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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | IP LAW FOR STARTUPS MARCH 1, 2011 The Top Five Reasons Entrepreneurs Should Learn About IP Law I’ve spent a lot of time fighting in court about intellectual property ownership and cleaning up startup’s IP messes. I’ve linked to some later posts that explain the topics in more detail and give specific tips about IP protection and avoiding legal liability. I really prefer prevention. Ignorance is not bliss. | | | IP LAW FOR STARTUPS NOVEMBER 21, 2010 Does My Startup Have Intellectual Property? Many companies, however, don’t consider IP protection until they need it.”. Here are the most common areas where most companies have some form of IP protection. See related posts regarding copyright assignment and works made for hire by employees. Tags: IP Basics Recently, I went to a meeting of fledgling entrepreneurs. | | | | | | | |
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IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 What Can a Well Drafted Contract Do For Your Company?
For companies who hire others to create logos, websites, or software for the company, it is critical to understand the following counter-intuitive concept. It is critical to have a carve out in the contract for your developer’s tools and software if you want to reuse and retain the IP rights to your original software. Upfront? MORE >> -
IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2010  Properly Documenting the Creation of Your Startup’s IP
After doing IP litigation for over a decade and spending thousands of hours conducting evidence discovery, people never cease to amaze me. Mattel hired forensic document experts and Bryant admitted at trial that he had altered dates on his records. Name of employer or IP owner. Tags: IP Basics Startup Launch Series MORE >> -
IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010  Patent Myths
Suffice it to say for now, if you hire an online patent filing service, an unskilled patent attorney, or a patent mill to file a provisional application for you, you will likely waste your money. If your invention is something that your potential investor can hire someone else to figure out – file a patent application! Patent Myth No. MORE >> -
IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2010  Part 1 Case Overview: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the Facebook Ownership Litigation
Ceglia alleges that he hired college student Zuckerberg to write software code for two projects in 2003 and that Zuckerberg signed an agreement that sets out the terms. This “work made for hire&# doctrine is complicated and restrictive. Tags: Contract Law Copyright Law IP Mistakes & Blunders Case Overview. Ceglia v. MORE >> -
IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010  A Legally Ignorant Web Designer Can Create an IP Mess for a Startup’s Website
You may think that you are saving money by hiring an individual or a small Web design shop to create your website. You may think that you are saving money by not having an IP attorney review the contract, if any. If the Web designer doesn’t use a proper contract, then you won’t have clean IP rights to the website. Warning! MORE >>
- Does Your Startup Really Have the Right to Sell Its Software? IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
- What Do Your Company Contracts Say About Your Business? IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010
- Why Being Nice to Your Lawyer is Good for Business IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010
- Legal Checklist for Startups SCOTT EDWARD WALKER | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011
- Why Copyright Assignments Can Be Critical for Your Company IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010
- For IP Security at Startups, "Later" Isn't Soon Enough READWRITESTART | TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012
- How To Launch a Startup and Avoid Ending-up in Jail SCOTT EDWARD WALKER | THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011
- Part 2 Specific Lessons: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From the Facebook Ownership Litigation IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2010
- Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups GUST | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
- Copyright Registrations: A big hammer for your small company IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012
- 4 Deadly Legal Mistakes That Startups Make SCOTT EDWARD WALKER | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- When do I need to incorporate a company? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009
- Top Legal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make DEIMAR | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013
- If Google can't get local merchants to self serve, you probably. LIGHTSPEED | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010
- What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011
- Lying on your resume STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012
- How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010
- My Website’s Software Foundation: Do I Own the Code or Can I Sell My Site? IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011
- Startups and intellectual property: how much is a muse worth? HIGH CONTRAST | FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
- Building the Global Startup JOHN O'FARRELL | FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011
- My history of (mostly failed) side projects and startups GABRIEL WEINBERG | MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010
- Protecting The Safe Harbors Of The DMCA And Protecting Jobs A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011
- The risks of being a small investor in a private company CHRIS DIXON | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
- 9 Ways to Get More Out of Google Analytics FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
- Who should learn to program? CHRIS DIXON | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012
- You are the Best One to Build Your Startup Brand GUST | SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012
- The investment that didn’t happen K9 VENTURES | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011
- Notes on the acquisition process CHRIS DIXON | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
- Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- Startup Founder Agreements HIGH CONTRAST | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
