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Battling Big Business Bullies On The IP Playground: Minimizing The Risk Of Intellectual Property Litigation

YoungUpstarts

Intellectual property (IP), which is often the heart of a startup’s business strategy, constitutes a small subset of those legal rights. Not surprisingly, the best way to avoid IP litigation is to prepare for IP litigation, and the only way to prepare is to know the rules. Trademarks. He earned his J.D.

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What intellectual property (IP) steps should a startup take?

NZ Entrepreneur

IP steps for startups should be the same as for large multinationals, but within their budget. Make IP decisions and do so early. One of the main (and early) steps is to make a considered decision about what IP means to your business and what IP tools will be used to support your business model.

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ? Barriers to entry ?

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Everything You Need To Know About Virtual Data Rooms

YoungUpstarts

A VDR is an online database in which businesses can share and store confidential information, usually used during a financial transaction. For instance, items relating to intellectual property, such as copyrighted works and trade secrets, must be convenient to access but stored in a highly secure location. IP Management.

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Virtual Data Room Cybersecurity is the Latest Business Opportunity

The Startup Magazine

A VDR is an internet database in which companies’ share and store private information used during financial transactions. Data rooms can also store company copyrighted works, trade secrets, and intellectual property. IP Management. Such companies need VDRs to store related IP-documentation.

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What is a trade secret?

NZ Entrepreneur

All too often, we see news stories of high-profile trade secrets disputes involving high legal fees, damage to reputation and, most importantly, a loss of intellectual property (IP) and its related advantages for a business. You have heard it before—Uber® owns no cars; Airbnb® owns no property. productions practices.

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What Big Companies Look For When Buying Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

IP & Technology. Intellectual property is one of the most valuable assets acquirers seek in startups. It’s important that you know the value of your IP and position yourself for a good startup exit. If you have real IP, patents, and trademarks, your startup is going to be worth a lot more.