...The invention and advancement of concrete shaped the world to what it is today. Without concrete nothing today would be possible and it is the most facilitated invention in Earth’s history. The Roman’s developed cement that produced structures of remarkable durability. Most government buildings in America are based on the building styles of Rome. Concrete made transportation a possibility and reshaped the world to what it is today. Usually when there is a need for a solution, someone invents the fix. The Roman’s had many issues and many needs for concrete. Some issues were water purification, transportation, and trade. In Roman time, there was no water purification or storage to distribute from house to house. The Roman’s needed a structure that could transports, filter, and store fresh water. “Just like they conquered other people, they would conquer nature with their engineering. In the end, for this city of a million people, they had 11 aqueducts, 11 channels of over 300 miles, delivering perhaps 150 to 200 gallons per person per day, an amazing amount for the ancient world.”. Before the introduction of aqueducts, water was transported on dirt roads by horse and carriage. People would wait and wait for water and some would die because of the delay. Concrete made a water supply readily available to the roman’s and is the basis for water storage in today’s times. (Herring, Benjamin) Trade and commerce is necessary to gather resources that one country could...
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...Rally Round the Trade Name Professor Michael S. Green Law, Ethics and Corporate Governance 14 December 2011 1. Explain whether or not the fact that Gabby's surname is Rally gives her the right to use it any way she wishes. Since Gabby's surname is Rally it does not give her the right to use the name Rally as the lead name of her business. The Lanham Trademark Act which has a subsidiary division called the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995, which protects company’s ownership rights to names, logos or symbols that depict the name of that business. In this case the name "Rally" has been identified as a prominent car dealership, we then have a brand new company in which its business is in food services. The intertwining of the same names is making it very difficult for anyone to distinguish between pizza pallor and a car dealership. The company "Rally Motors" has the legal right to prevent any other company from infringing on the use of the name "Rally". As Herman made very clear in the video presentation, "If I let you name your business "Rally", then I'll have a used car salesman calling his business "Rally", and he'll open p right across the street" (Rally Round the Trade Name skit). If Herman where to allow this to possibility continue , sooner or later, there would be other companies that would develop wit the same type of business plan and possibly overrun Herman’s car dealership. The usage of the name "Rally” for Gabby's pizzeria is a prime example of the...
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...Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. In reality Betty driving three hours in one-hundred degrees heat for a vehicle doesn’t really have any bearing at all, for the dealer to perform in accordance with the published advertisement. We have all heard the saying “Read the fine lines”, advertising the truck didn’t guarantee Betty that she was going to get the truck, even though she drove three hours to the dealership. Car dealership and any other company that advertise product have the subjected product in bold print or visible for you to see. What they don’t do is put the clause in plain bold print so you can see them; their main purpose is to draw people in to purchasing an item. It would have been a different story if Tony talked to Betty on the phone and discussed with her that the vehicle that she was interested in would be available for her to purchase. When Betty gets to the dealership and the vehicle is sold then; only under those conditions would he have to honor what he promised Betty. When Tony said over the phone “three thousand dollars firm,” explain whether or not he was making an offer that, if accepted, would bind the dealership in contract. Tony made the mistake of telling Betty that her vehicle trade would be “three thousand dollar firm” without stipulating that he would have to check out her vehicle first and then come...
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...GM598 Professor Joan Roberts 1. In a world without trade, what would happen to the costs that American consumers would have to pay for Logitech’s products? The costs that Americans would have to pay for Logitech’s products would be astronomical. This would be due to the fact that the production assembly, resources and the sale of the products would have to be done in the United States. The U.S. labor wage is significantly higher than that of Taiwan or China. Additionally, the company would not be able to manufacture in Taiwan, where manufacturing is cheap and efficient, where the company needs the capacity to produce at high volume and low cost and offer a better designed product-not to mention the Taiwanese factory soon out-producing Logitech’s U.S. facility. Moreover, Taiwan offered a well developed supply base for parts, qualified people, and a locally expanding local computer industry. Without trade, Logitech would be able to rely on China for cheap labor and the assembly of the products with 4,000 employees. In sum, all of these increased expenses and costs would require a rise in the retail price for the consumer. There is also less overall competition in a world without trade, thus allowing Logitech to raise retail price to its consumers. 2. Explain how trade lowers the costs of making computer peripherals such as mice and keyboards? Trade lowers the costs of making computer peripherals in many ways. For one, trade allows companies like Logitech to set up production...
