Intellectual Property Ethics

It was not ethical for Normandale to sell the alleged knock-off products for a lower price. The founder, and all contributing members of Mathis, Inc put in a lot of time, money and creativity. To take someone's product and adapt it to increase your profit is not only unfair, but unethical. Just as they have a Code of Ethics for their, employees, prevent fraud or theft, the same should apply to them as well. Intellectual property is defined as any product of the human intellect that law protects from unauthorized use by others, according to Cornell University Law School. Under Intellectual Law, we have patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. This law provides assurance for authors and inventors they will receive proper compensation for their work. In the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, it addresses Congress's ability to regulate copyrights and patents. The Commerce Clause gives them their power to regulate trademarks. There is an Intellectual Property Enforcement Team within the USPTO. Because patents are only valid in the United States, the inventor must apply for a patent in each country. The Enforcement Team helps to improve this in our country and in others. The team is called, The United States Patent and Trademark Office Overseas Intellectual Property Attache Program. It works
Once Countess Lori-Ann (CLA) participated in producing fake Mathis, Inc designs, both Normandale and CLA are not guilty of felonies crimes. Under section 471, the intent is there. Under section 472, sells or attempts to pass is there. Section 473 address buying, selling, delivers to be used as a true genuine is evident. Both companies are in danger of being fined or imprisoned. CLA was guilty of violating the Lanham Act. The Laham Act states that any marking, symbol et cetera that is identified with a particular brand, is a trademark. CLA violated this by copying distinctive