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
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
The rival agency has potentially broken the law of intellectual property, specifically the law of patent infringement if the assistive communication method was patented.