Reference no: EM132173856

1. Angelo has designed a license plate holder for automobiles that makes theft of the license plate practically impossible. He has filed an application for a patent through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) office, and it has been approved. How long is this application going to protect his right to file for patent protection in the member countries of the PCT?

3 days

2 ½ years

1 year

6 months

2. Which of the following can be protected by a copyright?

A novel

Names of people

An improvisational speech that has not been recorded

Familiar symbols

3. Under U.S. patent law, which of the following is one of the mandatory requirements to be met by a new invention in order to be eligible for patent protection?

It must substitute one material for another.

It must substitute an element for an equivalent element.

It must be obvious.

It must be novel.

4. Which of the following statements is true of a patent?

A patent granted in one country provides protection in all other countries as well.

The laws governing patent protection are universal and do not differ from country to country.

Discovery of scientific principles that pertain to natural laws can be patented.

In the United States, an inventor can publish an invention up to a year before applying for the patent.