- Are You An Internet Entrepreneur In Colorado? Oppose PIPA! FELD THOUGHTS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
- StartupRoar - Great Content for Startups SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011
- What Start-Ups Need to Know About Protecting Intellectual Propery Around the World READWRITESTART | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012
- The Antifragile Startup STARTUPENGINEERING | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009
- PR for a Startup Should Not Start With an Agency STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2011
- You are the Best One to Build Your Startup Brand STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012
- Ten Principles Which Spell Continuous Innovation STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011
- Startup Valuation: How Much Is Your Company Worth? SEED STAGE CAPITAL | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
- Startup Public Relations – Do it Yourself STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010
- 10 Concrete Steps to Assure Business Innovation STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
- 9 Ways You're Ruining Your Online Reputation FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2013
- Getting Series A Ready STARTUPCFO | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
- Didn’t Get Into TechStars? Don’t Sweat It CURRENTLY OBSESSED | FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011
- Unexpected Startup Lesson #2: Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations CURRENTLY OBSESSED | THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010
- In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010
- How to Flip Your Startup in 5 Steps READWRITESTART | SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2011
- When Is A Startup "Venture Fundable?" SEED STAGE CAPITAL | MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010
- Building the Global Startup Part 2: Get Yourself a Strategy JOHN O'FARRELL | TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011
- New Patent Rules: What You Need to Know FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
- Meet the 18 startups rocking Seedcamp Week THE NEXT WEB | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
- Lessons Learned: The lean startup STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
- Legal Documents for Your Startup with Founder's Workbench READWRITESTART | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
- Two Venture Capital Industries - But One Lean Start-Up SEEING BOTH SIDES | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
- How to Start a Startup WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- The When to Incorporate Decision-Matrix THE STARTUP LAWYER | MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010
- Yelp on Review Bust: No More 'Shortcuts' FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
- “Fantastic” beats “efficient” A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- The Forgotten Founder: YouSendIt’s Khalid Shaikh FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012
- Why Co-working Spaces Actually Work FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
- Best Way to Protect Your Brilliant Ideas FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012
- How To Create a Web App WWW.READWRITEWEB.COM | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2007
- Plans are nothing, but planning is indispensable CHRIS DIXON | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012
- The When to Incorporate Decision-Matrix THE STARTUP LAWYER | MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010
- A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
- What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11) BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010
- The Road Map of a Start-Up and the Entrepreneur - Part 4 of 4 RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011
- Anatomy of an Innovation-friendly School THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
- Trademarks registration in India – The Entrepreneur’s Guide. VENTUREWOODS | MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011
- Twitter Link Roundup #71 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More CROWDSPRING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011
- Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. WWW.HUMBLEDMBA.COM | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder WWW.METAMORPHBLOG.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- Big Data: Overhyped And Overpaid? READWRITE.COM | FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
- Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
- CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers BLOG.EXPENSIFY.COM | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012
- Twitter Link Roundup #117 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More CROWDSPRING BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
- Success and Failure — San Diego Startup Community MARKET BY NUMBERS | MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013
- Saving Money in Patent Litigation: Series Overview IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010
- The Sharp End of the Stick « Steve Blank STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009
- Eight Silly Data Things Marketing People Believe That Get Them Fired. OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
- If you don’t think you need it, you haven’t seen greatness JOE KRAUS | TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012
- AnyFi Networks Receives €1.06 Million Funding ARCTICSTARTUP | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
- How Do You Set Up Operations In The US And Why? Interview With Microtask CEO ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011
- Hacking Innovation Education in New York THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010
- What Google's Penguin Algorithm Means for Your Business MASHABLE.COM | WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012
- The Long-Term Value of Loyalty BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010
- The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 3) SOFTWARE BY ROB | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012
- Foreign Report: Startups Are The New Frenzy In The Middle East ARCTICSTARTUP | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012
- A Compilation of the Web's Best Advice for Entrepreneurs PLATFORMS AND NETWORKS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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