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Software Contributions to a LLC Partnership

I have a 33.33% stake in an LLC partnership, which was made with cash contributions. I have since developed software with an associate who is not part of the company that we would like to sell as ...
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Contract employee and IP in a not so related business

If I create an application for a client and I am employed as a contactor to the client by a contracting firm in a different capacity, who owns the copyright?
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Is an open source prototype a bad idea?

I'm building a prototype for a web/mobile application. The goal is to collect user generated content, let user rate it while at the same time being entertained and do something interesting with it. If ...
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What is the law covering the intellectual property rights of software developed during internship/employment without signed contract/agreement?

I am a software engineer who "invented", and developed alone an integrated ERP software solution over the past 2 years. I got the idea and coded much of the software as intern at small wholesale ...
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Can employers claim intellectual property even if employee has an LLC? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: If I'm working at a company, do they have intellectual property rights to the stuff I do in my spare time? I have my own LLC. I created it during my time of ...
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How do I get an IP Lawyer as an Advisor

My pre-seed technology startup has developed unique IP which needs protection. The industry we're targeting is run by giants (with tons of IP), so the IP story will play a key-role on the startup. ...
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Should I transfer the intellectual property of a product to get investors?

I've been working on a new software that could do a nice work on the current market, and I'm trying to get investors to be able to work full time on this project and deliver before the other companies ...
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Is it illegal to sell a software template created at work but duplicated and augmented at home?

I am an employee at a large company and I created a worksheet using my work computer. The worksheet helps me organize my info such as passwords and time-off records. I replicated it and then ...
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court precedence on California labor code section 2870

Does anybody know of any actual court cases involving California labor code section 2870 which gives a clear precedence as to how judges would rule in such disputes (eg. a programmer makes something ...
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Interpreting Invention Assignment: what does “is not related” to the company's business mean in employment contracts?

I'm talking about those Invention Assignment clauses in employment contracts (especially with regards to California labor code section 2870) "Prohibiting employee assignment to an employer of ...
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App developed in company time has potential to be sold commercially. Need advise

Situation I work on the public sector and have developed a web app for internal use to handle a department's business process. The application has been a success according to its users. Some of the ...
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Creative solution for copyright infringement by UK university

This question is sort of a follow up to: Creating non-profit startup from open-source software project Selling using the honor system Basically, I'm selling software on the honor system for $5 to ...
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Where does the rights to the software lies when I've used them in the company?

I've developed an authoring tool for games and also a player that plays them on Android. One year ago I founded a company with friends and we've published some really cool games by using the engine ...
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Should I use my company's IP?

I've been working for a company as a contractor for several months. While working for this company, I created some seriously sensitive IP. This is IP that is nigh on patentable. My employment with ...
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In what ways I should/ can protect my rights before divulging my business idea or related information to anyone?

I am in the process of creating a web based start-up which is about a web-portal/application. In what ways I should/ can protect my rights before divulging my business idea or related information to ...
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How to minimize risk of software copyright infringement claims

I had a software developer create a software program, which I copyrighted and then assigned to a software company (and LLC) that I co-founded. I plan to sell the program to the general public. Then ...
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Start-up IP dispute in Canadian Corp

I'm currently in an intellectual property dispute over software I developed in a new start-up (Canadian corp). It was written under the false pretense that I would have 25% ownership of the company, ...
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How do you protect your code from a freelancer?

I want to hire a freelancer to fix some bugs on my startup code. How can I protect the code from being stolen? Thanks
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I'm developing software, but I'm not the programmer. What steps would you recommend I take to protect the IP throughout the development stages?

I have an idea for an app, but I have no background in programming. How would you recommend I select my programmer, and what steps should I take along the way to protect the IP? At this point, all I ...
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Joint Software Development Agreement – how to set up IP ownership?

I’ll be entering into a joint development software project with 2 other companies. I’m considering how best to deal with the intellectual property ownership. I suppose one company could be the ...
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How do you discourage piracy of your software or IP?

We're reviewing/exploring anti-piracy measures for a new software product. There is a desktop and a web component. What tactics are you using to prevent/discourage piracy of your software and IP?
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How do I broach the idea of me owning the rights to software when a company is paying me to write it

I am working on a web application that is going into beta test next week for safety engineers, but the company that is paying for it is safety engineers. Ideally, if I had the ownership of the code ...