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Intellectual Property Laws Quick Check 1 of 51 of 5 Items Question What is a descriptive law?(1 point) Responses A type of law that protects a seemingly random act of will. A type of law that protects a seemingly random act of will. A type of intellectual property right that are based on a wide range of valuable information based on confidentiality. A type of intellectual property right that are based on a wide range of valuable information based on confidentiality. A type of legal agreement that may be granted to anyone who invents a new and original concept and the design valid for 14 years. A type of legal agreement that may be granted to anyone who invents a new and original concept and the design valid for 14 years. A type of law that protects a descriptive mark or word that merely describes a product or its ingredients. A type of law that protects a descriptive mark or word that merely describes a product or its ingredients. Skip to navigation

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The correct response to the question "What is a descriptive law?" is:

**A type of law that protects a descriptive mark or word that merely describes a product or its ingredients.**

Descriptive marks are generally not registrable as trademarks unless they have acquired distinctiveness.