If you state in writing, but without proof, that your company’s training shoe is far better than anything the competition can deliver because they utilize child labor to produce their product, you will be violating the following: Question 4Select one:a.Copyrightb.Legal Responsibilityc.Ethicsd.Good business

You are the intellectual property counsel for a company thatsells shoes.  The designers at yourcompany have just designed a pair of shoes that they are excited for thecompany to begin manufacturing and selling. These shoes are highly unique because they look like bananas that arebeing peeled (see below).  The designers areconvinced that this unusual look will make them popular in the crowded shoemarketplace.However, prior to investing the resources to finalize thedesign, create the manufacturing system, and begin marketing the shoes, the CEOof the company has asked you whether and how intellectual property law might beused to protect against competitors copying the shoes or aspects of the shoes.Consider the different forms of intellectual property lawthat you have learned about in this course and whether each form would be agood fit for protecting these unique shoes. Also consider the state of the fashion industry: trends in fashionchange rapidly—which may impact your assessment of which IP protection will bebest in this case.  Please write a 1-2 page explanation of how you think theseshoes could be protected. Provide a qualitative, supported conclusion on how effectively each form of IP you discuss would protect your company. This assignment will be graded on how you apply the three major forms of IP protection available, including alternatives to IP, and your conclusions on how well the different forms of IP would protect your company.

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Question 20Next→A strategy to be a low-cost provider of branded footwear is unlikely to result in the company being one of the best-performers in the industry if the company's management team fails toestablish production facilities in all 4 geographic regions, produce and market branded footwear with a 5-star or higher S/Q rating, and achieve global market share leadership in both private-label and branded footwear.establish total compensation packages for production workers that are big enough to keep their total compensation well above the industry-average in those regions where the company has production facilities--such compensation levels are necessary to achieve high worker productivity.aggressively pursue private-label sales and attain market share leadership in private-label footwear sales in most every year in at least 2 geographic regions.maintain global production capacity (including full overtime) that is at least 5 million pairs greater than any other company in the industry--otherwise the company will be unable to capture big enough sales volumes to be attractively profitable and successfully execute a low cost/low price/high volume strategy.achieve costs per pair sold for both branded and private-label footwear (as reported on p. 7 of the FIR) that are at least close to the industry-low in each geographic region, if not actually equal to the industry-low benchmark.Copying, redistributing, or website posting is expressly prohibited and constitutes copyright violation.Copyright © 2024 by Glo-Bus Software, Inc. ver: 98850←PreviousNext→

During my speech or presentation, I distribute photographs of a product that I claimed to have developed myself but in actuality, this product belongs to someone else. This is an example of:Question 8Select one:a.Smart marketingb.Unethical behaviorc.Bending the truthd.Poor Content Selection

Child labor and sweatshops have existed since the Industrial Revolution and even before that. Many products sold today are created in these sweatshops, even though, living in the 21st century, we like to think we are above such practices. What is one practical way we can try and stop multinational companies from using such labor?Question 18Select one:a.We can ignore the problem because it will eventually go away.b.We can trust that the CEOs and the members of the board of the companies will do the right thing.c.We can justify such practices because they are legal in other countries.d.We can be responsible consumers and research products before buying them.