The three family restaurants that my mother manages and owns are known for a spe
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The three family restaurants that my mother manages and owns are known for a special dessert, The Newark Mango Cream Tart With Mango Whipped Cream. People come from all over the country to enjoy this dessert in our restaurants. My family has been serving this dessert for 70 years, since my great-great grandmother Bertha introduced it in 1945 when she opened her first bakery kitchen in Newark. Last month we found to our horror that someone received a patent on a dessert that is exactly like The Newark Mango Cream Tart With Mango Whipped Cream. The successful inventor even sent us a Cease and Desist letter – claiming we can no longer sell this dessert in our three restaurants in Newark because he and not us now holds the patent for this delicacy. The reaction of my uncle Joseph was – "I TOLD you that we should have patented The Newark Mango Cream Tart With Mango Whipped Cream long time ago. In fact Bertha should have done it herself, and if she did we would not have this problem today because we would still have patent protection. Now we cannot sell the dessert anymore and our businesses would collapse." The reaction of my mother to Joseph's statements was that she plans to continue to bake and sell The Newark Mango Cream Tart With Mango Whipped Cream as she has done for years. She is not really bothered by the whole situation. "Nothing will happen to us" she promises. Who (if anyone) has the right attitude in this case? Why? Analyze the two conflicting reactions in detail.
Explanation / Answer
The right attitutde is shown by Cease and Desist. The reason is the pure formation of the dessert which shows quality and standards. The conflicting reactions of Bertha and Cease and Desisit shows that the later are the prime inventor of the Newark Mango Cream Tart. It was their idea taken by Bertha's family.
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