Yanni's Yachts has created a specially designed awning for its boats.Yanni's did not patent the awning.Dream Boats purchased one of Yanni's boats and then copied the awning from the boat it purchased from Yanni.
A)Dream Boats has appropriated a trade secret.
B)Dream Boats has appropriated a patent because a patent need not be registered to be valid.
C)Dream Boats has misappropriated Yanni's awnings.
D)none of the above

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Since Yanni's Yachts did not patent the awning, it cannot be considered a patent infringement by Dream Boats. Additionally, without information suggesting the awning was a trade secret or that specific measures were taken to protect it as such, it cannot be considered a misappropriation of a trade secret.

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