Keeping secrets: companies feud over the ownership of ideas

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Many legal disputes have arisen over whether an individual or a corporation owns intellectual property such as patents and trade secrets. Some firms require their employees to sign nondisclosure and waiver agreements. High technology firms are particularly prone to these disputes.

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Brands bite back: band-name manufacturers are pulling out all the stops in the war against generic rivals

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Brand-name consumer products makers are using several strategies to regain market share from private label goods, which now enjoy a 21% share of the Canadian retail market. The techniques include emphasizing service, increasing advertising spending, and lowering prices.

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Back to the Alamo

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NAFTA was approved by US, Canadian and Mexican heads of state, but opposition to the treaty is growing. Passage of the treaty in the US and Canada may be difficult to achieve.

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