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I sometimes see questions on forums like Quora about how to stop people stealing your invention idea. Does this happen so often in professional exp...
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Hong Kong
Copyright
I am looking for useful sources on protecting copyright. I am in the process of writing a book based on my own new and independent interpretation o...
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United Kingdom
Business formation
My fellow cofounder sent me a 6 page cofounder agreement. While it may look fine to me, I am not experienced with this sort of thing.
Should the...
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United States
Contracts
Hi. Generally speaking, how effective are NDA agreements in protecting ‘David’ against ‘Goliath’ where a small enterprise is presenting an origina...
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United States
Patents
What kind of protection does an Australian patent give in other jurisdictions, if any? If the product is not patented yet in the UK (for example) c...
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Australia
Patents
I was told that for some patents you have a 1-year grace period before filing them. What would be the reason then to file for a patent before it is...
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United States
Other
How do people usually approach publishing a board game? Is it better to start small or to approach a larger company to partner with? In either cas...
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United Kingdom
Patents
I have invented a secure computing platform that has a large cryptographic component to it and am preparing to apply for patents on my invention. ...
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United States