Individuals and businesses have legal protection for intellectual property they create and own. Intellectual proper【C1】______fro

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问题     Individuals and businesses have legal protection for intellectual property they create and own. Intellectual proper【C1】______from creative thinking and may include products,【C2】______processes, and ideas. Intellectual property is protected【C3】______misappropriation. Misappropriation is taking the Intellectual property of others without【C4】______compensation and using it for monetary gain.
    Legal protection is provided for the【C5】______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【C6】______ a patent, it is confirming that the intellectual property is【C7】______. The patent prevents others from making, using, or selling the invention without the owner’ s【C8】______ for a period of 20 years.
    Copyrights are similar to patents【C9】______ that they are applied to artistic works. A copyright protects the creator of an 【C10】______artistic or intellectual work, such as a song or a novel. A copyright gives the owner exclusive rights to copy, 【C11】______ , display, or perform the work. The copyright prevents others from using and selling the work, the 【C12】______of a copyright is typically the lifetime of the author 【C13】______ an additional 70 years.
    Trademarks are words, names, or symbols that identify the manufacturer of a product and 【C14】______it from similar others. A service mark is similar to a trademark【C15】______is used to identify services. A trademark prevents others from using the【C16】______or a similar word, name, or symbol to take advantage of the recognition and 【C17】______of the brand or to create confusion in the marketplace. 【C18】______registration, a trademark is usually granted for a period often years. It can be【C19】______for additional ten-year periods indefinitely as【C20】______as the mark’s use continues.
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选项 A、ambiguity
B、utility
C、popularity
D、proximity

答案C

解析 考查名词辨析。根据原句中的品牌(the brand)的认知度(recognition)和并列连词and,大致可知本空格应该填入的词是它的同义词或近义词,而C.popularity意为“普及,流行,声望”,刚好符合原句内容,为正确答案。ambiguity意为“含糊不清,模棱两可”;utility意为“功用,效用”;proximity意为“接近,亲近”,均不符合题意。
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