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Patents
We want to market a new kind of streaming software which allows for vastly efficient UAV-to-ground information transmission. We have independently ...
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United Kingdom
Fundraising
A VC has agreed to invest in our startup. At this point we have a basic (non-written) agreement on the 'broad strokes' of the investment. My questi...
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United States
Trademark
We have a registered trademark in the EU. We just noticed that a similar trademark is registered in the US – What consequences does this have for u...
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Germany
Fundraising
Presentation, team CV, high level analytics, private product access and such are probably very customary as something to give to a VC before he giv...
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United States
Employment
Hello! I would like to know what generally happens to unvested stock in the event of an acquisition. What would be a good way to handle this issue?
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United States
Patents
We are often told that a startup should have its IP secured before any serious funding can be secured. But applying for patents seems rather costly...
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Singapore
Patents
Roughly two years ago we created a new technology and chose to keep it confidential. Now a competitor has filed what seems to be a patent applicati...
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United States
Contracts
If the licensor and licensee amended and restated the original main agreement without the sub-licensee's knowledge, does this mean the sub-licensee...
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Japan
Infringement
I have a great concept for an online service, but I do not currently have all the programming skills necessary to complete the project. I therefore...
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United States
