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Evil dragons occupied the local market and started selling fakes all around.
They can only be defeated if you find the correct answers to their questions. Would you help us to regain the market from them?
Be careful, if you miss the correct answer, the territory remains in dragons’ hands forever. Moreover, 2 consecutive wrong answers and the beasts take a stall back from you.
All our trust is in you. ☺
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Who/what do you support with purchasing counterfeits?
Trademark owners Developing new technologies Organized crime gangs Reaching better life qualityFrom the countries listed below, which one is the source of the most counterfeit garments?
Turkey Indonesia Greece Falkland-islandsYou rented a movie form an online store (e.g. iTunes Store). If you want to watch it with your friends, how can you legally do it in Hungary?
Only in the school during a lession At home, but only with a few friends In my pal’s pub There is no legal way of sharing this with my friends, I took it from the store so I am the only one who can legally watch itWho invented a new and easier method of creating soda-water that helped soda captivating the whole world?
Karoly Gundel Ányos Jedlik Thomas Alva Edison Gordon RamsayWhere do I have to register my songs to protect them?
Registering is not compulsory, songs are automatically protected by copyright from the moment of their creation at IMRO (International Music Registry Office) at WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) at InterGongWhere can you legally play a copyrighted song without royalty payment?
Barber shop School event Pub Football arenaThe main function of a trademark is to distinguish the products of different producers. However, no one can monopolize commonly used words as trademarks. Based on this statement, which could be a trademark of mineral water?
Waatha Mineral water Dihydrogen-monoxide Condensed steamWhat are the most commonly counterfeited medicines?
blood pressure regulators botox Steroids and erectile dysfunction medicines Allergy medicinesAre there illegal online pharmacies in Hungary?
Yes Hungarian laws do not allow online pharmacies There are some but those operate illegally Yes, all webpage where you can buy medicine are considered as online pharmacyWhat type of medicine can legally sold in an online pharmacy?
OTC medicines only (medicines without a requirement for a prescription) prescription medicines only painkillers Baby formulaWhat do you have to do with your novel to have it protected?
Registering is not compulsory, novels are automatically protected by copyright from the moment of their creation You have to register it at WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) You have to file a trademark application for the title You have to insert the copyright sign © to the bottom-right corner of the titleWhich one is true?
By using streaming services (like Spotify, Deezer, Netflix, YouTube), royalty payment is not applicable because you do not download the whole piece of work to your device Streaming is legal if the service provider pays the royalty fees Torrent is legal because you only download a tiny little part from every uploader Torrent is illegal, even with the copyright owner’s approvalWhat is the title of the Orson Welles movie (1973) about a Hungarian painting forger, Elmyr de Hory (originally: Elemér Albert Hoffmann)?
Francis the forger Festival of fakes F for fake Forged flatWhich of the following cannot be protected by copyright?
graffiti presentation novel trilogy mathematical operationWhat was the original purpose of the invention of Coca-Cola in 1884?
headache medicine seasickness medicine limescale remover mouthwashGéza Gárdonyi, a famous Hungarian writer died in 1922. Do you have to pay royalty fee if you want to translate one of his novels?
No, a translation is never subject to copyright and royalty Yes, a translation is always subject to copyright and royalty Yes, because your translation will also be protected by copyright No, because more than 70 years have passed since the author’s deathGabriel García Márquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude died in 2014. Do you have to ask permission from the copyright owner to create a screenplay based on his novel?
No, a screenplay is not subject to copyright Yes, because less than 70 years have passed since the author’s death Yes, a screenplay is always subject to copyright No, because your screenplay will also be protected by copyrightWhy is a trademark useful? Pick the FALSE answer!
It gives you monopoly in using this mark on products and or services With this, nobody can counterfeit my products You can give licenses for using your trademark that can generate significant profit It helps the consumers’ orientation during their purchasesYou are a fan of the Forrest Gump movie. Do you act legally if you register the ’Forrest Gump’ expression as a trademark?
Yes, if there is no such trademark on the territory you want to register this trademark. Yes, but only with a permission of the copyright owner No, because expressions in foreign language cannot be registered No, because personal names cannot be registered as trademarkPatent gives you exclusive rights to protect and use your invention for 20 years. You can patent your invention if it is new and inventive and can be made or used. Why a patent is advantageous for both the inventor and the society? Pick the FALSE answer!
Patent protection can secure to regain the amount invested in research and development by the inventor. The inventor does not keep the invention in secret and therefore it can be a basis of new inventions and the general technical progress It can provide financial sources for new researches and inventions Anything that was patented is free to use and produce and therefore it establishes the continuous technical progress that is beneficial for the whole societyGeographical Indications (GI) are used for identifying the geographical origin of a product. What can NOT be a GI?
a name of a place or a region a name of a mountain or a sea exceptionally, a name of a Country a name of a person or a companyPick the one that is NOT protected by Geographical Indication
Acetto Balsamico di Modena Bordeaux wine Seat Cordoba CognacYou have invented a new solar panel that is 25% more efficient than the existing ones. What intellectual property right can NOT be registered related to this invention?
Trademark for the brand name of this solar panel Patent Copyright DesignAre prescription only medicines the exclusive targets of drug counterfeiters?
Yes, those are the ones that are worth dealing with All medicine is prescription only Yes, those are the ones that contain active ingredients No, even vitamins can be counterfeitedCan a melody be registered as a trademark?
No because you cannot record and register it in a way that has evidentiary power Yes because in can be distinctive and it can be recorded and registered properly No because it is protected by copyright and it is a completely different form of intellectual property This question is not regulated by any lawIs it worth protecting a trademark?
No need and no possible way to do that No need for that because all trademarks can be freely used by anyone. It does not matter; trademarks can be downloaded from any trademark registry database Yes. Among other reasons, it hinders counterfeiters to generate profit from your brands and to destroy the reputation of your brand.Can a gesture be registered as a trademark?
No, because if it was registered, no one else could use that gesture any more Yes, if it is distinctive and can be represented in a registry (e.g. in a video file) No, because it cannot be always repeated in exactly the same way Yes, but only by a famous rock starWhat is a patent good for?
It is not good; everyone can read and steal my invention from the registry. During the term of patent protection, it is only you who can manufacture the patented invention or can give license subject to payment to others to do so. With a registry, people will know that the investment belongs to you and that makes you famous It is not good, it is very expensive.Why is it good for the trademark owners if their products are being counterfeited?
Counterfeit products bearing their trademarks make their genuine products more popular Trademark owners automatically get financial compensation after counterfeit products It is not good for them It has advertising power so this can increase the number of genuine products sold.Can you evade the responsibility if you sell fake shoes on Facebook as „Replica”?
Yes because you informed the buyer properly. Yes, replica products are exceptions in trademark law No, according to trademark regulations, only watches can be sold as replica No.You have ordered 2 branded football jerseys from Far East. During the online order, you paid the products with bank transfer. Customs held up the goods on the EU border and the trademark owner informed them that the jerseys were counterfeit. What will happen to your money and to the jerseys?
You paid for the jerseys so you will get them. The trademark owner will oblige you to remove the infringing trademarks. In most of the cases, the jerseys will be destroyed. You will never see your money back. You will get your jerseys but Customs starts an administrative procedure against you. You will never see your money back. You will get your jerseys but Customs starts an administrative procedure against the sender. You will get your money back at the end.You sell Hello Kitty garments without permission from the right holder. Is this legal?
Yes, according to the relevant regulations, only human can be copyright owner, cats can’t. No, according to the relevant regulations, all living creature can be copyright owner, this obviously includes cats. No, it is illegal without the trademark owner’s permission Yes. The cat served as the basis of the Hello Kitty character died more than 70 years ago and therefore the figure can be used freely.In 2020, EU Commission declared the fight against counterfeits as a priority and established a Coordination Committee to organize the enforcement measures in the EU. This is called HENTEX.
True. The Hungarian HENTEX Directorate is the HENT (Hamisítás Elleni Nemzeti Testület) which has special jurisdiction in the territory of Hungary to seize and destroy counterfeit goods in simplified procedures False, the name of the Coordination Committee is AFFEX. False, HENTEX has already been established in 2019. Numerous counterfeit production facility have been eliminated in the EU territory by regional HENTEX directories since then. False.