Question 1 of 254 Points

A claim in a U.S. utility patent can be generally directed to the ornamental (aesthetic) features of an invention.

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Question 2 of 254 Points

Each claim in a U.S. patent must succinctly describe an invention, preferably in 1 or two sentences.

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Question 3 of 254 Points

In examining a patent application, the "prior art" potentially available to a U.S. patent examiner may include a written dissertation by a Ph.D. student at Duke, a patent granted in France, an article written in Spanish and published in a newspaper in Guatemala, and even a public disclosure at a trade show in China.

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Question 4 of 254 Points

A license cannot transfer ownership of a patent.

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Question 5 of 254 Points

A genetically engineered mouse with increased susceptibility to cancer, useful in conducting cancer research, is potentially patentable subject matter in the United States.

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Question 6 of 254 Points

The shape of a perfume bottle, or even the shape of just the cap on a perfume bottle, can be patentable subject matter for a U.S. design patent.

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Question 7 of 254 Points

A jury can only find a United States patent to be infringed if all claims in the patent are infringed within the territorial bounds of the United States.

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Question 8 of 254 Points

A U.S. patent confers upon its owner the right for the owner to actually practice an invention as well as to exclude others from practicing an invention unless the patent has been licensed.

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Question 9 of 254 Points

A U.S. patent confers the rights to exclude others from making, having made, using, selling, offering for sale, reproducing outside the United States, and importing the claimed invention(s) in the United States.

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