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  • How do we know about the protectability of an "idea"?
    Business strategy "Mark [Cuban] is looking for four things: The company’s core competency, why you’re great, how the idea is protectable and how it can scale." Wh...
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  • Should I get paperwork regarding my equity package?
    Employment About two years ago I joined a startup, in the offer letter they promised me a small percentage of equity vesting with a 12 months cliff and monthl...
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  • Should I protect juridically my software code?
    Patents I have a mobile application with the code stored in a private directory on Github. Is it worth getting a patent for my software? Or is Github enoug...
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  • How should we sell our technology?
    Patents Hello everyone! We are team of three engineers who have created a new technology which we would like to sell to investors or larger tech companies...
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  • Using another website's design?
    Copyright We want to use another website's design for our own. Is it legal to do this or are website designs protected as IP somehow?
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  • shield startup from employment IP agreement
    Infringement I signed an agreement with my employer about 3-4 years ago which says that all Intellectual Property I create belongs to the company. I would like ...
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  • Do trademarks and copyrights transfer across borders?
    Trademark We are starting a web startup which will eventually do business in multiple countries. We want to find the best way to protect our assets in all co...
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  • What should we put in a co-founder contract and do we need a lawyer for it?
    Business formation We are four co-founders based in Austin, TX. We have been working on a software project for two weeks which has real commercial potential. We would...
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  • patent for game mechanics
    Patents Is it possible to get a patent for the mechanics of a game? This would be for the inner workings of our gaming app and to protect us from copycats....
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  • How do I raise funds before I have a patent?
    Patents I have been working on a new type of Virtual Reality (VR) device. I have been able to build a basic prototype, but some of the more essential featu...
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