What is a Markman hearing?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 2What is patent prosecution?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 3What are the requirements for obtaining a business method patent? Provide an example of a business method patent.
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 4Describe the requirements for patentability and what is considered non-obvious.
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 5Which of the following situations would not result in disciplinary action against an attorney?
A. Committing an act involving moral turpitude, even though the act is not a crime
B. Being a member of the Communist Party
C. Letting someone else use his/her name as an attorney
D. Appearing in court on behalf of a client without the client's authority
E. None of the above
Q. 6What are the international treaties governing trademarks?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 7The lawyer should instruct the legal assistant to protect the confidences of a client. Which of the following statements are true?
A. A legal assistant shall not, without consent of the attorney/employer, be examined about or disclose any information and privilege is established when a potential client has consulted an attorney prior to retaining the attorney and is maintained even though the client or attorney declines to representation
B. Privilege is established when a potential client has consulted an attorney prior to retaining the attorney and is maintained even though the client or attorney declines to representation and it is necessary for a client to be involved in actual litigation for privilege to attach
C. A legal assistant shall not, without consent of the attorney/employer, be examined about or disclose any information and it is necessary for a client to be involved in actual litigation for privilege to attach
D. A legal assistant shall not, without consent of the attorney/employer, be examined about or disclose any information, privilege is established when a potential client has consulted an attorney prior to retaining the attorney and is maintained even though the client or attorney declines to representation, and it is necessary for a client to be involved in actual litigation for privilege to attach.
E. None of the above