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How to Avoid Key Startup Mistakes

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Having worked with and counseled countless startups over the years, I often see founders and entrepreneurs make key mistakes that inevitably create problems down the road. These key mistakes can cost time and money to...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

What are IP Assignment Agreements?

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For the high-growth startups we represent (and into which our venture capital clients invest), intellectual property (IP) is typically the core asset driving the company’s value. Ensuring that the company’s IP is properly...more

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Common Diligence Issues for Startup and Emerging Technology Companies

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As an emerging or startup technology company seeking funding, your focus is likely on your product - it is the core of your business. That being said, how you protect your technology and set up the company that owns it can be...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Digital Health Report - Q2 2021

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In this issue, we discuss U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of wellness devices. We also look at good commercial contracting hygiene for digital health start-ups. Other articles include recent enforcement...more

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Blog - Trade Secret Management in the United States: Top Ten Mistakes to Avoid

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Whether you are running a startup or leading an established corporation, trade secrets can provide a competitive edge under US law—if handled properly. Unfortunately, that edge can be whittled away, or vanish immediately, if...more

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Hot Topics for Startup Employers

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Employers today face constant hurdles in their day-to-day operations, and startups are no different. The liability for employment violations is not limited to large manufacturers or businesses; emerging businesses and...more

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Washington State Poised to Impose Significant Restrictions on Noncompetition Agreements

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Last week, the Washington State Legislature passed a proposal that, once signed into law, will significantly restrict the use of noncompetition agreements in Washington. We fully expect Governor Jay Inslee to sign this law,...more

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Reaping Innovative Rewards With a Well-Sown NDA

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Whether you are a recently forged startup or rapidly growing business venture, you likely have a strategy, technique, procedure, trade secret, or some other confidential information you hold dear to your success. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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For a start-up looking to unseat Bloomberg as the go-to insider source for financial news [other than this blog, of course], there’s a surefire way to gain some instant credibility: hire one of Bloomberg’s former top execs,...more

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Steps Every Startup Should Take to Protect its Intellectual Property

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Many startup entrepreneurs are not aware of California’s laws around the ownership of intellectual property. And for most, the concepts for products or services are the life-blood of a company’s operations and future....more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Startups and the Beginning of the Employment Relationship - Who, What, When, Where, and Why?

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WHO to Hire? Startup companies can reduce or eliminate future problems with employees through careful hiring practices. Best practices include...more

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Blog: Moonlighting Founders: 5 Steps to Help Protect Your Company

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For founders, moonlighting on a day job can be thorny. It isn’t lost on us that the vast majority of entrepreneurs have to start somewhere, and usually that somewhere is during his or her day job, but avoiding some common...more

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5 Bad Hiring & Firing Ideas Every Startup Entrepreneur Should Avoid

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Five common employment-related mistakes startups make when launching their business (and why to avoid them before things get costly)....more

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How Can You Safely Discuss Your IP with Others?

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As discussed in our previous posts, startups are about capitalizing on ideas, contacts and experience. In the early stages of a startup or pre-startup, founders often socialize their business plan and details about their idea...more

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Tech Industry Bulletin

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In this Issue: - Corporate: Negotiating Strategies for the Sale of Technology Companies - Intellectual Property: Crowdfunding and Confidentiality for Tech Start-Ups - Real Estate: An Introduction to...more

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