Intellectual Property and Counterfeit Merchandise
Respond to the following short essay questions based on the course materials presented for weeks 5-8 and researched material from outside the course.
- Please address the following as they pertain to Intellectual Property:
- What is Intellectual Property (IP) and how does counterfeit merchandise impact the U.S. economy?
- What safety and health concerns are posed by counterfeit products?
- How does IP theft pose an existential threat to national security?
- Discuss the action that prompted the “border control offensive” and made the issue of illegal immigration a priority.
- What are “Smart Borders”?
- How have the SMART Port Security, the SAFE Port Act, the Small Vessel Security Strategy, and the Marine Transportation Security Act impacted port security?
- Compare the similarities and differences of the external borders of New Europe with that of the U.S./Mexico border. Which of these (similarities/differences) have had the most positive or negative impact on border security?
Technical Requirements
- Your paper must be at a minimum of 8 pages, at least 2 pages per question (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
- Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
- Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
- Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
- Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
- All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.