MKTG 4280

Register a complaint with the U.S. government and World Trade Organization. Register IP with appropriate agencies in the host country. Notify the local authorities. Negotiate and pursue alternative methods of resolving disputes.

Identify the remedies available to American companies to combat violations of intellectual property rights.

allows an exporter to submit online requests for commodity classification to the Bureau of Export administration. Multiple choice question. ERIC (Electronic Request for Item Classification) STELA (System for Tracking Export License Applications) SNAP (Simplified Network Application Process) ELAIN (Export License Application and Information Network)

ERJC

The _____ protects established intellectual property rights across most of Latin America and the United States. Multiple choice question. European Patent Convention Inter-American Convention Madrid Arrangement Patent Cooperation Arrangement

Inter-American Convention

Which statement is true of Islamic law? Multiple choice question. It encompasses religious duties and obligations only. It addresses issues such as property rights and economic decision making. It lacks laws that regulate human acts. It permits gambling and the payment of interest.

It addresses issues such as property rights and economic decision making.

Identify a feature of litigation. Multiple choice question. It is an informal, friendly negotiation that is usually the first step in resolving a dispute. It uses a disinterested and informed third party to settle a dispute. It involves lawsuits in public courts. It helps preserve the confidentiality of the disputing parties.

It involves lawsuits in public courts.

Which of the following is true of e-commerce? Multiple choice question. It is difficult to purchase and register domain names. It is easy to determine jurisdiction in legal disputes between parties located in different countries. It is easy to establish the permanence of companies and ensure the collection of taxes. It is difficult to establish the contractual validity of electronic communications.

It is difficult to establish the contractual validity of electronic communications.

Identify the features of the U.S. antiboycott law. (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question. It allows U.S. firms to participate in foreign boycotts if they result in increased exports and foreign exchange. It requires U.S. companies to report any requests for participation in a boycott. It prohibits U.S. companies from taking part in foreign boycotts not sanctioned by the U.S. government. It permits participation in a boycott if it has direct impact on the survival of a company.

It requires U.S. companies to report any requests for participation in a boycott. It prohibits U.S. companies from taking part in foreign boycotts not sanctioned by the U.S. government.

Identify the requirements of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) agreement. (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question. It requires participating members to revert patents back to the public domain if the products are not produced within one year. It requires participating members to comply with the minimum intellectual property rights standards by 2006. It requires participating members to join the European Patent Convention (EPC). It requires participating members to establish procedures for enforcing IP rights.

It requires participating members to comply with the minimum intellectual property rights standards by 2006. It requires participating members to establish procedures for enforcing IP rights.

Identify a feature of Islamic law. Multiple choice question. It does not have specific laws that govern property rights. Its dominant objective is social justice. It encompasses religious duties and obligations only. It lacks laws that regulate human acts.

Its dominant objective is social justice.

Which of the following laws apply to U.S. businesses regardless of where they operate? (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question. Laws that prohibit using local content from host countries in products Laws against participating in an unauthorized boycott Laws against accepting bribes Laws against trading with the enemy

Laws against participating in an unauthorized boycott Laws against accepting bribes Laws against trading with the enemy

The _____ protects intellectual property rights across 26 European countries and created the Bureau for International Registration of Trademarks. Multiple choice question. Madrid Arrangement Paris Convention International Chamber of Commerce Inter-American Convention

Madrid Arrangement

can give exporters authority to export goods with unconditional licenses. Multiple choice question. STELA (System for Tracking Export License Applications) ERIC (Electronic Request for Item Classification) ELAIN (Export License Application and Information Network) SNAP (Simplified Network Application Process)

STELA (System for Tracking Export License Applications)

Which of the following information is useful to include in an arbitration clause? The language to be used during arbitration The term of the original contract The place of arbitration The number of arbitrators

