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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

So you’ve chosen a name for your startup, product, or both. Intellectual property. Trademarks , which we touched on last week, are brand and product names, graphic logos, slogans, taglines, and other indicators of origin of the goods or services in question. After eliminating all of these types of assets, what remains?

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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. The four types of intellectual property are trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and patents. Trademarks are an easily recognizable form of intellectual property.

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Tips For Protecting Intellectual Property

YoungUpstarts

It is important to take steps to protect your intellectual property. A simple way to protect your intellectual property is the hold off on filing a patent. Once a patent is filed, others can create similar products using workarounds without violating any intellectual property rights. Avoid Joint Ownership.

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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. I’m proud to contribute to the effort and always enjoy reading what the other authors have to say.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. We chose the name Island because we want to encourage our consumers to kick back and take in the simple joy cannabis brings. 1- From our daughter.

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13 Critical Small Business Legal Requirements to Start a Business

Up and Running

Register your business name. The name of your business identifies your enterprise, which makes it easy for people to notice and understand your business. After you pick a good business name, it’s advisable to register that name to certify and protect it. Secure your intellectual property.

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Patent and Intellectual Property Protection for Startups

The Startup Magazine

An invention with great commercial potential; a catchy business name; artworks and innovative designs. Intellectual property is the most important asset of many start-ups. Here is a summary of the main forms of intellectual property protection in the UK. Patents protect inventions. Patents protect inventions.