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    Trademark We are a small company providing cloud computing services. We are based in Taipei. A competing startup in Singapore is offering a similar service t...
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  • How should we incorporate our startup?
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    Other We are looking for a companies that would be willing to help market a product nationally at first for a share in the profits, how does one find out...
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  • Patent registration in Europe
    Patents What steps have to be taken to register a patent in Europe? Is it important in which country I apply?
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  • How do we protect our IP efficiently as trade secrets?
    Infringement Good morning everybody, We are a startup company based in the UK and would like to strengthen our protection against intellectual property theft...
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  • Trademark Protection in China
    Trademark Hello! We are a startup in the healthcare sector in Great Britain. We would like to expand our business and key partnerships in China. We would lik...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1179 Likes: 0 China
  • are there countries that are more patent-friendly than others?
    Patents Hello! I have heard that some countries, such as India, are less patent-friendly, while others grant broad protection for inventors. Is this true a...
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  • Does our technology infringe another patent?
    Patents Is there a low-cost method to find out whether our technology infringes any patents? For instance, is there any software that can be used for such ...
    Answers: 5 Views: 1477 Likes: 0 United States
  • How to obtain game design rights for a novel
    Copyright Hi there! We are a game design startup based in Australia. For a new product, we would like license a series of novels by an author based in Ru...
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  • Trademarking Smells
    Trademark Hello, Is it true that you can get a Trademark for a smell? Is this possible in the European Union and what would be the requirements to apply f...
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