I have been working on hypothetical situations in Business for practice. Getting stumped on a couple of questions, I come here for a better understanding.

 

A maker and wholesaler of hats, HatsCo generates $50 million in revenue each year. Laura, a mid-level manager at HatsCo, is in charge of a work group that inspects the hats' quality before they are sent to different US merchants. In addition to creating a training manual, a video for new hires, and a detailed checklist of procedures for staff members to follow, Laura has created a very effective quality assurance process that makes sure that any defective or subpar widgets are found and fixed before shipment.

Which kind of intellectual property rights are available to HatCo or Laura to safeguard the materials and quality assurance system created by Laura?

What are each protection's main benefits and drawbacks? Comparing the hypothetical's facts to trade secret legislation. Under these criteria, might the quality assurance procedure be regarded as a trade secret? What actions should the business take to ensure that this procedure is covered by trade secret law?

HatCo's handbook, training video, and checklist might potentially be given copyright protection under the Copyright Act, or are they just a compilation of information that is already common knowledge in the field and not legally protected?