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CHAPTER 8- Intellectual Property and Cyberpiracy

1. Describe the business tort of misappropriating a trade secret.

2. Describe how an invention can be patented under federal patent laws and the penalties for patent infringement.

3. List the items that can be copyrighted and describe the penalties of copyright infringement.

4. Define trademark and service mark and describe the penalties for trademark infringement.

5. Define cyberpiracy and describe the penalties for engaging in cyber-infringement of intellectual property rights.

CHAPTER 9 - Formation and Requirements of Contracts

1. Define contract and list the elements necessary to form valid traditional contracts and e-contracts.

2. Describe and distinguish among valid, void, voidable, and unenforceable contracts.

3. Describe offer, acceptance, and consideration.

4. Identify illegal contracts that are contrary to statutes and that violate public policy.

5. Describe e-commerce and define e-contract.

PART I

The week's assignment concerns briefing a case from the readings. You can pick any case from the readings. You must pick an actual court case and give the citation. The brief should concern a legal case that is relevant to the following Week 4 Contracts or Property Law, objectives.

Brief the case. Use the IRAC methodology. Discuss the:

I: Issue

R: Rule

A: Analysis

C: Conclusion

The brief is followed by discussion of whether you agrees or disagree with the court opinion and why.

Please put this in a separate paragraph.

PART II

When the brief is completed and in paragraph or two discuss how the legal concepts in the selected case can be applied within a business managerial setting. In other words, explain how the rule discussed in the case have impacted the industry in past and what you see for the future. In your answer discuss the positive and negative effect the case law has made on the industry.

The paper is a minimum 1,250 words in length.

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