How are the papers in this chapter ordered?

Paper 1 builds the concepts and terms, paper 2 judges licensing and privacy scenarios, paper 3 works on term calculations and damages.

Must the term figures be memorised?

Yes, four of them: copyright 50 years, patent 20 years, trade mark 10 years per term, design 25 years maximum.

S5 ICT | Information Literacy and Intellectual Property Practice Paper 1 (Foundation)

2026-11-04

Tutor Prep Guide · Secondary ICT

Start from the four steps of information literacy, the five types of intellectual property and automatic copyright, then fix the patent and trade mark terms.

Attempt first, mark afterwards　Allow about twenty-five minutes; name the concept (information literacy, copyright, patent or trade mark) before writing the answer.

01　Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10 items
Suggested time	About 25 minutes
Difficulty mix	Foundation 4 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1
Chapter	Chapter: S5 ICT \| Information Literacy and Intellectual Property
Level	S5 (Secondary 5) ICT

02　Questions (10 items)

FoundationWhich of the following best describes information literacy?
FoundationMay a paragraph found online be pasted straight into homework?
FoundationWhat are the main types of intellectual property?
FoundationWhen does copyright take effect in Hong Kong?
IntermediateHow long does copyright normally last for a literary work in Hong Kong?
IntermediateHow long does a standard patent last and from which date?
IntermediateHow long is the first registration of a trade mark valid?
ChallengeDoes free-to-download software mean public domain and free use?
ChallengeWhere is the line between quoting and plagiarising?

03　Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	The ability to define an information need, find it efficiently, judge its credibility and cite the source when used	All four steps matter: finding is not enough without judging reliability, and borrowed content must be credited.
2	No. Paraphrase it or quote it in quotation marks, and cite the source, or it counts as plagiarism	Pasting without a source is the commonest form of plagiarism and is easy for teachers and systems to detect.
3	Copyright, patents, registered trade marks, registered designs, and trade secrets	The first four have statutory or automatic protection, while trade secrets rely on confidentiality rather than registration.
4	It arises automatically once the work is created, with no registration or © notice required	Copyright is automatic; registration applies to trade marks, patents and designs instead.
5	Fifty years after the author dies	The 50 years run from the end of the year of death, after which the work falls into the public domain.
6	Twenty years from the filing date, that is the date the complete specification is filed	Renewal fees are payable each year and the term cannot be extended beyond twenty years.
7	Ten years, renewable for further ten-year periods without limit	A trade mark can be kept indefinitely as long as it is used and renewed on time.
8	No. The licence still governs use: it may require attribution, bar commercial use, or force sharing alike	Free refers to price, not to giving up copyright; the licence defines what you may do.
9	Quoting credits the source and takes only what is needed; plagiarism passes the work off as your own	The test is whether the source is disclosed and whether the amount taken is proportionate.
10	Wrong. Copyright arises automatically without any notice, so use needs a licence or must fall within fair dealing	The absence of a mark is not permission; the image is still protected and commercial use carries real risk.

04　What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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