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

YoungUpstarts

Big businesses have the means to bully fresh-faced startups into the red—permanently. Intellectual property (IP), which is often the heart of a startup’s business strategy, constitutes a small subset of those legal rights. A startup should implement several protocols to protect itself from the second type of misappropriation.

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Run A Tight Startup Operation: 5 Business Security Solutions To Consider

YoungUpstarts

Launching a startup these days is not as hard as it was just a decade ago. Today, we are exploring various security options that can help you run a tight startup operation without worrying about external forces affecting your work. Even startups and small companies should be able to afford such software. Cloud Services.

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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 startups and larger enterprises, engaging in fundraising rounds is often key to growing a company. IP Management. Below, you can find the most common uses of VDRs. Fundraising.

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Has Blockchain Fever Died Down In 2018?

YoungUpstarts

” According to the authors, just like TCP/IP was adopted massively so as to optimize processes in all industries, so will blockchain technology. The process of adoption will be gradual and steady, not sudden, as waves of technological and institutional change gain momentum.” Massive Adoption and Innovative Applications.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP.