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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

Having covered all the bases to ensure that your corporate name is available, the domain name can be acquired, and the name doesn’t infringe any existing trademarks (as we discussed last week ), now is a good time to look at the categories of intellectual property (IP) that are relevant to most startups. Intellectual property.

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How Entrepreneurs Need To Plan To Protect Their Business

The Startup Magazine

Choosing the right structure not only impacts your personal liability but also your ability to protect intellectual property, secure investment, and manage taxes. Having a lawyer draft or review your contracts is essential to ensure they are legally sound and protect your interests. Image Credit 4.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy

Steve Blank

Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) At one of my entrepreneurship classes at Stanford, Dan Dorosin , of Fenwick & West LLP guest lectures about startups and Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

You succeed in convincing one company and a government to adopt computers and learn to code much faster than their competitors /adversaries. But they herald a sea change in what computers are capable of doing, how they do it, and what hardware and software is needed to do it. Classic Computers – Software Updates, New Features.

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No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Between this blog and reviewing applications to Capital Factory I see hundreds of pitches a year. That's what you sound like when you claim that getting a software patent will protect you from competition. Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. Silly, right? Except in certain industries (e.g.

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6 Landmines To Avoid In Web Development Contracts

YoungUpstarts

As the person or entity responsible for designing the site, you can be held liable if your client incurs financial losses as a result of a web site crash. Who is liable for possible intellectual property rights infringement? Who is liable for possible intellectual property rights infringement?

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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

Be able to prove due diligence whenever you can. Whenever you get into any kind of legal dispute, whether it’s an intellectual property claim, a tax audit, or a lawsuit from a disgruntled customer or former employee, the best tool in your arsenal is written records. Protect your intellectual property.