Part 1
Scenario - Soliciting Funds
Tarrance copied his employer’s customer database to a USB drive and then used his personal computer to make phone calls and send emails soliciting funding for a fictional business. Several people donated money using credit cards. Tarrance selected several credit cards to order merchandise from Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Amazon.com.
- What crimes did Tarrance commit?
- Are there any corresponding civil actions?
Discussion Question Part 2
Select one of the intellectual property cases/disputes below or conduct a search for a case using the name of a high profile company using, the name of the company combined with terms such as intellectual property, trademark, copyright or patents. Since some disputes are settled by the parties prior to litigation, you may not find actual cases for all intellectual property issues, but you may find some scholarly articles about the dispute.
- Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 2013
- Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Ronica Holdings Limited (Deadmau5) 2014
- Gucci America, Inc. v. Guess, 2012
- Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entertainment, Inc., 2011
- Nike, Inc. v. Already, LLC, 2011
- Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc., 2014
- Park 'n Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, Inc, 1985
- Pods Enterprises, Inc. v. U-Haul Intern., Inc. 2014
- Starbucks Corp. v. Wolfe’s Borough Coffee, Inc., 2009
- Wal-Mart Stores v. Samara Brothers, 2000
- Wrench LLC v. Taco Bell Corp., 2003
Provide the following information about the case or potential lawsuit.
- Names of parties involved
- Type of intellectual property involved in the dispute (Patent, Trademark, Copyright)
- Summary of the issues that include description of the protected property, description of offense and name of the party that allegedly violated the intellectual property rights of the other.
Results
- If the case has already been decided, provide information about the outcome and your opinion of the decision.
- If the case has not been decided, provide information about how you think a judge should rule.