Which of the Following Examples of a Covenant in Restraint

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples of a covenant in restraint of trade is most likely to be against public policy?

• A) The sellers of a dot.com sign an agreement that they will not compete directly with their former company for a period of two years.
• B) A high- tech firm has its engineers sign a contract promising not to reveal any information about patents to any other high- tech, communications, or pharmaceutical companies during their employment tenure.
• C) Partners in an advertising agency sign an agreement that they will engage in advertising sales exclusively for the agency for the duration of their employment.
• D) An entrepreneur sells his successful home baking business to a supermarket chain. He signs an agreement that bars him from setting up a bakery business in the future.
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory describing a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry toward the same-sex parent.

Same-sex Parent

A parent who identifies as having a sexual orientation that is attracted to individuals of the same sex.

Phallic Stage

In Freudian psychoanalysis, a stage of psychosexual development where a child's focus of libido is concentrated in the genital area.

Opposite Sex

A term used to refer to a sex or gender that is different from one's own.