Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) — Question 151

You are working for a large clothing manufacturer as a computer forensics investigator and are called in to investigate an unusual case of an employee possibly stealing clothing designs from the company and selling them under a different brand name for a different company. What you discover during the course of the investigation is that the clothing designs are actually original products of the employee and the company has no policy against an employee selling his own designs on his own time. The only thing that you can find that the employee is doing wrong is that his clothing design incorporates the same graphic symbol as that of the company with only the wording in the graphic being different. What area of the law is the employee violating?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The employee is violating trademark law because the use of a graphic symbol that closely resembles the company's trademark can cause confusion among consumers regarding the source of the products. Copyright law would not apply here as the designs are original creations of the employee, and 'printright law' and 'brandmark law' are not recognized legal terms.