Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 BUS 624/625

Week 4 - Discussion 1

Required Resources

Text

Langvardt, A. W., Barnes, A. J., Prenkert, J. D., McCrory, M. A., & Perry, J. E. (2019).  Business law: The ethical, global, and e-commerce environment  (17th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com  

· Chapter 4: Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, and Critical Thinking

· Chapter 8: Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition

Book

Ajami, R., Goddard, J. G., & Khambata, D. M. (2014).  International business: Theory and practice (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com

· Chapter 8: International Law and Global Orientations

· Chapter 9: Sociocultural Factors

Articles

Carbonara, P. (2018, June 6). Walmart, Amazon top world’s largest retail companies (Links to an external site.). Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercarbonara/2018/06/06/worlds-largest-retail-companies-2018/#5c47fcef13e6

· In this article, the author provides information about rankings of the world’s largest companies in Forbes’ Global 2000 list that will assist you in your Walmart Case Study assignment this week. Occasionally articles linked to the Forbes website return an error. Should you get an error when selecting the hyperlink, copy and paste the URL into a web browser. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Kestenbaum, R. (2017, May 18). Is Walmart good or bad for America? The question may be outdated (Links to an external site.). Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2017/05/18/is-walmart-good-or-bad-for-america/#2508388022ae

· In this article, the author provides information about Wal-Mart’s impact on the U.S. economy and labor force from an ethical standpoint that will assist you in your Walmart Case Study assignment this week. Occasionally articles linked to the Forbes website return an error. Should you get an error when selecting the hyperlink, copy and paste the URL into a web browser. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Menzies, F. (n.d.). The top ten cultural risks for global business (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://cultureplusconsulting.com/2015/06/23/top-ten-cultural-risks-global-business/

· In this article, the author provides information about cultural issues in global business that will assist you in your Walmart Case Study assignment this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Wilbert, C. (2018, April 26). How Wal-Mart works (Links to an external site.). Howstuffworks. Retrieved from https://money.howstuffworks.com/wal-mart.htm

· In this article, the author provides information about how Wal-Mart began and its growth strategies. This information will assist you in your Walmart Case Study assignment this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Multimedia

McGraw Hill. (n.d.). YBTJ_intellectual_click_arg (Links to an external site.) [Video clip]. In Intellectual property: Click here, get sued [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.viddler.com/embed/37be50a1/?f=1&autoplay=0&player=full&disablebranding=0

· In this video, the presenter provides information about the facts of a potential case of intellectual propertyinfringement. This information will assist you in your Intellectual Property discussion this week.This video has closed captioning. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

McGraw Hill. (n.d.). YBTJ_intellectual_click_prof_def (Links to an external site.) [Video clip]. In Intellectual property: Click here, get sued [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.viddler.com/embed/8fc0ee71/?f=1&autoplay=0&player=full&disablebranding=0

· This video providesa profile of the defendant in the case and will assist you in your Intellectual Property discussion this week. This video has closed captioning. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

McGraw Hill. (n.d.). YBTJ_intellectual_click_prof_plaint (Links to an external site.) [Video clip]. In Intellectual property: Click here, get sued [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.viddler.com/embed/eef250e4/?f=1&autoplay=0&player=full&disablebranding=0

· This video provides a profile of the plaintiff in the case and will assist you in your Intellectual Property discussion this week. This video has closed captioning. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

McGraw Hill. (n.d.). YBTJ_intellectual_click_react_def (Links to an external site.) [Video clip]. In Intellectual property: Click here, get sued [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.viddler.com/embed/c0e674c8/?f=1&autoplay=0&player=full&disablebranding=0

· This video provides information of the defendant’s reaction and will assist you in your Intellectual Property discussion this week. This video has closed captioning. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

McGraw Hill. (n.d.). YBTJ_intellectual_click_react_plain (Links to an external site.) [Video clip]. In Intellectual property: Click here, get sued [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.viddler.com/embed/36326200/?f=1&autoplay=0&player=full&disablebranding=0

· This video provides information of the plaintiff’s reaction and will assist you in your Intellectual Property discussion this week. This video has closed captioning. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Instructions

Prior to beginning work on this discussion,

· Review Chapter 8 of the course textbook.

· Explore the You Be the Judge - Intellectual Property: Click Here, Get Sued videos:  Case Argument (Links to an external site.) ,  Defendant Profile (Links to an external site.) ,  Plaintiff Profile (Links to an external site.),  Defendant Reaction (Links to an external site.) ,  Plaintiff Reaction (Links to an external site.) .

Discuss how you would rule if you were the judge in this case.

· Did Mr. Higgins infringe on Ms. Garner’s Patent?

· Is Ms. Garner’s patent valid?

· Does Ms. Garner’s patent meet the requirements of being novel, non-obvious, and having utility? Explain why or why not.

Your initial response should be a minimum of 200 words.