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  • Independent lawyer or law firm?
    訴訟 How much percentage of a fee reduction is it reasonable to expect from a lawyer working independently compared to a law firm hourly rate (assuming ...
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  • Can an overseas startup copy a US-patented startup?
    特許 If a startup's technology is patented in the US, can a startup in India (or another country) copy the product or tech and then provide services to ...
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  • When to apply for trademark?
    商標 I posted earlier about a green business and if any criteria is needed to describe products as 'green' etc. My next question is at what stage should...
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  • How can I avoid trouble with patent or copyright trolls?
    特許 I'm a bit afraid of opening my own company. I have a great idea but it's hardly revolutionary. I'd rather not spend loads of money on lawyers o...
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  • A competitor has a patent pending on my technology
    特許 I have been working on a novel tech solution for 6 months. Just found a competitor company which has a patent pending. How should I react? My co...
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  • Patent rights assignment
    契約 Company S used to have a wholly owned subsidiary in the UK (“S-UK.”) S eventually shut down S-UK. S-UK held a number of patent assets. S diss...
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  • Can I get a provisional patent in Europe?
    特許 Hi! I have heard a lot about provisional patent applications in the US, which are supposed to be really popular with startups. I'm not quite sure w...
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  • Conflict US and European trademark?
    商標 If a trademark is registered as a local trademark in the US, and I have registered a similar trademark in a European country, do I run into problem...
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  • Using Google's search engine
    侵害 I have created a software that uses Google's search engine as an integral part of its value proposition. The software has very good commercial pote...
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  • Startup strategy for global IP protection
    特許 We have been developing an innovative new kind of VR software which we would like to protect legally before launching the product worldwide. I unde...
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