Kartov Corporation Is in the Business of Developing Pharmaceutical Products

question 71

Essay

Kartov Corporation is in the business of developing pharmaceutical products. It uses a number of highly technical secret processes in its business. Martin worked for the company for five years and then left after an argument with one of the vice presidents of the company. He then went to work for one of Kartov's competitors, which has begun to market similar products that seem to have been produced using the secret processes developed and used by Kartov. What, if any, recourse does Kartov have under the circumstances?

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Definitions:

Instinct

An innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals that is responsive to specific stimuli and critical for survival.

Memory

The processes by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used, preventing them from seeing potential alternative uses.

Mental Set

A tendency to approach situations in a certain way because that method worked in the past, possibly hindering the ability to find alternative solutions.