Essays on Patent Infringement

Several people in different parts of the world in both developed and developing countries go without or with little food every day. This is attributed to the fact that there exists not enough food to supply the needs of the people in these countries. As result of factors such as war, political feuds, poor economic prosperity and poor infrastructure, hunger and poverty are generally witnessed in such countries. Therefore their use of genetically modified food is seen as a source of relief to the starving population. It has to be understood that the use of Genetically Modified food may not ...

IPAD Marketing Analysis

Introduction The competitive nature of the business environment in view of a globalized economy and a tremendous surge in technological developments on a daily basis has made the playground cut throat to not only sustain but also grow the business. The success of an organization lies in its undertaking to a thorough investigation of potential opportunities in meeting the needs of the customer wants in accordance with the current trends which make them own the product in view of the image created. Apple’s iPad has been one product which shows what the company is all about in terms of ...

1-Strategic rationale: what are the primary reasons for the acquisition?

In September 2013, Microsoft acquired Nokia at a cost of $7 billion in a bid to strengthen its (Microsoft) position as one of the leading players in the mobile universe. The strategic rationale was in response to the fierce competition in the industry. Microsoft desires to enhance its market competitiveness. Before the partnership with Nokia, Microsoft was virtually irrelevant in the mobile market but its acquisition of Nokia has enabled the company makes inroads in the lucrative smartphone industry. Nokia smartphones run on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system. Sale of Nokia smartphones has gradually increased, and Microsoft would benefit ...

Introduction

Modifying the genetic make-up of food is a concept which has been around for centuries. Farmers have successfully improved food supply through cross-breeding different plant and animal varieties to develop organisms that yield more, taste better and tolerate harsh conditions. In modern times, this has not always been welcome. The Pure Food Campaign (PFC) was established in 1992 as a coalition of restaurateurs, farmers, animal welfare, environmental and consumer groups opposed to genetic engineered food. Around the same time, the U.S. Agriculture Department stated that it would not regulate production and shipping of Flavr Savr, which is a genetically engineered tomato from ...

A whistleblower can be defined as an individual who chooses to expose an injustice or misconduct that occurs in an organization (of which he is typically a member). There are many different types of misconduct that can be exposed in a way that can be construed as whistleblowing – typically, this involves knowing breaking of the laws or defrauding of an individual or interest, or some other kind of corruption. Whistleblowing typically occurs either internally (within the company, for example), or externally (to a larger regulatory body, like law enforcement or the media) (Faunce and Jefferys, 2007). In one recent prominent case ...

As you all may have known by known, our company (M Inc.) has been locked in a long-standing litigation over a specific patent infringement matter. In the end, after an initial hearing and an appeal hearing at the Court of Appeals, the decision turned in favor of M Inc. Nonetheless, even though the amount that M did not lose the amount it was set to lose if the decision had gone in favor of W INc., this trial still cost the company considerable amount. But then again, regardless of whether the expenditures related to the trial are considerable or not, it ...

PART 1

Summary The copyright laws and right of ownership are controversial as different players or parties debate on the issue. One of the widely and globally controversial is a wildlife photographer whose camera was snatched by the monkey taking form of self portrait ‘selfie’ photographs. The photographer decision to sell the images to some of the leading search engines companies went viral with Wikipedia being the last resort. The implications on the Australian laws as the wrangles between the photographer request for the removal of the photos from Wikipedia unfolded. The respective entities entailed refusal of Wikipedia to remove the ...

The article by Jose Pagliery reports on the changing fortunes at Hewlett-Packard in the last quarter of the financial year. In the financial year ending, Hewlett-Packard finished with a very strong fiscal quarter marked by an increase in its shares. This remarkable increase was reported at 6%. This was higher than the specialists in Wall Street had expected with the revenue generated soaring above twenty nine billion dollars. This had a cascading effect on the share price index, with the prices beating specialist expectations. The technology company reported earnings of above one dollar (1.01) for every share for its investors. These results ...

Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Samsung and Apple have engaged each other in multiple of suits in various countries in the world including the United States. The two are the leading companies worldwide with regard to the sales of smartphones and tablets. Despite this success they have been engaged in countless suits in more than 11 countries. In Apple’s case against Samsung in the United States, Apple was suing Samsung for alleged patent infringement violations in a number of their electronic products. Apple also sought redress amounting to billions of dollars as damages if the court found ...

Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Samsung and Apple have engaged each other in multiple of suits in various countries in the world including the United States. The two are the leading companies worldwide with regard to the sales of smartphones and tablets. Despite this success they have been engaged in countless suits in more than 11 countries. In Apple’s case against Samsung in the United States, Apple was suing Samsung for alleged patent infringement violations in a number of their electronic products. Apple also sought redress amounting to billions of dollars as damages if the court found ...

Vaught Incorporated

Vaught Incorporated is a health care consulting firm that was started in 2008 by Chris Vaught. The company began as a humble seven member consultation team in a single room office (Vaught Inc. 2012). Today, the company has over 60 professional staff working in company branches in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia and the flagship in West Virginia. The healthcare consultancy firm made it to the 500/5000 list of the fasted growing companies statewide (Vaught Inc. 2012). The list was compiled by Inc. and published in the Inc. magazine. The company provides customized to solutions to all its clients by considering existing ...

Introduction

The paper is first going to define major terms as used in this paper and then then give a brief description of the company in question; Procter and gamble company. In order to give a detailed analysis of the Intellectual Portfolio of Procter and Gamble, the paper will divide the Intellectual Properties into the three major ones claimed by the Procter and Gamble, Patents, Trademarks and Designs[ CITATION Rya08 \l 1033 ]. In each intellectual property, the paper will give the meaning of the property and give an account of the provisions of the law regarding the same. The paper will ...