World IP Day 2025

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Across
  1. 2. Confidential type of intellectual property
  2. 3. This gene editing tool was patented in 2014
  3. 5. A utility patent lasts this many years
  4. 10. The BSC logo is protected by this type of IP
  5. 12. This artist was able to prove in court that the chord progression of his song "Thinking Out Loud" was too common to be infringing the song "Let's Get it On"
  6. 15. David Bowie and this band sued Vanilla Ice for copyright infringement for the song "Ice Ice Baby"
  7. 16. In most jurisdictions, this tool is unable to be listed as an inventor on a patent
  8. 17. Fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission. The musician Weird Al Yankovic utilizes this form of fair use for his songs
  9. 18. Type of Patent for "a new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter"
  10. 19. These brothers filed a patent in 1903 for “new and useful improvements in flying machines”
  11. 21. Patent Criteria that what you are patenting has to be significantly different from existing item
  12. 25. This musician owns the trademark “This sick beat”
  13. 26. Millions of patients treated each year by BSC products
Down
  1. 1. This country was first to patent the “Santa Claus detector”
  2. 4. This phrase is marked on a product as a notice that its inventor has begun the process of applying for exclusive rights to use, sell, or license the product
  3. 6. Type of simple patent submission to secure your priority date
  4. 7. This single layer of carbon molecule material that is about 200 times stronger than steel was patented in 2006
  5. 8. Metallica sued this music platform for allowing their pirated music to be available on their service
  6. 9. The state of being available to the people and not subject to copyright
  7. 11. Type of payment made for the ongoing use of a protected property
  8. 12. This toy was patented in 1947 after being accidently invented when a naval engineer’s spring fell off a shelf and “walked” across the floor.
  9. 13. Type of Patent "granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant"
  10. 14. Thousands of issued patents BSC currently has in force
  11. 18. Patent Criteria to serve a purpose, or improve upon something that is already useful
  12. 20. This type of intellectual property protects original works of authorship as soon as they are fixed in a tangible form
  13. 22. Patent Criteria that the invention is not known of or described in writing anywhere else prior to your application
  14. 23. Type of Patent for "a new, original, and ornamental design"
  15. 24. This company has a patent for “One-Click” buying