You and a small group of friends have plans to develop a new product that you believe will be revolutionary in the clean energy field: a new form of rechargeable battery that is smaller, more lightweight, and can hold more energy than anything else in the field. you are planning to form a company for your work, and want to make sure you get protections for your intellectual property in place right from the start. besides your product concept, you've got a catchy slogan and name for your company, and plan on developing a website with lots of content about the product and clean energy in general. identify the various types of intellectual property that you will need to protect. how will you protect this property? explain the steps you plan to take and how this will protect your property. make sure to discuss any limits on the protection. also, keep in mind that there may be more than one way to protect ip. if there are pros and cons to the options you choose, discuss them fully

The next dividend payment by savitz, inc., will be $2.08 per share. the dividends are anticipated to maintain a growth rate of 6 percent forever. if the stock currently sells for $42 per share, what is the required return?

Sarah salesrep is brand new to her job selling "lifetime" printers that never need replacement ink cartridges. the problem is that these printers cost ten times more than a regular printer, so it is difficult to get prospective buyers to understand the cost savings of buying it. to break through the barrier and begin making sales, sarah should use a analysis that highlights her printer's lower cost.

9. tax types: taxes are classified based on whether they are applied directly to income, called direct taxes, or to some other measurable performance characteristic of the firm, called indirect taxes. identify each of the following as a “direct tax,” an “indirect tax,” or something else: a. corporate income tax paid by a japanese subsidiary on its operating income b. royalties paid to saudi arabia for oil extracted and shipped to world markets c. interest received by a u. s. parent on bank deposits held in london d. interest received by a u. s. parent on a loan to a subsidiary in mexico e. principal repayment received by u. s. parent from belgium on a loan to a wholly owned subsidiary in belgium f. excise tax paid on cigarettes manufactured and sold within the united states g. property taxes paid on the corporate headquarters building in seattle h. a direct contribution to the international committee of the red cross for refugee relief i. deferred income tax, shown as a deduction on the u. s. parent’s consolidated income tax j. withholding taxes withheld by germany on dividends paid to a united kingdom parent corporation