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I am a former software engineer and now I practice business and intellectual property law, focusing mainly on tech companies and startups.


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answered Getting divorce after starting a company in Florida
Feb
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Oct
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Oct
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awarded  Citizen Patrol
Oct
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answered Contract signing and signature forgery
Sep
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comment Somebody got a trademark for a domain I own. I am planning to launch my service in a week
It is hard to determine the specifics from the details provided here, but challenging based on a defective application is slightly better than what I first understood. That said, even if their application was thrown out, they would still have common law trademark rights that would predate your use of the mark. You are staring a new company, that alone presents a lot of issues, I wouldn't want to add trademark issues to it.
Sep
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awarded  Nice Answer
Sep
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answered Somebody got a trademark for a domain I own. I am planning to launch my service in a week
Aug
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comment Everything's done, Copyright missing
Registering your copyright gives you extra rights in the event that someone infringes. Check out Wikipedia's writeup of US Copyright: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_registration
Apr
27
answered Disclosing innovative product to VCs before patent filings
Apr
25
comment I trademarked and copyrighted the plural form of the name but going with the singular form
No - he asked whether he need to trademark the new form and does he need to copyright the new logo. The answer to both is yes.
Apr
25
answered I trademarked and copyrighted the plural form of the name but going with the singular form
Apr
24
answered Legality of selling recreations (website templates)
Apr
18
comment How much does it cost to transfer a copyright?
I don't make the fees:) copyright.gov/docs/fees.html Look at Recordation of a document (single title) $105.00
Apr
17
comment How much does it cost to transfer a copyright?
The assignment won't cost anything. The registration with the copyright office has statutory fees. Of course, that is only if you registered your copyright with the Copyright Office already. If you haven't done that you don't need to update the assignment with them.
Apr
17
answered How much does it cost to transfer a copyright?
Apr
17
answered Copyright/Trademark issues on Computer/Tablet/Phone accessories
Apr
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answered Legal difference between trademark and registered trademark
Mar
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answered Signed an NDA but the company never returned their copy to me
Jan
30
answered Public transit app: possible revenues and IP issues?