Title: Competency Assessment: (CU2 M3)
Course: SkillsCom BA 226 16.0 > Section: Credit Unit 2 Module 3

In a three-page Microsoft Word Docx or rtf file format document, please respond to the following three situations.  Be thorough and complete in your responses.  Use references to support your position and cite them appropriately:

1. Go to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office HERE (Webpage)(Web page copyright owned by http://www.uspto.gov/, use permitted for education per terms of service http://www.uspto.gov/terms-use-uspto-websites.) Search the trademark database for the phrase “Let’s Roll.” Do you think that companies should be able to trademark phrases? Can you find other examples?

2.  “Netbook” is an example of a term the USPTO recently rejected as being generic, even though it was at one point a registered trademark. Can you think of other recent examples of genericized trademarks?

3.Do you think there is any difference between downloading a song on a peer-to-peer network versus walking into a store and putting a CD into your jacket and walking out without paying for it? What are those differences? Should the law treat those two acts differently?

Your response should be typed, double-spaced in standard-sized document (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. You should use a clear font that is highly readable. APA recommends using 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Citations should be in APA format.