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...1. Explain whether or not the fact that Gabby’s surname is Rally gives her the right to use it any way she wishes. The Federal Trademark Law—Lanham Trademark Act (1946) offers protection and company’s legal right of ownership of its name, logo, or symbol that identifies its products (Halbert & Ingulli, 2010, 342) In this case Gabby is a pizza owner whose last name just happen to coincide with the name of a dealership Rally Motors. Since Gabby is within the same geographical area costumers are confused with its product. According to the Lanham Trademark Act (1946) this could be very well viewed as an infringement of property because it confuses the average consumer as to the nature of the product provided because of the name Rally. In essence, Gabby does not have the right to infringe on the name trademark of the dealership, just because her surname is Rally. Rally Motors has been in business for 40 years, with the same trade name, by using the same name, Gabby gives appearance of either endorsement or confusion as to the product they sell. 2. Explain whether or not it matters that Rally is associated with pizza. The purpose of protecting a company ownership right to its name, logo or symbol is its identity. As mentioned in the textbook Nike’s swoosh or McDonald’s golden arches are easily recognized when seen or when the name is heard (Halbert & Ingulli, 2010, 342). In this case Herman, owner of the dealership, explains that they have been in business for forty years...
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...Rally Round the Trade Name Rally Round the Trade Name Explain whether or not the fact that Gabby’s surname is Rally gives her the right to use it any way she wishes. In this case Gabby Rally is operating a pizza business under the name Rally Pizza, which is taken from her surname Rally. However, within the same geographical location a car dealership already uses the name Rally Motors. The dealership has been using this name for over forty years and Rally Pizza has just recently opened. The name of the dealership is not associated with the surname of the current owner Herman Hays. Regardless that Gabby’s surname is Rally she is not legally able to use that name in commerce. Her use of the business name Rally Pizza is infringement on the intellectual property of Rally Motor. The Lanham Trademark Act (1949), the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1955, and common law provides the legal background protecting the trademarks of business. These acts “protect a company’s ownership rights to the name, logo, or symbol that identifies its products” (Halbert & Ingulli, 2010, p. 342). Section 1114 of the Lanham Trademark Act (1949) states: Any person who shall, without the consent of the registrant use in commerce any reproduction […] of a registered mark in connection with the sale […] of any goods or services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive; […] shall be liable in a civil action by the registrant for the remedies...
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...RALLY ROUND THE TRADE NAME T G Professor: Christina JG Williams, Esq. Course: LEG 500 December 4, 2011 Explain whether or not the fact that Gabby’s surname is Rally gives her the right to use it any way she wishes. A business owner by the Name of Gabby Rally has opened a pizza shop by the name Rally Pizza. However, within the same geographical location a car dealership already uses the name Rally Motors. The dealership has been using this name for over forty years and Rally Pizza has just recently opened. The name of the dealership is not associated with the surname of the current owner Herman Hays. Regardless that Gabby’s surname is Rally she is not legally able to use that name in commerce. Her use of the business name Rally Pizza is infringement on the intellectual property of Rally Motor. The Lanham Trademark Act (1949), the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1955, and common law provides the legal background protecting the trademarks of business. These acts “protect a company’s ownership rights to the name, logo, or symbol that identifies its products” (Halbert & Ingulli, 2010, p. 342). Section 1114 of the Lanham Trademark Act (1949) states: Any person who shall, without the consent of the registrant use in commerce any reproduction of a registered mark in connection with the sale of any goods or services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive; shall be liable in a civil action by the registrant...
