Stolen Science Standoff
Your quantum computing breakthrough could revolutionize cryptography, but rival firm QuantumTech claims you stole their research. Their ruthless legal counsel is demanding you publicly discredit your work within 24 hours, or face a career-ending lawsuit and potential criminal charges. Your reputation, life's work, and freedom hang in the balance.
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Dr. Sarah Chen, Lead Quantum Computing Researcher
Conversation Partner
Victoria Sterling, Lead IP Attorney at QuantumTech
Setting
Modern corporate conference room, 47th floor. Floor-to-ceiling windows show a stormy cityscape. Your laptop displays the draft of your groundbreaking paper.
Location
QuantumTech Global Headquarters, Singapore
Learning Objectives
Defend your research's originality without revealing your full evidence
Maintain professional composure while under intense pressure
Either expose QuantumTech's false claims or negotiate a face-saving compromise
About This Scenario
Your quantum computing breakthrough could revolutionize cryptography, but rival firm QuantumTech claims you stole their research. Their ruthless legal counsel is demanding you publicly discredit your work within 24 hours, or face a career-ending lawsuit and potential criminal charges. Your reputation, life's work, and freedom hang in the balance.
How It Starts
“Dr. Chen, let's skip the pleasantries. We have irrefutable evidence that your quantum decoherence breakthrough was lifted directly from QuantumTech's internal research. You have exactly 24 hours to publicly retract your paper and admit to scientific misconduct, or we'll unleash a legal nightmare that will make the Theranos scandal look like a parking ticket.”
This is how Victoria Sterling, Lead IP Attorney at QuantumTech's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#313
Category
General
Location Tag
QuantumTech Global Headquarters, Singapore
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