Which of the Following Is True

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) Trademark protection can be lost if a trademark becomes used generically.
• B) Under the "fair use" doctrine, trademarks can be used in certain limited ways without the trademark holder's permission.
• C) Selling a trademarked item to many buyers can result in loss of the trademark.
• D) Terms such as "Mustang" cannot be trademarked, because they consist of only generic words.
• E) Trademark protection is not recognized in about one-half of the states.

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Definitions:

Habitat Isolation

A form of prezygotic barrier where two species live in different habitats and rarely, if ever, encounter each other.

Mechanical Isolation

an evolutionary mechanism that prevents species from interbreeding due to physical differences in reproductive structures.

Hybrid Inviability

A condition where hybrid offspring fail to develop or reach sexual maturity, reducing gene flow between different species or populations.

Hybrid Sterility

A condition where offspring from the cross between two different species are infertile, preventing them from producing offspring.