Intellectual Property Rights Violations are a serious problem for U.S. companies doing business abroad. The U.S. Government’s Export Portal, export.gov, contains information on Help with Trade Problems. Research the dangers of these violations and how they adversely affect exporters. Global marketers can avoid legal conflicts by understanding the reasons conflicts arise in the first place.

Case study Using the resources and links from the site above, discuss what can be done to protect businesses. Specifically, discuss the role of technology in protecting intellectual property rights of a business.

Research using articles primarily from Trident Library’s full-text databases like (Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete and/or ProQuest Central). Government sources shared earlier the course may also be helpful.

1. Identify and describe two legal issues that relate to global commerce.

2. Describe two sources of political risk. Specifically, what forms can political risk take?