1.Under the America Invents Act in 2011, the USPTO provides patent applicants with the option to prosecute patent claims under the first to invent standard or the first to file standard.

a. True

b. False

2.The fair use doctrine may be applied where the unlicensed publication furthers the essential goal of copyright law and a court determines that it should therefore be excused from liability for infringement.

a. True

b. False

3.The value of a patent comes from the grant of the exclusive right to make or use the invention.

a. True

b. False

4.Uniform state copyright laws extend protection to the author of an original work for the lesser of the life of the author or 20 years from the date of copyright registration.

a. True

b. False

5.Discovery is a common element of state and federal court systems and relates to

a. rules and processes for gathering information, documents, and witness testimony from parties and third parties to support and defend claims

b. rules and processes to identify judicial conflicts of interest

c. rules for questioning the jury panel in the process of jury selection

6.Arbitration provides a legal process where the parties have an opportunity to present evidence and legal arguments and the arbitrator or arbitration panel issues an arbitration award.

a. True

b. False