1.What do we mean by the right to disaffirm, or the right to ratify? Who has this right? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of legal forms ? 3.What standards have to be met for a product to be 'patentable' ? 4.What standards must a non-compete agreement meet to be enforceable? 5.what are some intervening causes or other defenses to negligence that could be used? 6.when can someone be indirectly held responsible for injury caused to a plaintiff? What are the three major categories of agreements that are unlawful (and thus not enforceable contracts)? Please give an example of each. 8.What do we mean when we say that a brand has acquired a 'secondary meaning'? Why is that significant? 9.Please explain the type of contracts that one can use to bring on additional staff to a company. Mention at least four. 10.What steps must be followed in terminating a labour contract when there are no extraordinary circumstances? 11.What is a 'dual-board' system that most companies in continental Europe make use of? How does this differ from the Anglo-American model of corporate governance? What is the length of time that an owner of intellectual property can have exclusive possession of the following: trdemark, copyright, patent and a trade secret