Advise the client as to all intellectual property issues it ought to consider prior to proceeding with geological expansion and franchising. ISSUE 1: Potential Trademarks The first issue for the client would be the trademark potential for “Everything Under Twenty” and “Best stuff, best prices”. The term trademark includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination used by a person, or which a person has a bona fide intention to use in commerce…to identify and distinguish his or her
protecting one’s intellectual property Intellectual property is critical to many companies in order to foster innovation and boosting their revenues. Many industries rely on the protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights as they are valuable assets for companies’ success. By protecting intellectual properties, it ensures that the original owner reaps full benefits from his/her ideas, features, products and creations. Prevent and stop others from using you Intellectual Property: Firstly, with
been violated. I feel students just use the “intellectual property rights being violated” as an excuse to get away with plagiarism. Teachers aren’t violating any students right by using a website to check if they have plagiarized. When a teacher checks their students work it is for the benefit of the student because then they can actually learn. That is why I disagree with the statement that PDS websites are a violation of a student’s intellectual property
Protection of Intellectual rights in China Abstraction: Along with Chinese economic reform and open-door policy, current Chinese government made great effort in protecting intellectual rights. Since 1983, China has built an integrated legal system to ensure this protection. On the other hand, many foreign investors and governments still have a lot of complains about the current situation in China and have tried to ask Chinese government make more commitment. In this article, we believe that
relevant to ones work. There is such a legal concept as "intellectual property". Intellectual property is defined as the creation of any intellectual innovation by an individual such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. The law provides him exclusive rights to this innovation and is strictly against theft or plagiarism in any way. Innovators can safeguard their property by one or more of the following: copyright, trademarks
Once one creative medium is given free reign from intellectual property laws, what excuse is there not to make exceptions for all other creative mediums as well? Why should books, photographs, sculptures, digital artwork, etc. all not be liberated from intellectual property laws as well? Another fear, held by both companies and consumers alike, is the possibility of counterfeit products. Individuals would have
livelihoods depend upon the recognition of rights” (p. 1, par. 1) for their intellectual properties. In the contemporary business world, most companies that sell products of some kind depend on other firms for the design, production, and distribution of the product to make it available for selling. Such sales are often either wholesale to retailers or retail to consumers. Violations of the copyrights of intellectual property (IP), destroys the chain of commerce reflected in these different industries;
Introduction 4 3. Intellectual Property Rights 5 1) Patents 5 2) Trademarks 5 3) Copyrights 5 4) Trade Secrets 5 4. The Nature of Threats 6 1) Computer Hacking 6 2) Reverse Engineering 6 3) Physical multimedia piracy 6 4) Online Piracy 6 5) Disclosure of Emails 7 6) Disclosure of employees information 7 5. The Magnitude of the Threat 8 6. Offenders 9 7. The Source of Threat 10 1) Externally influenced theft of IP 10 2) Internally influenced theft of IP 10 8. Methods of stealing Intellectual Property 11 9. Mitigation
The Doha round’s trade negotiations over intellectual property have been long and arduous. After more than a decade there is still no agreement over the extent of patent protection that should be afforded to pharmaceuticals. The shadow of the future adds additional complications, as the involved parties have no reason to settle now, when they can wait and hope for more favorable terms in the future. Despite this looming threat, the future holds promise for a drug access settlement. As technology
Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration. (Usconstitution.net., 2017) Clearly, the Chinese Constitution does not guarantee the freedom of speech, press, assembly or association nor does it define the restrictions under which the government must function to ensure these rights. Conversely, Article 1 of the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution is quite explicit: Congress shall make no law