Sample Worksheet - Intellectual Property

Read the news report entitled, "Reasonable royalty award appropriate, but amount was error, 2nd Cir. rules," consult your textbook, and answer the following questions.

1. Identify the stake-holders (persons and organizations affected) in the case.
2. What is a trade secret? How does it differ from patents or copyrights?
3. What is an Invention and Non-disclosure Agreement?
4. What are the two contended trade secrets in this case?
5. What did VMI do to protect its trade secret?
6. What did Autodesk do not to violate any trade secrets?
7. How did Autodesk come to know about the trade secrets?
8. What was the final ruling in the case?
9. Can you find out where Otto Berkes is working now?