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Trademark
We would like to protect our brand as a registered trademark. We have been using our company name as the brand for our main product, so we were won...
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Patents
If I have a patent which I want to bring into a newly incorporated startup as a co-founder, what is the best and simplest way to do that?
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Copyright
My question is how can I approach a network with my broadcasting idea, yet still retain it's property as my own (at least) until I receive compensa...
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Litigation
Besides incorporation and all the standard consulting and documentation work that goes with it, when will we as a tech startup need a lawyer? I und...
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Business formation
How easy is it to get a Business Tax Registration, DBA and seller's permit in New York City? I mean is there a chance they will reject my application?
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Tax
While most of our customers so far are based in North America, we would like to expand strongly into Asian markets. As a Delaware corp are there le...
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Copyright
There are more and more websites that offer photos, pictures or designs for free or under Creative Commons licenses. How do I make sure that if I u...
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Trademark
I recently found a company using a logo very similar to my distinctive logo. I sent a generic cease and desist letter and the guy called me and sai...
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Fundraising
We are a small team with a mostly technical background and have been bootstrapping our product for a while. We are preparing a larger financing rou...
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Patents
For example, could we present the technology in pitches to investors? What is an investor's take on a provisional patent application?
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