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    Trademark Hi! We want to register a trademark with the OHIM. The online application seems rather easy, but I was wondering about the classes of goods and ser...
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  • Design Patent Pending -Rights for an applicant
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  • Contract with Chinese manufacturer
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  • What is a cost- and time-efficient way to set up a Berlin-based startup?
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  • Patent
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  • Can we use Paypal for collecting membership fees when there is a lottery involved?
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  • Can we get a patent for the design of our IoT device?
    Patents We have a created a health tech device which has several modes of application. It can be used as a stand-alone or included in certain products as a...
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  • US/UK Patents for innovative streaming service
    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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  • How can a foreign company open a business bank account in Japan?
    Business formation We are a startup company in US, and we'd like to enter market in Japan. What's the easiest way to open a business (corporate) bank account in Japan...
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  • How should we proceed after a VC has agreed to invest in our startup?
    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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