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Business Immigration With CanadaCIS: How To Start A Successful Business In Canada

YoungUpstarts

while Europe, China, and Japan take 7%, 4%, and 2%, respectively. Low Cost of Doing Business. The cost of starting a business in Canada is 5% lower than what it will cost in the U.S. This was revealed in the results of a comprehensive 10-month study of international business costs by KPMG.

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

This hit RIM (Research In Motion) a few years ago, and cost them $650M to recover. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. We need a global solution. Valid patents have been overturned by unpatented prior art. Applying for a patent is a negotiation.

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Gust

This hit RIM (Research In Motion) a few years ago, and cost them $650M to recover. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. We need a global solution. Valid patents have been overturned by unpatented prior art. Applying for a patent is a negotiation.

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What Start-Ups Need to Know About Protecting Intellectual Property Around the World

ReadWriteStart

Intellectual Property (IP) is vitally important to start-ups. But start-ups face significant challenges in acquiring, maintaining and enforcing their intellectual property. International patent protection is clearly a key component to defensive and offensive competitive strategies within large, global organizations.

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What Start-Ups Need to Know About Protecting Intellectual Property Around the World

ReadWriteStart

Intellectual Property (IP) is vitally important to start-ups. But start-ups face significant challenges in acquiring, maintaining and enforcing their intellectual property. International patent protection is clearly a key component to defensive and offensive competitive strategies within large, global organizations.

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What Start-Ups Need to Know About Protecting Intellectual Propery Around the World

ReadWriteStart

Intellectual Property (IP) is vitally important to start-ups. But start-ups face significant challenges in acquiring, maintaining and enforcing their intellectual property. International patent protection is clearly a key component to defensive and offensive competitive strategies within large, global organizations.

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Software Patents Have Become a Startup Nightmare

Startup Professionals Musings

This happened to RIM (Research In Motion) , and cost them nearly $650M to recover. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. We need a global solution. Applying for a patent is a negotiation. Different rules around the world. So what’s the answer?

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