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...minutes. In week 5, I will assign teams a set or multiple sets (depending on the number of teams) the Question #(s) to answer. Your presentation should explain to the class the answers to the following questions: Question 1: Explain the term of office for board of directors. Give an account of the director’s and corporate officer’s duty of care towards the corporation. Explain Self-dealing. And finally, What is the CEO and CFO provision laid out by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002? Question 2: Distinguish between general government regulation and specific government regulation. Explain in brief the types of federal administrative agencies with examples. Distinguish between substantive rules and interpretive rules. What is a statement of policy? When are searches by administrative agencies considered reasonable? And finally, How is the general public protected from harassment by administrative agencies? Question 3: What is the United Nation’s Biosafety Protocol for genetically altered food? Give an account of the regulation of medicinal devices in the United States? What are the powers of the Consumer Product Safety Commission? Name some consumer products excluded from the purview of CPSC. Question 4: Describe the purpose and requirements of an EIS? Give an account of state environmental protection laws. Explain the nature and enforcement of the NAAQS? Describe any two legislations that have been implemented to minimize the damage caused by oil spills. How are endangered...
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...Round the Trade Name 1) Explain whether or not the fact that Gabby’s surname is Rally gives her the right to use it any way she wishes. I believe that Gabby has the right to use her surname “Rally” in her pizza business because it’s a different business and is not harming the Rally motor business As long as it’s a different type of business, then Gabby can use the last name “Rally.” Now, if Gabby wants to open up an auto business, she cannot use Rally as the name of the business because it will be confliction with the already existing business. A name or a trademark is what differentiates a business from any other business. Each business name must be unique according to its form or type of business. Just like two corporations cannot have the same name within a state, two auto businesses in the same town cannot have the same name. Gabby cannot use her last name in any way she wishes to. If there already exists a business named “Gabby’s Auto’s” she cannot open another auto shop with that same name. If she were to be allowed to do so, confusion will be created amongst consumers. It would be unclear to which “Gabby’s Autos” one is referring to so she would have to change the name of her business to something else, something more distinguishing that would avoid any kind of confusion. Just because her last name is Rally, it doesn’t give her the right to use it as she pleases. If this were the case, millions of businesses would have the same name worldwide and there would be lots...
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...answers]. Make sure your name and SID# is on every page and staple the pages together. * You may discuss answers with your team-members; however, each student must submit an individual assignment. Plagiarism or submitting the same answers is not permitted. * This worksheet is due at the end of the period on Thurs, October 30, 2014. * Late worksheets will not be accepted. 1. Explain the relationship (and differences) between emissions, ambient concentration, and exposure. Emissions refer to the quantity of a pollutant directly released into the environment, while ambient concentration refers to the concentration of those pollutants in the atmosphere. Exposure is the number of people exposed to these pollutants. 2. Explain the difference between primary and secondary pollutants Primary pollutants are pollutants released directly from a source, while secondary pollutants form in the atmosphere or environment through chemical reactions with primary pollutants. 3. Explain the difference between point source and non-point pollution. Give an example of each. What makes one more difficult to regulate than the other? Point source pollution is released from a single, identifiable source, while non-point pollution is released from various, not necessarily identifiable sources over a large area. Point source solution can refer to, for example, emissions from a smoke stack, while an example of non-point source pollution could be water pollution. Non-point...
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...1. Explain whether or not the fact that Gabby’s surname is Rally gives her the right to use it any way she wishes. To explain whether or not the fact that Gabby’s surname is Rally gives her the right to use in any way she wishes, it is important to verify who starts using the name in commerce first and if there is any intrusion on another trade name used by another business. As an example of how the court would verify this kind of situation, in the case RICHARD STORE CO. v. RICHARD'S WAREHOUSE SALES & AUCTION GALLERY, Inc. The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part a lower court decision that enjoined defendant from using the name "Richard" in its advertisements or to use it to acquaint the public with its goods or merchandise. The court held that the decree should have gone further and prohibited defendant from performing any act of advertising that would directly or indirectly represent to the public that plaintiff and defendant were affiliated. (63 So. 2d 502; 1953 Fla) In reference to the Gabby’s case, Gabby cannot use the name Rally’s as she wishes even though it is her surname. It is important to verify if any business in the local area is using that trade name. Of course she would be able to keep the legal name but always with a choice to change to a fictitious name if needed. It is required on all government forms and applications the use of a legal name of any business including applications for employer tax ID, licenses and permits...
