777 assignment 3 ISM 531

As a technology consultant you will be working with companies doing business abroad. Not all countries have the same ethical beliefs and policies as you. Issues of intellectual property, patents trademarks and trade secrets all arose. Respond to the following situation, stating both the positive and negative factors of operating in Asia. Be sure to include references to the resources in this module.

Situation: A company is considering opening manufacturing sites in Asia. However, the leadership of the company has heard from other leaders working in several Asian countries that they lost trade secrets and eventually pulled out.

Note: Use APA 7th Edition

In order to complete this task, work through the following resources:

1. Complete the LYNDA course Intellectual Property Fundamentals http://www.lynda.com/Business-Business-Skills-tutorials/Intellectual-Property-Fundamentals/165636-2.html?srchtrk=index:1%0Alinktypeid:2%0Aq:Patents,%2Btrademarks,%2Bsecrecy%0Apage:1%0As:relevance%0Asa:true%0Aproducttypeid:2

1. Complete the LYNDA course What Does Trade Secret Law Protect? http://www.lynda.com/Business-Business-Skills-tutorials/What-does-trade-secret-law-protect/165636/168739-4.html

2. Work through the LYNDA Course on Protecting Your Intellectual Property http://www.lynda.com/Business-Business-Skills-tutorials/Protecting-your-intellectual-property/162455/186718-4.html

3. Chapter 8 - Intellectual Property—Patents, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets http://prx-stratford.lirn.net/login?qurl=http://library.books24x7.com/library.asp%3f^B%26bookid= 49592&chunkid=393100888&rowid=838&refid=ZOSQK Digital Media Law, Second Edition by Ashley Packard Blackwell (c) 2013 9781118290729

4. Chapter 11 - Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law http://prx-stratford.lirn.net/login?qurl=http://library.books24x7.com/library.asp%3f^B%26bookid= 63501&chunkid=648245992&rowid=823&refid=ZOSQK Computer Security Handbook, Sixth Edition by Seymour Bosworth, Michel E. Kabay and Eric Whyne (eds) John Wiley & Sons (c) 2014 9781118127063

Watch video How to Protect Your Trade Secrets While Doing Business in China. http://youtu.be/e3hFyEON-Uo