, programs) Term CYBER MARK Definition A trademark in cyberspace Term DOMAIN NAME Definition The last part of an internet address, such as "westlaw.com". The top level indicates the type of entity that operates the site. ".com" = commercial. Second level is chosen by entity Term CYBERSQUATTING Definition The act of registering a domain name that is the same as. or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another ?& then offering to sell that domain name back to the trademark owner Term "FAIR USE EXCEPTION" Definition An exc. to liability for copyright infringement. In certain instances, a person/org can reproduce cpyr'd material w/o paying royalties Term P2P NETWORKING Definition The sharing of resources (files, HDs, processing styles) among computers w/o really req'g a central network server