15. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What does trade secret law protect?

2. How has the U.S. International Trade Commission denned a "trade secret"?

3. When is the protection of Trade secret law acquired?

4. How long does the protection last?

5. How can merchandise be protected by the U.S.Customs Service?

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TRADEMARK LAW

The U.S. International Trade Commission has defined a "trademark" as "any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his goods and distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others". In the United States, trademarks can be registered on both the federal and state levels, but more-protection is available by registering the mark on the federal level. The symbol used to show that a product is registered as a trademark consists of a "R" with a circle around it: ®. If a trademark is violated, the owner of the right may seek damages for the trademark infringement or exclusion orders from the U.S.International Trade Commission.

Example: Mr. Merchant markets a drink called "Tangy Red ®". Mr. Merchant has a trademark on the name Tangy Red, and for the symbol TR ® which he uses on the side of the drink. Not only has Mr, Merchant protected his drink name and logo, but the trademarks also protect the public from buying one product they believe to be one thing, when in fact it is something else.

When a trademark has not been registered, the manufacturer or merchant may use the symbol "TM" instead of ®.

Notes

trademark — торговый знак, марка

identify goods — идентифицировать, определять товары

distinguish from — отличать от..., различать

a "R" with a circle around it — буква R, обведенная кружком

violate a trademark — нарушать право торгового знака

exclusion order — запрещение ввоза товара в страну

logo — логотип

Упражнения

*16. Найдите в тексте следующие словосочетания.

1. используемое производителем или продавцом; 2. или любое их сочетание; 3. произведенные или проданные другими; 4. на федеральном уровне или уровне штата; 5. защита доступа; 6. искать компенсацию за нарушение трудового знака

17. Соотнесите слова в левой колонке с их значениями в правой.

1. device a. learn, show or prove what a person or thing is

2. to identitify b. failure to keep a law, or to obey a rule

3. to distinguish с. an invention; something made for a special purpose

4. infringement d. see or recognize the difference

*18. Выберите в правой колонке правильное определение юридических

терминов.
1. A patent is	a. an invention
	b. the right to include others in the making, using
	or selling of the invention in the United States
	с a something that is obvious
2. Patents are	a. degrees
considered to be	b. inventions
	с property
	d. contract rights
3. Copyright protection	a. Washington D.C.
is conferred by	b. federal law
	с invention
	d. industry
4. A copyright is	a. property
considered to be	b. contract
	с a copy
	d. an original
5. A trademark is a	a. word, group of words, or a logo that is a. used
	in connection with the sale of the goods to
	distinguish them from those made by someone
	else
	b. public right to use the word, groups of words,
	or logos
	с state's right to use the word, group of words or
	logos
	d. voluntary protection
6. The symbol of a	a.1T
registered	b.O
trademark is	c.®
	d.TM
7. The symbol for	a. @
copyright is:	b.§
	с & d. ©

8. A trade secret is a. duty to the public

b. a duty to the government

с an idea or information that has commercial

value, because the secret is not known

d. an idea or information that has no value,

because it is known

9. Trade secret a. the idea or information is created protection is acquired b. permission is granted to use the secret when с the secret is written down

d. the secret is video taped

10. To practice patent a. intellectual property regional examination law before the U.S. b. state bar examination

Patent and Trademark с chemist-in-training test Office, a person must d. patent bar examination take and pass the