1) Financial management deals with 2 things‚ managing a company’s finances and: RAISING MONEY 2) Which of the following was not identified as 1 of the 4 main financial objectives of a firm? TIMELINESS 3) The 4 main financial objectives of a firm are: PROFITABILITY‚ LIQUIDITY‚ EFFICIENCY‚ STABILITY 4) Match the financial objective with the correct definition: STABILITY/ THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE FIRM‚ PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO ITS DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO
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Thomas Edison: Inventor or Patent Thief? Most inventions are created from a multitude of ideas and a number of men‚ and one man simply cannot be credited for the inventions such as the phonograph‚ the kinetoscope‚ or the light bulb. Unfortunately‚ it is usually the corrupt businessman who exploits such creations and claims them as his own who receives the lion’s share. Thomas Alva Edison was an ideal example of such a person. Edison hardly played any role in the actual production of anything revolutionary
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spring of 2012‚ Apple and Samsung went to a patent war with release of the Samsung’s Android mobile devices and tablets for their products looking too similar to Apple’s style‚ user interface‚ patents‚ and trademarks such as the rectangular boxes in which the apps appear on the main screen. And this began the many lawsuits that would spring up between the two competing electronic companies. In the end‚ Apple won their initial lawsuit against for patents infringement and was awarded one billion dollars
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jp Agenda Impact of earthquake What changed in the past 10 years? What changes in the next 10 years? iSuppli Corporation – 2 Copyright 2000-2009 iSuppli Corporation. All Worldwide Rights Reserved. Confidential – Patents Pending Supply Chain • Japanese have high market share in material market Components Electronics Equipment • Semiconductors Materials • Silicon • Glass • Resins • Chemicals • Metals • And more… Memory‚ Microcomponents‚ Logic
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alleging that Coramandel Indag Products‚ Ltd. has infringed on two of their patents (Numbers 104120 and 125381) that are used in their weed killer‚ but was actually brought down to one patent. Defendant: Coramandel Indag Products‚ (P) Ltd. (CIP) – an Indian Private Limited Company that has supposedly used 2 of Monsanto’s patents in their weed killer. ISSUE : MC has brought suit against CIP for supposedly violating patent rights that MC had patented in February of 1979 under the name of Butachlor
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his own workshop in Mannheim developed and built engines for a living. In the year 1885‚ he develops his first prototype. Named the Benz Patent Motorwagen‚ his three wheeled car is patented in 1886 and considered by many as the first car ever made. According to the same author‚ Gottlieb Daimler‚ a German engineer like Benz‚ leaves his work to get his own patent and create the first fuel powered motorcycle. He then proceeds in the 1890 ’s to create Benz ’s 4 wheeled counterpart‚ with slightly more
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US 20110313189Al (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2011/0313189 A1 Varotto et al. (54) (43) Pub. Date: 1.4-FULLERENE ADDENDS IN PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS (76) Inventors: (51) Dec. 22‚ 2011 Publication Classi?cation Int- Cl C07C 69/616 (2006.01) Appl. No.: (22) Filed: C07C 25/22 C07C 211/61 (200601) (2006.01) Barbara‚ CA (US); Jang Jo‚ Goleta‚ CA (U S) (21) Allesandro Varotto‚ Santa Barbara‚ CA (US); Fred Wudl‚ Santa
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Contingency for a Verdict Overturned on Appeal M International (“M”) and W Inc. (“W‚” a competitor of M) have been engaged in long- standing litigation over a specific patent infringement matter. Below is a summary timeline of specific events that have taken place related to this matter: In May 2007‚ W filed a claim against M for patent infringement. For the year ended December 31‚ 2007‚ management of M determined that a loss for this matter was probable and represented that the estimate of loss
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Jane is suing Paul in Federal court for patent infringement of her water filter product. Jane has requested a Federal judge issue a preliminary injunction to prevent further damages of sales of her product in the market. Paul claims his product is different from Jane’s and therefor noninfringing. What rule of law‚ standards and guidelines will a judge need to determine whether to grant Jane’s request for a preliminary injunction? Under 35 U.S.C. S. § 283‚ the rule states “several courts having jurisdiction
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innovation. Many new ideas are born but “most die a lonely death‚ never seeing the light of commercial success.” As is the case with inventions‚ so trade secrets‚ utility models/petty patents and patents are relevant for protecting‚ managing‚ exploiting and leveraging innovations. Economic studies have revealed that patents are the preferred IP right sought for the protection of technological innovations. This seems to reflect the use of the terms ‘innovation’ and ‘invention’ as synonyms . Consequently
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