Patents,Copyright, and Trademarks 7 and 8
There are two assignments that are listed below and both assignments will need to be completed. Based on the instructions below please complete both assignments.
Book :
Bouchoux, D. (2013). Intellectual property: The law of trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. (4th ed.). Cengage.
ISBN: 9781111648572
Assignment 1 : WEEK 7 Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
Protozoa desires to obtain the secret recipe for a lobster patty that is known by Lobster who is Protozoa’s biggest competitor. Protozoa has attempted to steal the recipe for years. What can Lobster do to protect his secret recipe?
The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:
Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
Include cover page and reference page.
At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.
References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.
Assignment 2 : WEEK 8 Intellectual Property Audit
Refer to page 513 in your textbook. You will find an exhibit showing a questionnaire for an intellectual property audit. Review the questionnaire carefully. As a business owner, what steps would you take to prepare for this audit?
The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:
Write between 500– 750 words (approximately 2 – 3 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
Include cover page and reference page.
At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.
References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.
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In the business world, according to Risch (2007), trade secrets are mainly business information that is regarded confidential and that offers a business enterprise a competitive gain over other players within the market. However, it consists of methods, processes, formulas and other different practices that are supposed significant to an entrepreneur in attaining competitive control.
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