Please number your answers.1. Introduction:a. Describe your product [Note: you must choose one specific product, rather thanan entire product line and it must either be a type of machinery, a type of foodor a type of clothing]; andb. Select one of the following countries as a potential export market. (no marks, noexplanations required)i. Irelandii. Colombiaiii. Egypt2. Discuss and describe:i. Examples of two different types of intellectual property related to yourspecific Product; andii. For each example of intellectual property, identify the IP right orprotection that would apply (e.g. patent, trademark etc.) (5 marks)NOTE: you do not need to determine what intellectual property thecompany has actually registered; instead, think about the intellectualproperty that could be protected in connection with the product.For example, if I were exporting Canadian food processing equipment, Iwould want to protect my unique machine design process. This could bedone through patent or trade secrets.3. How will you protect the intellectual property rights discussed in Question 2?Describe the legal processes or steps you should take to protect or enforce thespecific intellectual property rights of your Product referred to in Question 2.What legislation applies? You must identify relevant intellectual propertylegislation and provide working links to the legislation in your answer. Discussyour strategy as it applies in:a) Canada (5 marks); and

b) your chosen export market (5 marks).NOTE: You will need to conduct research to answer this question.For example, how would I obtain patent protection for my picklingprocess in Canada and in my chosen export market? My answer for part(a) would identify the applicable Canadian statute, provide a link to thetext of the statute, and briefly describe the process for obtaining patentprotection in Canada.4. What intellectual property law problems or issues could you encounter in yourchosen export market? (2 marks)NOTE: You will need to conduct research to answer this question.For example, if I want to obtain a patent in Narnia, do I need to have alocal office? Do I need to have my application translated into a differentlanguage? Are patent infringement claims taken seriously in Narnia?5. What other (practical) steps (beyond the legal processes that you have describedin question 3) could you take to ensure that your intellectual property rights areprotected in Canada and in your chosen export market? (3 marks)For example, I might not want to disclose my food processing machineprocess to my distributor in Narnia, to reduce the chances of them usingthe process to make their own food processing machine.6. If you worked in product development for your company, is there anything youcould change to make this a new or better product, or sell it in a new market? Ifso, how could you use intellectual property law to protect the uniqueness ofyour new idea or product? (2 marks)