Across
- 1. any word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies the source of a product or service and distinguishes it from competitors
- 3. the state of having a paid job or engaging in productive work
- 4. a legal form of intellectual property protection that grants the creator of an original work the exclusive right to use, reproduce, distribute, perform, and display that work
- 7. a government-granted property right that gives an inventor the exclusive legal authority to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period, in exchange for publicly disclosing how the invention works
- 10. a fixed price, charge, or payment made in exchange for a service, privilege, or professional labor
- 11. a collection of government statutes and regulations designed to promote fair, open competition in the marketplace.
- 13. a market situation where a single company or person is the only supplier of a good or service, without viable substitutes
Down
- 2. the actions taken by a nation's central bank (such as the Federal Reserve in the U.S.) to regulate the money supply, control interest rates, and manage inflation
- 5. autonomous government bodies established by legislative acts to set and enforce standards within specific sectors
- 6. the total monetary value of all finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders during a specific period
- 8. the use of government spending and taxation to influence a nation's economy
- 9. a mandatory financial charge collected by local, state, and national governments to fund public goods and services.
- 12. the total market value of all final goods and services produced by the residents and businesses of a country in a given year, regardless of their location