Suppose Suzy has an established business creating “quillows”—small quilts that fold into pillows. She uses the business name, “Quaint Quillows.” A customer comes in one day and tells her that another person has been making similar products and using Suzy’s business name. What law is the other person violating?
(1 point)
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5 answers
The other person may potentially be violating the law of trademark infringement.
Tort law
Tort law
Administrative law
Administrative law
Intellectual property law
Intellectual property law
Environmental law
Tort law
Administrative law
Administrative law
Intellectual property law
Intellectual property law
Environmental law
The other person may potentially be violating intellectual property law, specifically the law of trademark infringement.
All businesses must comply with applicable laws. Suppose the therapists in a small speech therapy agency develop a specific method of training nonverbal children to communicate. Within six months, the director is given information indicating that a rival agency is now using and claiming credit for their assistive communication method. What law has the rival agency broken?
(1 point)
Responses
Administrative law
Administrative law
Intellectual property law
Intellectual property law
Contract law
Contract law
Environmental law
(1 point)
Responses
Administrative law
Administrative law
Intellectual property law
Intellectual property law
Contract law
Contract law
Environmental law
The rival agency has potentially broken the law of intellectual property, specifically the law of patent infringement if the assistive communication method was patented.