Question

With relevant examples discuss intangible business property that is protected by law and which an entrepreneur should consider when starting up a business

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Intangible property are useful resources, they are asset that are not physical but they produce much economic benefits to organization , entrepreneur.some of this asset are Goodwill, brand recognition, as well as intellectual property.

Some of these intangible asset are intellectual property and are protected by law from stealing away by those that are not authorized to it.

Examples of intangible business property that is protected by law are:

✓patent

✓copyright

✓ franchises

✓trade mark

✓Goodwill

✓tradenames

✓ trade secret

1)Patent is one of the intangible asset granted by government and protected to an inventor who is entrepreneur that exclude others from selling as well as using the invention for particular period of time. If an entrepreneur comes up with an invention it will be protected for him/ her. it can be categorized as utility, design, and plant. Example of invention that falls under utility is microwave oven. Other invention are light bulb, printing press.

2) copyright is another intangible property, in which the original works of authorship of an entrepreneur is protected, dramatic, musical work as well as computer software, and architecture of an entrepreneur is protected, this will help the entrepreneur to enjoy the benefits of his/her labor and to grow fast in term of finance.

3)trademark is another intangible property that is protected by law which includes design, expresion, sign that identifies the product of a company from another, when an entrepreneur is starting a business , trademark is important because his/her product will be easier to identify by consumer and this helps business to grow faster. Example is the logo that Apple( apple shape with a bite) uses as trademark on all their products, swoosh logo that Nike uses on their products

4)trade secrets is an intangible property as well as intellectual property that is been protected by law it contains processes, design, information with inherent economic values that are not generally known by everyone, this is important to enterprenurer because trade secret helps the individual with the secret to sustain his/her business without been hijacked. Example of trade secret is the

secret formula for Coca-Cola which other soft drinks producer doesn't know.