Blaw Flashcards
Misappropriation
Improperly acquire/disclose information
Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Knowledge leads to economic value/ kept secret
Years
Utility: 20 years
Design: 18 years
Plant: 20 years
Requirements for a patent
Validity ( subject matter )
Novelty
Nonobviousness
Utility
Copyright length
Authors life + 70 years
S corp
No more than 100 shareholders, pass through
Avoid double taxation
Reasonable salaries, loans, expense accts
Securities act of 1933
Info to investors @ IPO
Securities act defenses
Materiality: false info has no impact on decision making
Due diligence: reasonable investigation of financials was conducted
Statute of limitations: civil/criminal liability
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
No insider trading,
Anti-fraud provision
Materiality
Proof of intention to deceive
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Revamp SEC,
Oversight board,
Whistleblowing provision
Dodd-Frank Act
High regulation on banks,
Ends bailouts,
Reforms federal reserve,
Post financial crisis