The language to be used during arbitration The place of arbitration The number of arbitrators

identify a wrong assumption made by multinational companies. Multiple choice question. Engaging in litigation will result in a poor image and a loss of confidentiality for the company. Shared ownership of investments will improve relations with host countries. Using local content in their product will help boost relations with host countries. The rightful ownership of property can be easily established because their company has established rights in the United states

The rightful ownership of property can be easily established because their company has established rights in the United States.

identify a step that multinational companies must take in order to be successful in the world marketplace. They need to increase the imports and decrease the exports of host countries. They need to avoid the use of local content in their products. They need to populate their workforce in host countries with foreign labor supply. They need to take adequate steps to legally protect their intellectual property.

They need to take adequate steps to legally protect their intellectual property

the extraterritoriality of U.S. laws can cause disputes when _______. Multiple choice question. host countries forbid the use of local content in the products of foreign MNCs U.S. law conflicts with the economic or political interests of a host country U.S. MNCs are held liable for the human-rights abuses of foreign governments host countries seek shared ownership with U.S. multinationals as a condition for investment

U.S. law conflicts with the economic or political interests of a host country

After a dispute arises between parties, the likelihood of securing agreement for arbitration increases when Multiple choice question. a provision for arbitration of any dispute is incorporated as part of a contract. the disputing parties want an informal, friendly negotiation to solve the problem. the disputing parties want to file lawsuits in public courts. a formal domestic or international tribunal exists in the place of arbitration.

a provision for arbitration of any dispute is incorporated as part of a contract.

Identify a way in which multinationals can make money in developing countries while still protecting their intellectual property rights. Multiple choice question. by increasing the imports and decreasing the exports of their host countries by avoiding the use of local content in their products by populating their workforce primarily with foreign labor supply by adjusting their prices based on the comparative income levels in developing countries

by adjusting their prices based on the comparative income levels in developing countries

law is based on the previous decisions of higher courts as applied to the same or similar circumstances. Commercial Common Civil Code

common

A country considers an individual to be the rightful owner of intellectual property if he or she can prove that he or she was the first person to use it. This country is most likely a _____ country. Multiple choice question. religious-law civil-law common-law code-law

common-law

Identify a problem related to the protection of intellectual property. Multiple choice question. Patenting Counterfeiting Licensing Copyrighting

counterfeiting

The Commerce Control List (CCL) _____. includes items exclusively controlled for export by all departments and agencies of the U.S. government includes detailed descriptions about the components used and the manufacturing process of a product indicates whether an item is eligible for export provides details regarding the possible end users of a product

indicates whether an item is eligible for export

Antitrust enforcement protects American consumers by _____. Multiple choice question. making sure that U.S.-based firms that export goods are not allowed to compete on merit enforcing the use of foreign labor supply in American multinationals in host countries making sure that they have access to the products and ideas of foreign and domestic competitors ensuring that local content from host countries is not used in American products

making sure that they have access to the products and ideas of foreign and domestic competitors

U.S. law may conflict with the economic or political aims of a host country when _______. Multiple choice question. the U.S. government restricts joint ventures in a foreign country due to concerns over anticompetition laws the U.S. Justice Department does not hold MNCs responsible for the human-rights abuses of foreign governments U.S.-based MNCs prefer to populate their workforce with domestic labor from the host country U.S.-based MNCs seek to use local content from a host country in their products

the U.S. government restricts joint ventures in a foreign country due to concerns over anticompetition laws

Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of litigation to settle a international dispute? \ It takes up less time and money than arbitration. It maintains a company's image and public relations. The disputing parties face the likelihood of unfair treatment in a foreign court. The confidentiality of the disputing parties is preserved.

the disputing parties face the likelihood of unfair treatment in a foreign court.

Cybersquatting abuses, parody sites, protest sites, and hate sites can be difficult to prevent because _____. Multiple choice question. they use popular domain names they generate a lot of traffic the right to free speech is protected the addresses are encrypted

the right to free speech is protected