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  • Using another website's design?
    著作権 We want to use another website's design for our own. Is it legal to do this or are website designs protected as IP somehow?
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  • design patent for 4-yr-old design
    特許 We would like to market a device the design of which we developed about four years ago. At the time, we sold one device in a 'private' sale and gav...
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  • Does it pay to get a patent?
    特許 A friend tells me that technology patents are not really useful for web-based startup companies. Either the patent office doesn't grant patents for...
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  • What is the best disclosure strategy after a patent application?
    特許 For a startup based on a new technology, it looks like a common business strategy is to apply for a patent and then keep the technology a secret fo...
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  • Should IP be in the company's or my name?
    ビジネスストラテジー I am negotiating a deal with a friend who is CEO of a small software company about a software system I've created. She is very trustworthy in my ey...
    回答: 1 閲覧: 1522 いいね: 4 アメリカ合衆国
  • How can we sell/market-test an invention before patenting it?
    特許 We would like to sell or market an invention before we file a provisional patent in order to test profitability, market readiness and such. Is this...
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  • Track 1 patent filing
    特許 What are the pros & cons of filing a patent application under Track 1?
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  • Is it infringement if some steps of a method patent are performed outside U.S. territory?
    特許 Hi! I'm interested in how far a method patent reaches when some steps of the method are performed beyond U.S. borders. If I offer my customers in t...
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  • How high are the risks of being sued by a patent troll?
    特許 For seed funded startups in the social media sector, how often do you come across cases where a startup is being sued by a patent troll? Is the fac...
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  • Software patent search
    特許 What is the best way to start a software patent search? We have been developing our product for a while, and I'd like to get an idea of what the la...
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