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  • What is the difference between GmbH, UG, LTD ...
    Business formation Hi! We are based in Germany and France and would like to know which type of company would be most suitable for a technology startup. Our base of op...
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  • If we register our startup name as a trademark, can we also get the domain name held by somebody else?
    Trademark Hi, I would like to know about a trademark-related issue: We recently wanted to trademark our startup's name. There is no other trademark registere...
    Answers: 4 Views: 2326 Likes: 13 Hong Kong
  • What are the non-standard issues for which a startup needs a lawyer?
    What exactly would we need to hire a lawyer for? It seems like most of the initial legal issues a startup might face are pretty standardized by now...
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  • How do startup board seats work?
    Business formation I am about to incorporate my startup as a c-corp and I would like to know more about board seats in startups. How do I as CEO set the company up so...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1783 Likes: 2 United States
  • How should we manage our software license?
    Infringement We would like to start monetizing part of our software product lineup, but we want to make sure that we have reasonable control over what happens w...
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  • Patent rights assignment
    Contracts Company S used to have a wholly owned subsidiary in the UK (“S-UK.”) S eventually shut down S-UK. S-UK held a number of patent assets. S diss...
    Answers: 4 Views: 2197 Likes: 6 United Kingdom
  • Patent rights assignment
    Patents Company S used to have a wholly owned subsidiary in the UK (“S-UK.”) S eventually shut down S-UK. S-UK held a number of patent assets. S diss...
    Answers: 2 Views: 1943 Likes: 3 United Kingdom
  • Can I get a provisional patent in Europe?
    Patents Hi! I have heard a lot about provisional patent applications in the US, which are supposed to be really popular with startups. I'm not quite sure w...
    Answers: 5 Views: 14269 Likes: 15 Germany
  • Minimal legal work & cost for 2-person startup
    Business formation What are the minimal legal services I need to launch a startup with 2 people and how much should I pay? We should be able to run the business and b...
    Answers: 2 Views: 2284 Likes: 6 United States
  • What should we do regarding trademarks?
    Trademark We're in the process of establishing our company and would like to get some information on the issue of protecting our trademark. We have a logo, a...
    Answers: 6 Views: 2272 Likes: 12 Canada