|
Assignments:
The assignments due for each class are listed below. On separate sheets of paper answer the questions and case problems for each class assignment. Make two copies of your answers, one copy for yourself to use during class discussion, and one copy that you will submit to me at the beginning of each class. You may prepare the answers handwritten or typed - your choice. (Most students prepare the answers on a word processor and then print two copies.) Most answers to case questions and opinions may be answered briefly - in one, two, or three sentences.
You will not be allowed to attend the class unless you have completed the homework. It is permissible for students to study together and discuss the answers to the questions and cases. However it is not acceptable for one student to type the answers and print copies for his friends. Each student must type or write his own answers.
If you have any questions while reading the assignments and preparing your answers and opinions, phone me (UB: 203-576-4378 or Home: 203-255-4020), or send me an e-mail (profweg@bridgeport.edu), and I will get back to you promptly.
ASSIGNMENT FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009, STAMFORD GRADUATE CENTER (SGC):
Show up on time. BE ON TIME (9:00 A.M.). Part of your grade is based on on-time attendance. Bring your textbook to class. At the beginning of class I will give you a brief information form to fill out. It should take you about two to three minutes to fill out the form. I will walk around the room and you will give me:
(1) The completed information form,
(2) One copy of your completed homework assignment, and
(3) A check or cash in the amount of fifty ($50) dollars to pay for the updated, August 2009 edition of the text, which also covers handouts to be incorporated into the text. If you pay by check, make the check payable to "William E. Greenspan." I will give you a receipt since you may need one to be reimbursed by your employer. In any event, you will need one to prove you paid for the text.
After I have collected the information forms, your homework assignments, and your money, I will give you an introduction to the United States court system and how law is made in the United States. Then we will discuss the homework assignment.
On August 23, we will be discussing Intellectual Property Law - Patents and Copyrights, which is covered in Chapters 6 and 7 in the text. For your convenience the assignment is broken up into three separate parts. Pace yourself. Don't wait until a few days before class to start your homework. It is estimated that each of the three parts will take you approximately four hours to complete.
Patents. Read Chapter 6 (pages 1 - 26). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 9, 19, 27, 28, 29, and 30.
Copyrights. Read Chapter 7 (pages 1 - 25). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 8, 9, 24, 25, 62, 63, and 66.
Copyrights. Read Chapter 7 (pages 26 - 59). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 46-47, 60, 61, 64 and 65.
ASSIGNMENT FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6:
Show up on time. BE ON TIME (9:00 A.M.). Part of your grade is based on on-time attendance. Bring your textbook to class.
On September 6, we will be discussing Intellectual Property Law - Trademarks, Trade Secrets, and the Protection of Ideas, which is covered in Chapters 8 and 9 in the text. For your convenience the assignment is broken up into two separate parts. Pace yourself. Don't wait until a few days before class to start your homework. It is estimated that each of the two parts will take you approximately four hours to complete. Once again, make two copies of your homework assignment (handwritten or typed) and be prepared to submit one of the two copies to me at the beginning of class.
Trademarks. Read Chapter 8 (pages 1 - 47). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 18, 26, 27, 50, 51, 52, 53, and 54.
Trade Secrets and the Protection of Ideas. Read Chapter 9 (pages 1 - 19). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 10, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23.
Later in the afternoon I will give you a mid-term test, a case on Intellectual Property for your individual, written `analysis. This is open-book. You may use your text, notes, and a dictionary, but you may not consult other classmates.
ASSIGNMENT FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20:
Show up on time. BE ON TIME (9:00 A.M.). Part of your grade is based on on-time attendance. Bring your textbook to class.
After I return and comment on the mid-term test, we will go over the homework assignment.
On September 20, we will be discussing Antitrust Law - the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, and Federal Trade Commission Act - which is covered in Chapters 2, 3, and 5 in the text. For your convenience the assignment is broken up into four separate parts. Pace yourself. Don't wait until a few days before class to start your homework. It is estimated that each of the four parts will take you approximately four hours to complete. Once again, make two copies of your homework assignment (handwritten or typed) and be prepared to submit one of the two copies to me at the beginning of class.
Restraints of Trade - Section 1 of the Sherman Act. Read Chapter 2 (pages 1 - 25). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 23, 48, 55, 56 and 57.
Monopolies - Section 2 of the Sherman Act. Read Chapter 2 (pages 26 - 35). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 34, 35 and 50.
Exclusive Dealing Contracts - Section 3 of the Clayton Act. Standing to Sue - Section 4 of the Clayton Act. Read Chapter 3 (pages 1 - 22). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 12, 21, 22, 34 and 36.
Unfair Methods of Competition - The Federal Trade Commission Act. Read Chapter 5 (pages 1-21). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 7, 8, 21, 25 and 26.
ASSIGNMENT FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4:
Show up on time. BE ON TIME (9:00 A.M.). Part of your grade is based on on-time attendance. Bring your textbook to class.
On October 4, we will be discussing Antitrust Law - the Robinson-Patman Act - which is covered in Chapter 4 in the text. For your convenience the assignment is broken up into three separate parts. Pace yourself. Don't wait until a few days before class to start your homework. It is estimated that each of the three parts will take you approximately four hours to complete. As usual, make two copies of your homework assignment (handwritten or typed) and be prepared to submit one of the two copies to me at the beginning of class.
Price Discrimination - Section 2(a) of the Robinson-Patman Act. Read Chapter 4 (pages 1 - 12). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 10, 11, 12, 47 and 50.
Meeting not Beating Competition - Section 2(b) of the Robinson-Patman Act. Payment or Acceptance of Commission, Brokerage - Section 2(c) of the Robinson-Patman Act. Read Chapter 4 (pages 13 - 29). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 22, 23, 49, 52 and 54.
Payments for Services or Facilities - Sections 2(d) and 2(e) of the Robinson-Patman Act. Knowingly Inducing a Price Discrimination - Section 2(f) of the Robinson-Patman Act. Read Chapter 4 (pages 30 - 44). Answer the questions and case problems on pages 38, 44, 48 and 53.
Later in the afternoon, I will give you a final exam, cases on Antitrust Law for your individual, written analysis. This is open-book. You may use your text, notes, and a dictionary, but you may not consult other classmates.
__________
|
