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Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the purpose of a patent?
To make money
To encourage sharing of ideas and collaboration
To keep ideas secret
How many US patents are there?
Hundreds
Thousands
Tens of thousands
Millions
Where can you go to search for US patents?
The Post Office
City Hall
The United States Patent and Trademark Office
IRS
What is this patent's patent #?
816,446
6,932,368
262,252
00983215
What is the term length on a typical patent?
1-5 years
5-10 years
10-15 years
15-20 years
Who is responsible for enforcing patents?
The Government
You (patentee)
The FBI
USPTO
Which type of patent protects the functional features of an invention?
Utility
Plant
Design
Which type of patent will typical use the work "ornamental" in its claim?
Plant
Design
Utility
Which type of patent will typically contain lots of drawings and only 1 claim?
Design
Utility
Plant
Which type of patent has a higher rate of rejection?
Plant
Utility
Design
According to patent law, in order for a patent to be protected, the subject matter must be
electronic
useful
expensive
made in the USA
You need a working prototype in order for a patent to be accepted.
True
False
These are creative works or ideas embodied in a form that can be shared or enable others to recreate, emulate, or manufacture them.
Intellectual Property
Plant patents
Executive commitees
Purposes
Where would you typically the claims of a patent?
at the end
the first page
the second page
next to each drawing
Who is responsible for enforcing an inventor's patent?
USPTO
The inventor
United Nations
FBI
When was this patent filed?
2003
2006
2005
2007
When was this patent published?
2003
2006
2005
2007
How many claims are made in this patent?
2
7,062,320
12
56
Who is the Assignee of this patent?
Tobin
Diggs
Dubois
Moran
What is required for an invention to be patentable?
It must be novel and non-obvious
It must be expensive
It must be digital
It must be made of metal
Which organization is responsible for granting patents in the United States?
NASA
IRS
USPTO
FBI
These are creative works or ideas embodied in a form that can be shared and enable others to recreate it.
intellectual property
private property
public property
encroached property
Which of the following is not a type of patent?
Utility
Design
Plant
Trademark
What is the role of the USPTO in the patent process?
To market inventions
To manufacture patented products
To grant patents
To enforce patents
