The  goal of intellectual property law is to encourage  innovation

The  goal of intellectual property law is to encourage  innovation. Individuals and companies will be far less likely to create  new or improved products, services, and works such as movies and albums  if others can readily copy and profit from their efforts.

Choose one of  the scenarios below and determine which type of intellectual property  law applies and whether it would, in fact, provide any remedy. Remember  to identify and explain the elements necessary to claim protection as  intellectual property, why you think those elements are or are not  present, and what other information you would need to make this  determination.

• William  Writer has developed a great idea for a novel. It will feature a young  magician named Henry Pryor who attends a special high school for  magicians. Henry has many interesting friends and even searches for the  Philosopher’s Rock.
• Karen  Kitchens is a fantastic cook. Her best dish is fried chicken. Her fried  chicken is so good that her friends suggest she start a restaurant.  After some thought, Karen agrees. She plans to open Kitchen’' Fried  Chicken, but because the name is a bit long she decided to shorten it to  KFC. Her sign will be red and white and feature an image of Karen’s  father, a white-haired old man with a goatee.
• Sandy  Secretary works for a huge cola company. The company is famous for its  secret formula that it has used for more than 100 years. One day while  looking for something in the boss’s office, Sandy finds a piece of paper  that lists the secret formula. Sandy secretly makes a copy of the  formula and offers to sell it to a competitor.