1. Processes, formulas, methods, procedures, and lists are all examples of __________.

• trademarks

• service marks

• trade secrets

• copyrighted materials

2. Nearly two-thirds of the states have enacted criminal codes based on the Uniform Criminal Code (UCC).

True or False

3. The Coca-Cola Company’s soft drink syrup recipe is an example of a __________.

• patent

• trade secret

• trademark

• copyright

4. In terms of intellectual capital, __________ knowledge is highly individualized knowledge that is hard to replicated or even explain.

• explicit

• tacit

• tangential

• savant

5. A warrant may be issued based on __________.

• a preponderance of the evidence

• proof beyond reasonable doubt

• probable cause

• proof beyond a shadow of a doubt

6. A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to investors from their own money or money paid by subsequent investors rather than from any actual profit earned.

True or False

7. In a civil case, the plaintiff must prove __________ that the defendant committed a civil wrong.

• by a preponderance of the evidence

• beyond a shadow of a doubt

• beyond reasonable doubt

• by the substantial weight of the evidence

8. Suppose that Al Kaypon (Al) sets up a scheme to fool investors into thinking that he has invented a new product that will generate millions of dollars in sales. He designs a brochure and mails it to several individuals. At this point in the scheme, what crime (if any) has Al committed? rev: 08_25_2020_QC_CS-223792

• Conspiracy to commit fraud

• Mail fraud

• Embezzlement

• No crime, since none of the individuals contacted have responded to the brochure

9. “Look-and-feel” trademark features are called __________.

• public domain characteristics

• generic traits

• trade dress

• secondary trademarks

10. Agency rules that have the legal effect and impact of the rights of parties are known as __________.

• codified statutes

• legislative rules

• persuasive authority

• executive rules