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When is a freemium business model the best option?

ビジネスストラテジー I was wondering if anybody can provide input on freemium business models. When is the "freemium" approach of marketing your product the best way to...
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Setting up startup company in Singapore?

ビジネスフォーメーション Hi there~ We are a team of IT and Marketing professionals who have been developing a business plan and first product prototypes. We are planning...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1454 いいね: 0 2014/10/26 シンガポール

OHIM application: figurative mark with letters?

商標 Regarding an OHIM registration, what are the advantages of registering your trademark as a "figurative mark with letters" instead of either a word ...
回答: 3 閲覧: 3396 いいね: 2 2014/10/26

Using the likenesses of a real person in a game app

著作権 Hi there! My team and I have launched our game design startup just recently. For or a new game app, we would like to use the names and likenesse...
回答: 3 閲覧: 1626 いいね: 2 2014/10/25 オーストラリア

When does our technology become publicly know and not patentable?

特許 We are considering applying for a patent. If I understand it correctly though, a patent application is defeated once the technology the patent is s...
回答: 6 閲覧: 1592 いいね: 2 2014/10/25

What are the advantages of S Corp vs LLC?

ビジネスフォーメーション Hello! What are the advantages of filing as an S Corp vs an LLC? I have heard from a friend that an S Corp is a good option for startups, but I...
回答: 1 閲覧: 1467 いいね: 1 2014/10/25 アメリカ合衆国

IP enforcement against imports into the U.S.

侵害 Hello everybody I have asked other questions before and received very helpful advice. Thank you very much! This time, I would like to ask abo...
回答: 3 閲覧: 1370 いいね: 0 2014/10/24 アメリカ合衆国

Does my technology belong to the university I work for?

特許 I am a material science researcher and Ph.D. candidate at a public university. In the course of my research, I have developed a technology for whi...
回答: 4 閲覧: 1480 いいね: 2 2014/10/24 アメリカ合衆国

Public Grants or Financial Assistance for Financing Patent Prosecution

金融サービス Hello! We are located in London. We have developed a basic prototype for our product and would like to apply for a patent. Because of our financ...
回答: 0 閲覧: 1297 いいね: 0 2014/10/23 イギリス

Are patent "trolls" a serious threat for us and how do we avoid costs?

訴訟 Hi everybody! We are a Californian startup company in the Healthcare/IT sector. Our product is at an advanced stage of development and we will a...
回答: 2 閲覧: 1439 いいね: 1 2014/10/23 アメリカ合衆国