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Questions -

Q1. Dr. Brown doesn't want to pay the high cost of the newly-released Mr. Fusion. He decides instead to travel further forward in time to when the machine's patent has expired and copies are presumably available for cheap. Assuming that this future uses the same patent law currently in use, what is the minimum he should travel forward to be assured the patent will have expired?

a. 6 months

b. 9 years

c. 25 years

d. 87 years

Q2. Doc Brown's timeline is seriously disrupted when a local miscreant named Biff manages to steal a Gray's Sports Almanac from the future. The book lists sports statistics including the outcomes of races and games for the next 50 years. Using the almanac, Biff wins millions gambling on sports and causes a massive disruption to the future that should have been. What sort(s) of intellectual property protection most likely applies to the sports almanac, if any at all?

a. Trade Dress for being a book

b. Certainly a copyright for the book's contents

c. Maybe a copyright for the book's contents

d. A patent as a novel invention

e. A trade secret

Q3. Assume the book was covered by a copyright and published the year of your class, how long would this copyright protection typically last?

a. 20 years

b. As long as continually published

c. 15 years after publication

d. The life of the author plus 70 years

Q4. Biff's Casino uses certain internal processes and procedures to stay profitable. For example, they have a standing procedure to intimidate or break the legs of anyone winning more than 5 hands of blackjack in a row. This internal method of doing things is what type of intellectual property?

a. Patent

b. Trade Secret

c. Trade Dress

d. Copyright

e. Trademark

Q5. While escaping terrorists, Doc Brown's lab assistant Marty becomes trapped in the past. In a very embarrassing turn, the label on his Calvin Klein underwear is mistaken for his name. The Calvin Klein brand is a trademark. Assuming it is renewed when possible, how long will this trademark last?

a. No more than 10 years ever

b. As long as the mark's registration is renewed and the mark continues to be used

c. No more than 20 years

d. Generally there is a 5 year period

Q6. Marty returns to his present only to later become trapped in the future. While there, he learns that many companies from his present (and past) are still around. This includes shoemaker Nike, which is selling self-lacing shoes. Please identify the intellectual property protection for the Nike logo.

a. Trademark

b. Trade Dress

c. Patent

d. Copyright