QUESTION Which of the following grants the inventor of a new product or process exclusive rights for a defined period to the manufacture, use, or sale of that invention? A. Copyright B. Trademark C. Patent D. Warranty E. Service mark ANSWER C A patent grants the inventor of a new product or process exclusive […]
QUESTION Which of the following statements is true about the difference between contracts in common law and civil law systems? A. Contracts drafted under a common law system tend to be longer than those drafted under a civil law system. B. Contracts drafted under a civil law system tend to be more specific than those […]
QUESTION Initech Incorporated, a multinational giant, runs a number of diversified businesses. Which of the following can be considered as an intellectual property of the firm? A. Income arising from renting land and buildings B. Profits arising from the sale of agricultural crops C. Interest earned by lending capital to other firms D. Innovations and […]
QUESTION When firms do not wish to accept the rules of the CIGS, what do they often opt for to settle contract disputes? A. UN involvement B. Arbitration C. Collective bargaining D. The common law system of the United States E. Islamic law ANSWER B When firms do not wish to accept the CIGS, […]
QUESTION Which of the following is most likely to be protected by a copyright? A. A new manufacturing process invented in a company B. A newly invented telecommunication device C. Tangible property like land and building D. Movies produced and directed by a person E. A new type of car invented by an automobile company […]
QUESTION The bundle of legal rights over the use to which a resource is put and over the use made of any income that may be derived from that resource are called what type of rights? A. Civil B. Political C. Shareholder D. Property E. Public ANSWER D Property rights refer to the legal […]
QUESTION Silver Tape Corporation has developed a new type of adhesive tape. Which of the following types of legal protections can grant the company exclusive rights for a defined period to the manufacture, use, or sale of the new adhesive tape? A. Warrant B. Patent C. Copyright D. Trademark E. Writ ANSWER B A […]
QUESTION The Boldovian government took Sea Lion Inc., a domestic, private shipbuilding firm, into state ownership to save the company from bankruptcy. However, the other private competitors in the shipbuilding industry were enraged by this decision of the government. As a result, the government had to reduce the tax burden on all other private shipbuilding […]
QUESTION Which of the following is true about the three broad types of economic systems? A. For a pure market economy to function efficiently product supply must be restricted. B. In a command economy, state-owned enterprises have little incentive to control costs and be efficient. C. The sole role of government in a command economy […]
QUESTION Collectivist-inclined totalitarian states tend to enact laws that severely restrict private enterprises, whereas the laws enacted by governments in democratic states, where individualism is the dominant political philosophy, tend to be pro-private enterprise and pro-consumer. This indicates that the: A. economic system of a country is independent of its legal system. B. legal system […]