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Trademark
We want to register a name for our startup and use a similar name to our competitor. What is the legal issues with this strategy? For example, say ...
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Hong Kong
Infringement
How do we make sure that the people who test our software and give us feedback do not claim our IP or demand additional payment or shares? Thanks
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United Kingdom
Patents
For a startup based on a new technology, it looks like a common business strategy is to apply for a patent and then keep the technology a secret fo...
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United States
Patents
How far do the rights go that a provisional application gets us? Does it have any effect on applications for the same tech in another country?
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United States
Employment
We are a startup from France with business over France, UK and US. I would like to ask the question regarding sales team hiring policy. What is the...
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France
Trademark
This relates to my previous question ("Application for a Trademark as Individual or Company"), but I would like to ask it as well: When I file a tr...
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Canada
Trademark
Hello everybody! I'm looking to apply for a trademark. The trademark should be the name of my website (and my company) and the logo I've been using...
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Canada
Patents
I work at a design startup which has come up with a new IoT device for private household use. We are interested in a design patent for the device. ...
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United States
Trademark
As a promotion for our startup we would like to give away gift cards for a large national chain as a prize. Can we legally use that company's logo ...
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United States
Copyright
I want to get a logo created from a freelance designer. At this moment he is not aware of the actual client/website for which he has to create th...
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United States
