CSL CSL Intellectual Property & Cybersecurity

Question 1

Which federal statute primarily protects software code as intellectual property in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Copyright Act (17 U.S.C.)

Answer

Patent Act (35 U.S.C.)

Answer

Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. § 1836)

Answer

Trademark Act (Lanham Act)

Question 2

The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) of 2016 created a federal civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. What is the statute of limitations?

Accepted Answer

3 years

Answer

1 year

Answer

2 years

Answer

5 years

Question 3

Under what legal theory can a company sue a competitor that hired its employees who brought proprietary cybersecurity algorithms without authorization?

Accepted Answer

Trade secret misappropriation

Answer

Copyright infringement

Answer

Patent infringement

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Trademark dilution

Question 4

Which section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) prohibits circumventing technological protection measures (TPMs)?

Accepted Answer

Section 1201

Answer

Section 512

Answer

Section 107

Answer

Section 301

Question 5

What DMCA exemption allows security researchers to bypass TPMs for good-faith security research?

Accepted Answer

Section 1201(j) security research exemption

Answer

Section 512 safe harbor

Answer

Fair use under Section 107

Answer

Section 1201(i) privacy protection

Question 6

A company's proprietary firewall configuration is stolen via a cyberattack and published online. Which IP law provides the most direct remedy?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

Answer

Copyright law (compilation copyright)

Answer

Trade secret law (DTSA)

Answer

Patent law (method patents)