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  • How does a crowdfunding campaign affect our IP?
    Infringement Dear Sir or Madam, We are a group of IT Professionals based in Nottingham. We are developing products and mobile apps in the HTech/Private Healt...
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  • "Cooperative Marks"
    Trademark What exactly is a "cooperative mark" and who owns it? If we apply for a trademark in the U.S., do we also have to worry about a "cooperative mark" ...
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  • Can we quote from other websites verbatim?
    Copyright Good morning everybody, For our service, we would like to quote content from a number of other websites. The quotes would more or less be verbat...
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  • Copyright Protection for 3D Printer Objects
    Copyright Hello! Thank you in advance for your input! Are 3D Printing Designs protected by Copyright? What about the distinction between the CAD file (STL...
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  • Filing for a Patent?
    Patents How I know if our invention is novel and patentable? How do I file for a patent if it is?
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  • how to determine if our creation is protectable as Intellectual Property
    Patents We are a startup from Brussels, Belgium. Before we go to an attorney, are there ways an inventor can determine if what he has created is protectabl...
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  • How can we protect our Intellectual Property as a startup?
    Patents Hi! We are a small team of MEMS engineers based in Austin, TX. We are planning to start a company focusing on smart systems tech. As mentioned in a...
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  • What does "obvious to one skilled in the art" mean?
    Patents Hi there! We are a startup focusing on wearables and IoT technology. I would like to ask a question about Patent Law: What exactly does it mean whe...
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  • Patented "price quotation system" -- How do we know if we infringe the patent?
    Patents Hello everybody! We are startup company operating out of Germany. We are currently developing an innovative online platform to provide prototyping ...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1146 Likes: 1 Germany
  • Challenge a competitor's patent application for a technology we developed
    Patents Hello! We are a start-up company based in London. A competitor of ours has applied for a patent regarding technology that we believe we developed b...
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