Chapter 6

Question 1

A firm that acquires patents for the purpose of licensing the patents to others

Accepted Answer

Patent troll

Question 2

Terms of an employment contract that prohibit an employee from revealing secrets

Accepted Answer

Nondisclosure clauses

Question 3

Not only does a _ prevent copying, but it also prevents independent creation unlike a copyright

Accepted Answer

Patent

Question 4

The use of illegal means to obtain business information not available to the general public

Accepted Answer

Industrial espionage

Question 5

The existing body of knowledge that is available to a person of ordinary skill in the art

Accepted Answer

Prior art

Question 6

The act of stealing someone’s ideas or words and passing them off as one’s own

Accepted Answer

Plagiarism

Question 7

A _____ is a form of protection for intellectual property that does not require any disclosures

Accepted Answer

trade secret

Question 8

Plagiarism is an issue only in academia

Accepted Answer

False

Questions 8