Startup Tip – Collateralize Your IP
Just as title to your home can serve as collateral for a home improvement loan, your startup’s IP can serve as collateral for a business loan. Smart lenders will record a
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Just as title to your home can serve as collateral for a home improvement loan, your startup’s IP can serve as collateral for a business loan. Smart lenders will record a
Typically, the USPTO examines patent and mark registration applications in the order in which they are received. In certain circumstances however, the USPTO will grant applications “special” status aimed at speeding
Did you know that of new ventures that don’t attract outside investors, nearly 90% will fail in the first 3 years? Regardless of its source, the amount of capital invested
Leveraging the power provided by owning the rights to the IP underlying an innovation, your company can then exploit and profit from that innovation by any of dozens of techniques. Understanding
Often, founders already have at least one innovative concept in mind at the time they agree to form a startup. To avoid any disputes, particularly if any founder later leaves the
One of the challenges with inventorying trade secrets is that they often have little or no physical presence. Instead, they tend to reside in the minds of employees, hide in documents,