Questions regarding all matters related to ownership and rights to intangible assets such as art, software, designs, etc.
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attending tech event before MVP
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Would you expose your project to a tech event before having a first version publicly available?
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I'm building an app that has a set of specifications for first version, but ...
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Legal implications of selling board game mods & accessories for existing games?
I am looking to create, manufacture and sell modifications for existing board games that other people have made.
Purely as an example: I might create a new set of tokens to be used with the ...
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Software IP Ownership
If I have a company that has been building some SAAS for several years. I am now looking to take on another person and give them 40% equity. Were should the IP of the software been maintained? Ideally ...
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Licensed software and due diligence: sufficient?
In the process of due diligence for an investment or for M&A, I ask:
Considering that all other software is property of the company, is it sufficient to have a non-core part of the software, ...
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IP: Maintain property over source code
I have code of mine, developed before joining the company as a co-founder, that I used for the company product (website) but want to retain the copyright and all IP rights to it and to be able to use ...
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startup IP against previous company?
I am working as an SEM engineer for a California-based eCommerce company, and I want to leave and start my own SEM company. Are there any intellectual property concerns?
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UK taxation of startup gain due to IP
I learnt today that if an author assigns copyright of his book to a publisher for a fee, the net revenue is taxed as income, not as capital gains.
On the other hand, one would normally think "Capital ...
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Would I have to patent my computer systems in order to produce them and sell them to markets?
Would I have to patent my computer systems (such as desktops and laptops) in order to produce them and sell them to markets? Similar to Dell and HP would operate.
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IP and legal issues around use of some technologies
PS: i am naive if not zero when it comes to what it means to start or run a startup. So, please bear my question.
i am very passionate to work on some of my ideas but i am always let down by the ...
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How can one establish authorship of content?
For a startup creating content for syndication, what is an effective way to establish that the content was indeed created by the startup and not those receiving it?
For example, one could print out ...
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How should I protect myself from intellectual property theft before I pitch this game to Scopely?
(For the impatient, the main question is at the bottom of this text.)
I was reading this article and a couple of others about Scopely, a game development company responsible for the creation of the ...
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What things an entrepreneur should get copyrighted before approaching VCs
What things can be copyrighted of a startup before approaching VCs? I have a very fast growing online venture for which I am going to approach VCs. But I want to make sure they can't use my idea and ...
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Intellectual property evaluation
How do I get my intellectual property evaluated?
I have a framework and a software code for a project I am working on.
I talked to a lawyer, with a proper value tag he said that I can invest in a ...
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How to incentivise current employer in future startup?
I am currently employed by a company whose core business is not IT-related but I have developed a few applications that are central to some crucial business processes and I want to create a startup ...
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Singleboard/SOC based products and IP laws for a small company
I run a small business in custom software development in Canada, and I think it has gotten to the point where I can release my own product. My question has to do with using existing ...
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Intellectual property brain dumps and lock downs
I did some consulting for a biotech that had partnered with an SaaS provider that's platform among other things did the following:
Used two-factor authorization for all transactions,
Used a ...
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CA Labor Code Section 2870, does this apply to out of state employees?
If I live in another state, and work (salary + telecommunte) for a company located in CA, (EA with the usual "Works For Hire Agreement" which states "The Company shall be the sole and exclusive owner ...
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Tapping into somebody else's product data
I have a client who got 3rd party software(3PS). I wrote module that reads data from their database and does reporting, etc.
Question #1:Is that legal to read THEIR data from 3rd party software?
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Distribution contract review rates and services
I would like to have a distribution contract reviewed by a lawyer specialized in worldwide intellectual property, to ensure that the contract is fair for all parties involved.
I asked to one lawyer ...
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Can I use company logos for my game? [duplicate]
I was wondering if I had permission to use company logos without the companies' permission in a logo quiz game. I'll make sure to specify that the logos are copyright their respective owners. If the ...
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How much equity should I give investors
I am seeking a $2M investment to take my patented product to next level. I have been told my product is unique and can be used in a variety of industries by both commercial and residential users. ...
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What percentage to give UI/UX designer co-founder? [duplicate]
This is a general question for company shares:
My partner and I have an equal stake in our company. We want to bring in a designer since both of us suck at UI. We have one in mind.
Since we own the ...
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Legal issues of a user-pic based app?
I'm planning on creating a mobile app based upon the idea of allowing users to take self-portraits and having it shared in a dynamic public gallery (for say, dating purposes, or whatnot). Let's also ...
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Is internship considered as “work-for-hire” in the US? Who owns the software intellectual property rights created by an intern with no contract?
I was an intern in a small furniture company for over year where I had an idea to develop an integrated software solution that would help any company of the same type get organized. A verbal agreement ...
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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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How to specify, describe external external project in agreement with Employer? For example in agreement for doing project in spare time? [closed]
Assuming employee (software developer), would like to make an agreement with employer about doing some external project (software) in spare time.
Problem of doing projects in spare time is mentioned ...
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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 protect my innovative product without a patent?
I'm currently building a working prototype of my product for my home business. Without giving too much away, it is a product you can use around the house to make maintenance a lot easier and almost ...
