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Question 1
Staple goods are:
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Correct Goods which have some use in commerce outside of a patented product are considered staple goods. Non-staple goods have no substantial use other than their use in connection with a patented product.
Incorrect! Goods which have some use in commerce outside of a patented product are considered staple goods. Non-staple goods have no substantial use other than their use in connection with a patented product.
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Question 2
Because patent owners are granted a monopoly on their product they are free to use it any way they please. This statement is:
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Correct Patent misuse has been the topic of court cases for decades (Morton Salt, Dawson Chemical, etc) Note that the fact that 'the monopoly is only over novel and useful products and processes and is granted for only a limited time' might be used to support either the true or false position, but actually leads to neither conclusion. That said, the patent misuse doctrine may well be on its last legs (see Courseware).
Incorrect! Patent misuse has been the topic of court cases for decades (Morton Salt, Dawson Chemical, etc) Note that the fact that 'the monopoly is only over novel and useful products and processes and is granted for only a limited time' might be used to support either the true or false position, but actually leads to neither conclusion. That said, the patent misuse doctrine may well be on its last legs (see Courseware).
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Question 3
Which of the following is NOT a defense to patent infringement:
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Correct An employee-at-will is someone who can be fired for any reason or no reason at all ' a worker with no employment contract (this applies to the vast majority of employees in the U.S.). This has nothing to do with patent law, although the principle of shop rights does, which gives an employer certain rights over some inventions developed by employees in certain circumstances.
Incorrect! An employee-at-will is someone who can be fired for any reason or no reason at all ' a worker with no employment contract (this applies to the vast majority of employees in the U.S.). This has nothing to do with patent law, although the principle of shop rights does, which gives an employer certain rights over some inventions developed by employees in certain circumstances.
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