A work must be registered with the Copyright Office before it receives any copyright protection.

True

False

John has written a book. Although not required, John should register the work with the Copyright Office because registration makes proof of infringement easier in some cases and makes John eligible for certain types of damages, court costs, and attorneys' fees.

True

False

The Lanham Act provides the exclusive trademark law in the United States.

True

False

A person may always use his or her own name as a trademark.

True

False

Traditionally, copyright laws have protected only expressions of ideas and not the ideas themselves.

True

False

Trade secrets, copyrights, and patents require public registration in order to attain protection.

True

False

Kendra prepared an architectural drawing as part of her job at Wemlinger Architecture. Kendra put the copyright notice on the drawing. Wemlinger owns the rights to Kendra's architectural drawing.

True

False

The Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks issued a patent to Fred for a bicycle locking system. Allison independently and completely unaware of Fred's invention, created the same locking system. Allison can exploit her locking system because it was developed independently from Fred.

True

False

Copyright laws protect expressions of ideas and the ideas themselves.

True

False

A non-disclosure agreement is the only way to prevent employees or partners of a business from sharing confidential information and secrets of the company.

True

False