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ETH321 Ethical and Legal Topics in Business

Week 2 Discussion  

DQ1 Types of Torts

Explain the required elements for each of the three types of torts: Intentional, Negligence & Strict Liability.

DQ2 Differences between a Patent and a Trade Secret

What are some of the differences between a Patent and a Trade Secret? Why would a company select one over the other?

DQ3 UTSA

UTSA is a state law. To get a patent, one must publicly disclose everything about it to the USPTO making it easy to steal it. What can a patent owner do about infringement?

DQ4 Computer Information

What Laws protect computer information? Could be either federal or state.

DQ5 Business Crimes

What are some specific examples of business crimes? What is the required burden of proof for such crimes?

DQ6 Types of IP

What are the 4 types of IP?   Name them and give some examples.

DQ7 Negligence and Causation

Let's discuss this idea of legal cause.  Consider causation in light of these facts: Mrs. Pfasgraff is standing next to a large scale in a railroad station.  Unbeknownst to her down on the railroad platform two railroad employees are negligently assisting a man with a brown paper bag onto a moving train.  Because the railroad employees= negligence, the man trips and falls and the bag lands on the tracks.  When the bag lands on the tracks it is run over by the train and explodes violently...