IP LAW KAHOOTS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
A claim can be simultaneously valid and infringed - ANS TRUE
Claim construction is done from the perspective of a PHOSITA - ANS TRUE
Provisional applications do not themselves issue as patents - ANS TRUE
The more limitations included in a claim, the broader the claim becomes - ANS FALSE
Claim construction occurs both in court and in patent office proceedings - ANS TRUE
In Morse, the Supreme Court held even the broadest claims of the patent valid - ANS FALSE
A valid dependent claim can be broader than the independent claim on which it depends -
ANS FALSE
Which of the following are not considered intrinsic evidence? Words of the claim, words of
other claims of the same patent, testimony of inventor, none of the above - ANS Testimony of
the inventor
Comprising is a transition word meaning that nothing can be added to the recited elements -
ANS FALSE
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, Put generally, the AIA created a "first to invent" patent system, rather than "first to file" -
ANS FALSE
Pre-AIA, the prior art rules differed depending on whether certain activities were in the US or
abroad - ANS TRUE
What word is a synonym for an invention being a "not new" idea? Obviousness, art, priority,
anticipation - ANS Anticipation
The concept of protective publication was created by the AIA - ANS TRUE
What is a key function of 102? Defines obviousness, defines what constitutes prior art, requires
inventions to be useful, ensures full disclosures of inventions - ANS Defines what constitutes
prior art
The AIA affected the meaning/timing of the "critical date" for patent applications - ANS FALSE
If a utility patent properly claims a provisional, when is the critical date? The provisional app
filing date, the patent issue date, 1 year before the utility app filing date, 1 year before
provisional app filing date - ANS 1 year before the provisional app filing date
The AIA effectively eliminated the "grace period" for inventor disclosures - ANS FALSE
If an art reference discloses a chair, it inherently discloses a chair with 4 legs and a back -
ANS FALSE
Intellectual Property is characterized by what attribute? Intangible, uniqueness, scarcity, all of
the above - ANS Intangible
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
A claim can be simultaneously valid and infringed - ANS TRUE
Claim construction is done from the perspective of a PHOSITA - ANS TRUE
Provisional applications do not themselves issue as patents - ANS TRUE
The more limitations included in a claim, the broader the claim becomes - ANS FALSE
Claim construction occurs both in court and in patent office proceedings - ANS TRUE
In Morse, the Supreme Court held even the broadest claims of the patent valid - ANS FALSE
A valid dependent claim can be broader than the independent claim on which it depends -
ANS FALSE
Which of the following are not considered intrinsic evidence? Words of the claim, words of
other claims of the same patent, testimony of inventor, none of the above - ANS Testimony of
the inventor
Comprising is a transition word meaning that nothing can be added to the recited elements -
ANS FALSE
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, Put generally, the AIA created a "first to invent" patent system, rather than "first to file" -
ANS FALSE
Pre-AIA, the prior art rules differed depending on whether certain activities were in the US or
abroad - ANS TRUE
What word is a synonym for an invention being a "not new" idea? Obviousness, art, priority,
anticipation - ANS Anticipation
The concept of protective publication was created by the AIA - ANS TRUE
What is a key function of 102? Defines obviousness, defines what constitutes prior art, requires
inventions to be useful, ensures full disclosures of inventions - ANS Defines what constitutes
prior art
The AIA affected the meaning/timing of the "critical date" for patent applications - ANS FALSE
If a utility patent properly claims a provisional, when is the critical date? The provisional app
filing date, the patent issue date, 1 year before the utility app filing date, 1 year before
provisional app filing date - ANS 1 year before the provisional app filing date
The AIA effectively eliminated the "grace period" for inventor disclosures - ANS FALSE
If an art reference discloses a chair, it inherently discloses a chair with 4 legs and a back -
ANS FALSE
Intellectual Property is characterized by what attribute? Intangible, uniqueness, scarcity, all of
the above - ANS Intangible
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