Intellectual Property Law Aims to Balance the Rights of Creators

question 60

Multiple Choice

Intellectual property law aims to balance the rights of creators against the public interest. Which of the following statements best exemplifies a benefit to the public interest?

• A) Copyright law gives a photographer the exclusive right to reproduce his pictures.
• B) Patent bargaining grants an inventor a twenty- year monopoly over his invention.
• C) Patent law allows a student to build a replica of a patented invention for private research.
• D) Trademark law allows a trademark holder to seek a legal remedy when her trademark is infringed.
• E) Trade secrets allow a company to keep a steak recipe secret from the public indefinitely.

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Definitions:

Aerobic Respiration

A process of producing cellular energy involving oxygen where glucose breaks down into carbon dioxide and water.

ATP Synthase Complexes

Complex enzyme structures that synthesize adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of the cell, during the process of cellular respiration or photosynthesis.

Concentration Gradient

The gradual difference in the concentration of solutes in a solution between two regions, often leading to diffusion.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of protein complexes and other molecules that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions and generate ATP in the process.