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What changes will the EU Data Protection reform bring for startup companies?

ビジネスストラテジー How does the reform affect EU-based IT startups? And when will the reform take effect?
回答: 1 閲覧: 934 いいね: 0 2015/08/17

What are the implications for a company's customers if its main patent has been assigned to a competitor after litigation?

特許 As further context, the company is still selling its product for which this patent applies to, against this competitor, and their products.
回答: 2 閲覧: 1144 いいね: 3 2015/08/16

What effect does a foreign patent application have on a domestic application?

特許 If someone has applied for a patent for a certain technology in another country, without the patent being granted yet, does that mean I can still a...
回答: 1 閲覧: 955 いいね: 1 2015/08/16 アメリカ合衆国

Can we use the ®-Symbol for our product names?

商標 We have a trademark registered. Does that allow us to use the (R)-Symbol for the software products which we market under our parent brand as well?
回答: 4 閲覧: 937 いいね: 0 2015/08/15 インド

What are typical legal pitfalls for seed-stage startups?

ビジネスストラテジー In your view, what are the top legal mistakes that tech startups repeatedly make but that would be easy to avoid? I'm very interested in hearing fr...
回答: 2 閲覧: 1002 いいね: 4 2015/08/14

patentability

特許 Can you patent a product that is basically two products that are simply attached to one another?
回答: 2 閲覧: 1071 いいね: 4 2015/08/14 アメリカ合衆国

How does trademark law protect a logo?

商標 How far does the protection reach and what would be protected besides the logo itself, such as a the company name or slogan text?
回答: 4 閲覧: 1565 いいね: 11 2015/08/13 アメリカ合衆国

What questions about equity and stock options should I ask when being offered a job?

転換社債 When I go for an interview at a startup company, what should I get information on, regarding an equity package? I know that many startup employees ...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1053 いいね: 0 2015/08/13 アメリカ合衆国

Who are the patent trolls buying these days?

特許 Sporting Goods, Golf, Hard Goods.
回答: 0 閲覧: 978 いいね: 0 2015/08/12 アメリカ合衆国

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...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1093 いいね: 1 2015/08/12 アメリカ合衆国