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Top Ten Intellectual Property Mistakes of Startup Entrepreneurs

June 10, 2010 at 7:57 am Comments disabled

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Here are the ten mistakes that are discussed:

Failing to use employee invention agreements
Assuming that the company owns contractors’ work product
Using another company’s license agreement
Thinking that patents are the only IP that matters
Filing a for provisional patent before the scope of the invention is clear
Treating the federal government like non-governmental infringers
Neglecting to identify and protect trade secrets
Believing that “open source” means “no restrictions”
Giving the “family jewels” to an overseas supplier
Registering the wrong entity as the owner of IP

Dana H. Shultz, Attorney at LawÂ +1 510 547-0545Â dana [at] danashultz [dot] com
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Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, Startup

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