Startup IP due diligence
Startup investors know that they are mostly investing in just your IP. So get your IP ownership situation under control before due diligence starts.
IP Strategy
Amazon and IP disputes
Amazon.com is big enough to run its own streamlined IP dispute system. It resolves most trademark disputes with its Amazon Brand registry … Read more
Preissuance submissions
Does a competitor’s patent application look sketchy because it doesn’t cite relevant prior art? Consider filing a “preissuance submission.” Have you found … Read more
Inventorship and co-inventors
US patent inventorship criteria are tricky. However, “conception” of the invention and “intellectual domination” are more important than reduction to practice. Does … Read more
Contractor Copyrights
Want to pay a contractor to produce creative material for you, and then actually own the copyrights? Getting ownership of contractor copyrights … Read more
Contractor ownership of IP
The ownership rules for copyrights, patents, and other IP vary depending on if the IP creator is an employee or an independent … Read more