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19 Legal Resources
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Ten Tips on Protecting Intellectual Property
allbusiness.businessweek.com— — “So you’ve got a great, innovative idea and you just know this could be the one to catapult your brilliance into a successful business venture.”
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How to Spot and Avoid Legal Mistakes
businessweek.com— — “Which industry should I buy into? How can I determine whether an existing business is a good purchase? What should I look for when hiring and managing employees? Rubin Ferziger, a New York City business attorney, answers all these questions and more”
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Business Law
business.gov— — Links to federal and state information on legal aspects of being in business and links to other resources on business law for entrepreneurs.
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Protecting Company Secrets
inc.com— — Every company has secrets. But what’s to prevent an employee from jumping ship and sharing this information? Non-compete agreements. And they’re becoming more popular. Inc.com Associate editor Hannah Clark Steiman explains.
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Interview with Simon Daniel of USBcell
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Simon Daniel talks about the creation of his company USBcell. Emphasis is placed on the invention of the product, as well as patents and intellectual property”
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Protecting Intellectual Property
eventuring.kauffman.org— — “Every business has some form of intellectual property. Have you identified your intellectual property? This article will help you identify and protect these valuable assets.”
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The Top Ten (Sixteen) Lies of Lawyers
blog.guykawasaki.com— — In his blog Guy Kawasaki warns of messages from lawyers that entrepreneurs should question or beware!
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Ten Questions with Fred Greguras of Fenwick and West
blog.guykawasaki.com— — Guy Kawasaki interviews a lawyer friend to get answers the most common questions of new entrepreneurs. “It’s very important to make the right decisions in these areas at the start of a company,” Guy say, “so I hope you’ll heed his answers.”
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Trademark, Copyright & Patent Protection
inc.com— — Expert Barbara Weltman offers advice on what needs legal protection and how to attain that protection.
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Intellectual Property and Other Legal Issues
gsb.stanford.edu— — “Knowing how to protect your ideas and establishing clear legal rules for your business can be critical for new companies”
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Legal Workshop Series for Entrepreneurs: The Nuts & Bolts, Session III
gsb.stanford.edu— — “This session covered IP issues such as NDA basics, an overview of patents, trademarks, and licensing”
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Legal Workshop Series for Entrepreneurs: The Nuts & Bolts, Session II
gsb.stanford.edu— — “This session covered the basics of private financings, bridge financings, and understanding term sheets. It also covered an overview of options and option plans.”
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One Expert's Guide to Avoiding the Black Holes in Brand Licensing
knowledge.emory.edu— — “Licensing your company’s brand may seem like an easy way to generate revenue while gaining marketing exposure, but there are multiple risks inherent in the licensing of brand, trademark, and copyright assets”
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Counterpoint: Patents and Defensibility
blog.guykawasaki.com— — “Three of my buddies who are patent attorneys disagreed with my diatribe against patents as a key component of a startup’s defensibility”
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Poachers Are Out to Plunder Your Intellectual Property – Can You Do Anything?
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu— — “A partner today could become a competitor tomorrow. Two years ago Priceline learned this lesson the hard way”
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Why High-Tech Firms Can’t Afford to Ignore Patents
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu— — “The laptop computer you may be reading this on most likely contains between 500 and 5,000 patentable inventions from different firms”
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Protecting Your Company's Most Important Assets
entrepreneur.com— — “Think of your company’s intangible assets as the foundation of your business. Without them, you’ve just got a pile of rubble.”
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How to Keep Others From Ripping Off Your Ideas
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu— — “No matter how great the technology or how big the market for it, there is no guarantee that the value from a new technology will go to the innovator,” notes Wharton management professor Sidney G. Winter in a chapter from the recent book, Wharton on Managing Emerging Technologies.”
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How to Protect Your Business Through Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
edwardlowe.org— — According to the Edward Lowe Foundation, no business is too small to avoid or ignore protecting itself from another business using its name, product, service, or invention. There are ways to protect your business from “copy cats”.