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...Rally Round the Trade Name Patricia Hammonds Professor Bryan Smith Law, Ethics and Corp Governance – Leg 500 March 7, 2012 Explain whether or not the fact that Gabby’s surname is Rally gives her the right to use it any way she wishes. In the above question I will explain whether or not Gabby can use her surname as a business name. In the case of Rally round the trade name, the fact that Gabby’s surname is Rally does not give her the right to use her name for a pizza business. The name is registered for the car dealership; the trademark law protects it. As I explore the word trademark it’s definition is any word, phrase or symbol used to recognize certain manufacturer or seller’s goods and to distinguish them from other competitors. Also in my research According to the “Federal trademark law- the Lanham Trademark Act (1946) and the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995- it was enacted to protect a company’s ownership rights to the name, logo or symbol that identifies its products”. A mark has to be distinctive to serve as a trademark, this mean that the products or services are to distinguish from those manufactured or provided by others. Several categories determine a mark to be distinctive. The categories are; • Arbitrary or fanciful, (the mark bears no logical relationship to the underlying product). Example; the word “Nikon” has no inherent relationship with the camera. • Suggestive (mark evokes or suggests a characteristic...
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... Chapter 25 Question 7 Free trade in the United States has assisted the country to thrive and be successful. Free trade has made its mark on Americans for wealth and prestige. Free trade has brought Americans accustomed to a way of living and that is why there is free between states. There are other factors as to why free trade is free between states and why free trade is not necessarily free for countries. The following will explain. Free trade has given Americans a benefit in the United States. The NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) has given Americans the ability to trade freely with Canada and Mexico. It is only beneficial that there be free trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. All three feed off of each other and will only benefit from each other’s resources and abilities. For example, USDA.gov explains, “In 2007, Canada and Mexico were, respectively, the first and second largest export markets for U.S. agricultural products” (usda.gov). Exports to the two markets combined were greater than exports to the next six largest markets combined. This only allows for trade to increase between the two countries. Canada is benefitting the same exact way. With trading with the United State, Canada is benefitting from the agriculture that they are lacking in the North. With the three countries so closely tied together, this is how and why free trade is evident in the States. There is a reason why it is...
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...During the time period of 1500 to 1750, Spanish colonial America and Tokugawa Japan were the leaders of the silver production. The Ming Chinese government made it mandatory for all taxes and trade fees to be paid for using silver in the early 1570’s. Because of this, many changes came about, which involved social and economic changes to the flow of silver. Changes occurred that changed the way silver was used and thought about during this time. This included increase in trade, adjustment of price, and self-centered use of silver. Documents 4, 7, and 8 describe the increase in trade during this time period. Document 4 written by Ralph Fitch talks about the different merchandise that was received from many places through trade. This included silk,...
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...Mrs. Acres Homemade Pies Business 508 Professor Jack McCaffery Summer 2010 Rosie Wright BUS508 Assignment #1 1. Choose your company or service for your business proposal. It is not to be a franchise (McDonald’s). I would like to complete my business proposal on the company I work for; the name of the company is “Campus Crest Communities”. Campus Crest builds student housing across the United States. Their corporate office is located in South Park, they have 29 properties. 2. Analyze the situations below, complete the actions, and prepare a 3-4 page report with your conclusions: o Given the business situation of Mrs. Acres Homemade Pies (p. 30) and using the economic concepts of supply and demand, explain 1. Discuss what you think will happen to the supply, demand, and price of the product in the short-term; 2. Discuss what you think will happen to supply, demand, and price of the product in the long-term. 3. Explain why you think supply, demand, or equilibrium price will be different, if at all, in the short-term and the long-term. Mrs. Acres Homemade Pies Discuss what you think will happen to the supply, demand and price of the product in the short-term Mrs. Acre’s homemade pies are very successfully within her local supermarkets and a few family restaurants. Although the company’s success is driven by the quality of the product and the incentives provided for her employees. It’s very important that we pay attention...
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