Colonel Cars Inc Case Study
Spreading the information about new, yet the unannounced product of the company belongs to the trade secret area of intellectual property (Pagnattaro, Cahoy, Magid,, Reed, & Shedd, 2016. p.317). It is mentioned in the case, that information was kept secret The vice president of the Colonel Cars Inc. misappropriated the information which had economic value to his former employer company when he came out with an ad campaign for the new employer, centered on the same product. However, according to the law regulations (Pagnattaro, et. al, 2016. p.320), there is a complication in establishing misappropriation in the case of former employees if they did not sign a confidentiality contract or special agreement to not compete against the company. It is not mentioned in the case if such agreement was signed so it can create certain difficulties for the company to protect its intellectual property. The other types of intellectual property Colonel Cars Inc. have are for sure patents because the company introduces inventions to the market. Copyrights are likely to be found in the company as well because it produces many kinds of creative expressions.
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References
Pagnattaro, M., Cahoy, D., Magid, J., Reed, O. & Shedd, P. (2016). The legal and regulatory environment of business. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill …
