Description
1.Describe the process for obtaining internet domain names and the procedure for arbitrating internet domain name disputes.
2.Define license and the parties to a licensing agreement.
3.What conduct is prohibited under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? Give four examples of data that is protected by the act and explain what the criminal penalties are for violation of the act.
4.When can corporations be held criminally liable? Can corporate officers and directors be held liable for crimes that they did not participate in or know about?
5.What is a trade secret? What must the owner of a trade secret do to protect it? What must he prove if he sues someone for misappropriation of his trade secret and what can he recover if he wins the suit?
6.List and describe the kinds of marks that can be protected. What features qualify it for protection and what kind of marks cannot be protected?
7.List and describe/distinguish the kinds of intellectual property that can be protected by patents, copyrights and trademarks and tell how long each type of protection lasts
8.Describe the purpose and major features of the Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act.
9.Explain the difference between a bilateral and a unilateral contract and give an example of each.
10.What is the doctrine of quasi contract and when would it be applied?
11.Explain the difference between valid, void, voidable and unenforceable contracts.
12.List and describe the four main elements necessary to form a contract and the two defenses to the enforcement of a contract.
13.List and describe in detail the three requirements of an effective offer.
14.List and discuss the four ways an offer can be terminated by the operation of law.
15. When can silence count as acceptance of an offer? Give detail.
16.Explain and distinguish the concepts of preexisting duty and past consideration and give examples.
17.Explain whether illegal contracts are enforceable.
18.What is the doctrine of promissory estoppel and when does it apply?
19.Discuss illusory promises, gratuitous promises and moral obligation promises.
20.What is consideration? Describe its two elements. Do courts look at whether or not consideration is adequate?
21. Discuss licensing statutes and the effect they have on contracts made by an unlicensed person. Distinguish between regulatory licensing statutes and revenue raising licensing statutes.
22.What is the doctrine of unconscionability, what kind of situations will it apply to, and what must a plaintiff prove to establish that a clause or contract is unconscionable?
23.Discuss the concepts of disaffirmance and ratification of contracts by minors.
24.Discuss the law regarding contracts made with mentally incompetent and intoxicated persons.
25.What is “intellectual property” and why is it hard to protect?
27.What is the Economic Espionage Act and what is its purpose?
28.What is “dilution” of a trademark and why is this issue so important to a trademark owner?
29.Discuss the difference between an express contract, an implied in fact contract and an implied in law contract.
30. What are the four situations in which a court will consider a contract to be unclear or ambiguous? What rules guide a court in interpreting an ambiguous contract?