1. Identify companies and what you consider to be "dominant" designs that they have. Are these designs sustainable (meaning having a long life cycle)?
2. Be sure to understand the differences between trade secrets, patents, copyrights, and trademarks. Each of these so-called mechanisms protect a different type of work or good. Identify what these distinctions are.
3. Why is protecting intellectual property such a "global" problem we hear in the press everyday?