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Intellectual Property Essentials for Start-ups

Intellectual Property Essentials for Start-ups” now is available as a Free Download on the Downloads page.

Here are some of the questions that the document addresses:

  1. Which types of intellectual property (IP) should a start-up be aware of?
  2. How can we be sure to own IP created by independent contractors?
  3. Are there special considerations if the contractor is located overseas?
  4. It is pretty easy to register a trademark online; where might I go wrong?
  5. A provisional patent application is inexpensive and can be filed quickly; are there any risks I should keep in mind?
  6. Money is tight; can we use another company’s form of agreement rather than paying to develop one of our own?
  7. Open source software is hot; does it bring along any special dangers?

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