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What the syllabus expects

  • Implications of legal systems for business
  • Intellectual property rights

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: International Business (MGT 251)

Unit 5: National Differences in Political Environment

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

  • Explain the scope and key elements of legal systems and intellectual property.
  • Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

  • Implications of legal systems for business
  • Intellectual property rights

Detailed Microsyllabus

  1. Legal systems

    1. Compare major legal-system traditions in the course context.
    2. Explain implications for contracts, disputes and business organization.
    3. Recognize jurisdiction and applicable-law differences.

  2. Intellectual property

    1. Distinguish patents, trademarks, copyright and other relevant rights.
    2. Explain business value and infringement concerns.
    3. Identify licensing and protection considerations.

  3. Application

    1. Assess legal issues in a cross-border case.
    2. Use current official legal materials for procedural details.
    3. Avoid assuming protection automatically applies identically in every country.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 115–117.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.