Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Over the past six months, my firm has been engaged by a number of startups with significant intellectual property (“IP”) problems. The purpose of this blog post is to briefly discuss the three most common IP mistakes that startups make. Introduction. Moreover, the IP creation and assignment is forward-looking. .

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Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

For many startups, intellectual property (IP) is their most valuable asset. Below are the three most common IP-related mistakes that startups make — the first of which I discuss in this brief video with Jason Calacanis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqL3Xm5iUCY v=BqL3Xm5iUCY Mistake #1 – Moonlighting at a Prior Employer.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. Intellectual Property. Because many of these businesses dont yet have revenue, valuation discussions arent very scientific, and the process requires some haggling. Start-up | Mondays. Technology | Thursdays.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 4, 2009

If a founder’s company raises more than $50,000 in debt or equity financing, excluding funds from the founder, within 18 months of formation, then the founder must pay a tuition fee of $4,500, which is used to cover the Institute’s expenses in providing the program. Intellectual Property. Description: How to get it.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Readers can anticipate my next point in continuing the analogy: It makes no more sense for a non-lawyer to prepare fundamental legal, governance, equity and intellectual property documents than it would for a patient to self-diagnose and begin taking prescription-strength antibiotics or other medications. Office and equipment leases.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors. . This is why a bottom up approach is more credible.

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blog.simeonov.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

For example, without a clear vehicle (a company) to contribute intellectual property into, a founder who walks away may mean that the future company won’t own its own IP. However, founder agreements are not set in stone and it is common for them to be tweaked by a little or a lot during the first financing by professional investors.

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