Which example would the government consider as intellectual property?

a.

a product design that contains a hologram of the logo of the company

b.

a copy of a famous artist’s painting in a new medium

c.

a plant species discovered in the united states for the first time

d.

a method of production that is common to an entire industry

e.

a discount structure offered to the customer at a store

Brandon, a manager at fairpro technologies corp., is required to provide individual performance feedback to his subordinates. in this scenario, the communication between brandon and his subordinates is at a(n) level

Awidower devised his fee simple interest in his residence as follows: “to my daughter for life, then to my oldest grandchild who survives her.” at the time of the widower’s death, he was survived by his only two children, a son and a daughter, and by one grandchild, his daughter’s son. a short time later, the daughter together with her son entered into a contract to sell the residence in fee simple to a buyer. the applicable jurisdiction continues to follow the common law rule against perpetuities, but has abrogated the rule in shelley’s case. at the closing, the buyer refused to purchase the residence. can the sellers compel the buyer to do so?

An investment counselor calls with a hot stock tip. he believes that if the economy remains strong, the investment will result in a profit of $40 comma 00040,000. if the economy grows at a moderate pace, the investment will result in a profit of $10 comma 00010,000. however, if the economy goes into recession, the investment will result in a loss of $40 comma 00040,000. you contact an economist who believes there is a 2020% probability the economy will remain strong, a 7070% probability the economy will grow at a moderate pace, and a 1010% probability the economy will slip into recession. what is the expected profit from this investment?