Steve Blank
DECEMBER 10, 2009
Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) Type of IP. _. Just about anything can be patented : circuits, hardware, software, applied algorithms, formulas, designs, user interfaces, applications, systems. Most of this post is from Dan’s lecture.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
What you will convey in your conversations What protections you will place on those communications For example, you might decide that portions of your concept will be controlled more closely (a secret algorithm). I may decide to hold back some detailed specifics around algorithms. How Stealthy Should You Be?
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SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
What you will convey in your conversations What protections you will place on those communications For example, you might decide that portions of your concept will be controlled more closely (a secret algorithm). I may decide to hold back some detailed specifics around algorithms. How Stealthy Should You Be?
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Nearly all businesses, whether they are small or large, are comprised of intellectual property (IP) and trade secrets, which can serve as the foundation for commercial success. The World Intellectual Property Organization defines IP as, “creations of the mind,” which, depending on the business, can take many forms. Algorithms.
Gust
DECEMBER 22, 2011
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.
Hearpreneur
JULY 1, 2020
Several “experts” in marketing and advertising, and IP lawyers, tried to talk me into changing it. After a few years building and refining the software, I knew more about the algorithms Google used to rank pages than just about anybody outside Mountain View. Buttercloth was born. It was just natural. But I stuck to my gut feelings.
K9 Ventures
APRIL 27, 2011
It was a team of two sharp Computer Science PhDs, they had core new technology in the form of the algorithms they ran in the back-end, and also core new technology when it came to the display of information. However, the IP climate remains unchanged, and it’s likely that other villains will continue to exploit similar situations.
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