Securities and International Regulatory Agencies Paper

Individual Assignment: Securities and International Regulatory Agencies Paper

The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the effect of domestic and international regulatory agencies and court systems on business transactions and dispute resolution.

Read the following scenario:

You are the CEO of Bonner, a U.S.-based farm equipment corporation. Bonner recently announced the release of an innovative new tractor with technology based on a patented invention developed by Bonner\’s engineers. Bonner\’s vice president, who is aware of the upcoming product offering, bought 100,000 shares of Bonner stock prior to the announcement. You found out about the vice president\’s stock purchase on the day of the announcement.

One week after the announcement, Bonner received a letter from a German farm equipment corporation, accusing Bonner of patent infringement based on the new tractor\’s technology.

Bonner\’s board of directors asked you to assess the vice president\’s liability for the stock purchase and the company\’s options for resolving the German corporation\’s patent infringement claim.

Write a paper of 700- to 1,050-words in which you address the following:

At least 3-5 APA references, which should include the course text and 3 peer-reviewed documents.

Also, use information from Chapter 32, 33, 41& Appendix 1 from your reading book: Cheeseman, H.R. (2015). Contemporary business law (8th ed.). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection Database.

Where ever you get information from the read book: Cheeseman, H.R. (2015) and you place it into your own words. Please do this at the end of the paragraph or sentence. So, I will know what Chapter you obtained this information from. (Cheeseman, 2015, “Chapter 32”), (Cheeseman, 2015, “Chapter 33”), and (Cheeseman, 2015, “Chapter 41”). Thanks!

Also, references 3- peer-reviewed documents

Assessment

Explain why Bonner is the owner of the invention
Discuss the intellectual property rights owned by Bonner in the invention
Assess the liability of Bonner\’s vice president for purchasing the corporation\’s stock prior to the announcement of the new tractor.
Assess whether Bonner has any legal or ethical duties to disclose the stock purchase, and if so, to whom?
Solution

Compare the resolution of the patent dispute in a U.S. court with the resolution of the dispute using the World Intellectual Property Organization\’s (WIPO) dispute resolution program. Search the internet to review WIPO\’s dispute resolution program. (Information about WIPO\’s dispute resolution program may be located on their website by searching the Internet for WIPO).
Suggest a method of dispute resolution (e.g., arbitration, mediation, litigation, WIPO dispute resolution), why that method would be desirable for resolving the dispute, and how and where the dispute resolution should be held (United States, foreign country, online, etc.).
Prevention

Discuss risk management procedures Bonner can adopt to avoid or reduce situations like these from happening in the future.

Cite to at least three peer-reviewed references, identified and defined in the Instructor Policies (Spiering, 2018, Researching Assignments).

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Required elements

Students earn their grades based on the Grade Rubric. It will be inserted with comments at the end of each graded paper, along with other specific comments inserted directly into the paper itself. A grading scale (i.e. A -F) is provided in the Instructor Policies (Spiering, 2018). So, students earn high grades by satisfying each bullet point in each section – Content, Organization/Development and Mechanics.

Please note that the Mechanics section of the Grade Rubric requires the integration of research in APA format, including in-text and reference citations.

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WK 5 IND RUBRIC

Grade Rubric for Week 5 Individual Assignment: Securities and International Regulatory Agencies Paper

Content 60 Percent

6 Points

Score

Additional Comments:

Assessment

Explain why Bonner is the owner of the invention.
Assess the liability of Bonner\’s vice president for purchasing the corporation\’s stock prior to the announcement of the new tractor.
Assess whether Bonner has any legal or ethical duties to disclose the stock purchase, and if so, to whom.
Solution

Compare the resolution of the patent dispute in a U.S. court with the resolution of the dispute using the World Intellectual Property Organization\’s (WIPO) dispute resolution program.
Suggest a method of dispute resolution (e.g., arbitration, mediation, litigation, WIPO dispute resolution), why that method would be desirable for resolving the dispute, and how/where the dispute resolution should be held (U.S., foreign country, online, etc.).
Prevention

Discuss risk management procedures Bonner can adopt to avoid or reduce situations such as these from happening in the future.
Highlighted bullets and/or specific comments depict areas to improve in content and to hone your research and writing skills.

Organization / Development 20 Percent

2 Points

Score

Additional Comments:

The paper is 700-1,050 words in length.
Easy to identify next topic of discussion – APA-formatted [sub]headings, and transitional sentences and paragraphs are used throughout paper.
Logical content development, e.g., introduce, define, explain, and apply concepts.
Sentences and phrases are well constructed, strong, and varied.
Appropriate tone – use of objective, 3rd person writing is encouraged.
words

Mechanics 20 Percent

2 Points

Score

Additional Comments:

Professional appearance – same font size, type, and spacing used throughout paper.
The paper–including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page–is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with properly formatted in-text citations and a reference page.
Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed. Spelling is correct.
At least 3-5 APA references, which should include the course text and 3 peer-reviewed documents. Students are encouraged to materials from the Class Activities and University Library.