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A trade name can be protected if it is unusual or fanciful.​

A generic term is not protected under trademark law unless it acquires a secondary meaning.​

Proximate cause exists when the connection between an act and an in-jury is strong enough to justify imposing liability.​

Identity theft occurs when a wrongdoer steals another’s form of identification and uses it to access the victim’s financial resources.​

OntheWeb Company is an Internet service provider. OntheWeb’s customer Phoebe commits copyright infringement. OntheWeb is not liable for Phoebe’s activity​

International franchisees usually do not pay fees for the license to use a trademark or trade name.

Frank slips and falls on Guy’s Harbor Tour Boat and is injured. Frank files a suit against Guy’s for $500,000. If Frank is 20 percent at fault and Guy’s is 80 percent, under the “50 percent rule” comparative neg-ligence principles, Frank would recover​

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants Monster Toy Company to produce certain records for review. To obtain the records, the CPSC will issue​

A customer list is not a trade secret.​

A criminal case must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.​