Individuals and businesses have legal protection for intellectual property they create and
Legal protection is provided for the __66__of intellectual property. The three common types of legal protection are patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
Patents provide exclusive use of inventions. If the US patent office __67__ a patent, it is confirming that the intellectual property is __68__. The patent prevents others from making, using, or selling the invention without the owner’s__69__ for a period of 20 years.
Copyrights are similar to patents __70__that they are applied to artistic works. A copyright protects the creator of an __72__artisitic or intellectual work, such as a song or a novel. A copyright gives the owner exclusive rights to copy, __72__ display, or perform. the work.. The copyright prevents others from using and selling the work, the __73__ of a copyright is typically the lifetime of the author__74__an additional 70 years.
Trademarks are words, names, or symbols that identify the manufacturer of a product and__75__it from similar goods of others. A service mark is similar to a trademark__76__is used to identify services. A trademark prevents others from using the__77__or a similar word, name, or symbol to take advantage of the recognition and__78__of the brand or to create confusion in the market place__79__registration, a trademark is usually granted for a period of ten years. It can be__80__fo additional ten-year periods indefinitely as__81__as the mark’s use continues.
62. [A]retrieves [B]deviates [C]results [D]departs
63.[A]services [B]reserves [C]assumptions [D]motions
64. [A]for [B] with [C]by [D]from
65. [A] sound [B] partial [C] due [D] random
66. [A] users [B] owners [C] masters [D] executives
67. [A] affords [B] affiliates [C] funds [D] grants
68. [A] solemn [B] sober [C] unique [D] universal
69. [A] perspective [B] permission [C] conformity [D] consensus
70. [A] except [B] besides [C] beyond [D] despite
71. [A] absolute [B] alternative [C] original [D] orthodox