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ou work for Wilbur Intergalactic, Ltd., a leading North Carolina processor and purveyor of North Carolina–style pork barbecue.
L’anza Research Inc. manufactures high-quality hair care products in California. Copyrighted labels are attached to all products and packaging.
What is the annual cost of Chinese IPR violations to U.S. companies? How have IPR violations affected the decision of American companies.
Jordan Motors, Inc. opens a dealership in Frankfurt, West Germany, selling American cars.
Compare the EU and U.S. approaches to privacy. How are they different and similar? What are the ramifications for business of each?
The EU passed the Electronic Signature Directive in 2000. It is technology neutral. Germany already had a law that required a specific encrypted form.
There are a number of developments on the African continent in terms of efforts to build a customs union and establish integrated trade areas.
Describe how this small company was affected by international political events out of its control.
May they bring the Chinese cotton shells into Canada, and ship them to the United States despite the quota?
Rewe, a limited liability company with an office in Germany, imported goods from the EU countries.
Germany has had laws regulating beer since 1516. For example, Germany had a law that prohibited additives in beer.
The UK has not joined the monetary union. How has this decision affected business? Switzerland has also not joined the monetary union.
How does the EU’s approach to GMOs differ from that of the United States? How does this affect international business?
May Germany require waste that is shipped to another member state to be disposed of according to Germany’s environmental protection laws?
What is the difference between a directive, a regulation, and a recommendation? Why would the EU choose one over the other? Give examples.
What impact might that have on the Arab League and neighboring countries? How does this balance with the WTO obligations?
Your company has an office in Spain. You have hired a worker, Ms. Jimenez, for a fixed term and have renewed her contract twice.
You are engaged in the competitive perfume business and decide you want to protect your intellectual property in an aggressive way.
Your company is expanding into Europe. You must pick a location for your office and have two locations to choose between.
What are your options if the EU implements a directive or regulation that you believe discriminates against you as a foreign business?
Imagine that you are a student intern and will be spending this semester on assignment to the vice president of international sales at a toy firm.
Suppose that Roger Sobodka, a U.S. executive stationed in Paris, wishes to build a support office for his firm’s technicians in the Parisian suburb of Asnieres.
After conducting a market survey, Penton Intergalactic, Ltd., a manufacturer of plows, believes that there is pent-up demand.
Determine if and how U.S. export regulations apply to personal shipments made through the U.S. Postal Service.
Do goods and technology have “nationality?” What is meant by this statement? Do you think that a nation’s laws should apply.