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Passage 34
Individuals and businesses have legal protection for intellectual property they create and own. Intellectual property _1_ from creative thinking and may include products, services, processes, and ideas. Intellectual property is protected from misappropriation (盗用）.Misappropriation is taking the intellectual property of others without _2_ compensation and using it for monetary gain.
Legal protection is provided for the owners of intellectual property. The three common types of legal protection are patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
Patents provide exclusive use of inventions. If the U.S. Patent Office _3_ a patent, it is confirming that the intellectual properly is unique. The patent prevents others from making, using, or selling the invention without the owner’s _4_ for a period of 20 years.
Copyrights are similar to patents except that they are applied to artistic works. A copyright protects the creator of an original artistic or intellectual work, such as a song or a novel. A copyright gives the owner exclusive rights to copy _5_, display, or perform the work. The copyright prevents others from using and selling the work. The lehgth of a copyright is _6_ the lifetime of the author plus an additional 70 years.
Trademarks are words, names, or symbols that identify the manufacturer of a product and _7_ it from similar goods of others. A servicemark is similar to a trademark but is used to identify services. A trademark prevents others from using the __8_ or a similar word, name, or symbol to take advantage of the recognition and _9_ of the brand or to create confusion in the marketplace.Upon registration, a trademark is usually granted for a period of ten years. It can be _10_ for additional ten-year periods indefinitely as long as the mark’s use continues.
A)recurred B)identical C)due D)typically
E)grants F)parallel G)popularity H)distinguish
I)retrieves J)renewed K)distribute L)results
M)random N)permission O)instantaneously
