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It’s Startup Day on Capitol Hill. The timing is apt, as the Startup Act 3.0 was recently introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The act aims to provide entrepreneur visas for...
View ArticleUBS Loses Lawsuit After Former Employee Calls Firm Immoral and Unethical
In Statements of Claim filed in July 2011, Claimant UBS asserted breach of contract; common count for money lent; common count for account stated; and unjust enrichment concerning separate November...
View ArticleTesla Motors Denied Virginia Dealership License, But Sees Hope in Battle with...
Tesla Motors is now fighting battles for dealership licenses on two fronts. On Tuesday, the automotive manufacturer was denied a dealership license by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles,...
View ArticleThe Word ‘hackathon’ Has Been Trademarked in Germany
Every self-respecting nerd loves a good hackathon, right? Hack days, hack fests or any other terminological variation are great ways to get product prototypes up to speed, and some cool stuff can...
View Article3 Reasons to Protect Your Trademarks Now
Registering your trademarks is a critical step in any business’s plan. Yes, I’m a lawyer. But I promise (Scout’s honor) that you can trust what I’m about to tell you: Your business needs to protect its...
View ArticleInternet Sales Tax Clears the Senate Easily with a Vote of 69 to 24, Now...
Today the Senate approved a pervasive Internet sales tax, voting the issue forward 69 to 24. The passage of the bill was not a surprise. There has been pushback from some however, who view the idea as...
View ArticleHow Disruptive Startups Can Prepare for a Lawsuit
Internet television streaming service Aero isn’t the first startup to wage a high-profile lawsuit. Here’s what you can learn from the past. The founder of Willa, which makes a line of skin care...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Are Ditching Patents in Droves
Is the costly–and long–patent approval process worth it? Small businesses don’t seem to think so. Just two months after several provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) went into effect, the House...
View ArticleCOPPA: The Law Most Startups Ignore that Could Have a Big Financial Impact
Think the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the expanded revisions don’t affect you? If you are an app or website and you collect, share or store information about your users, you...
View ArticlePatent Race: Move Fast or You’re Screwed
U.S. patent law recently switched from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file system. Check out the new rules of the game. Andrew Eye began to panic in March. He had until the 16th of the month to file a...
View Article3 Steps to Protecting Intellectual Property
Many start-up owners are concerned with the intellectual property (IP) of their company, and they should be. IP is a valuable asset that needs to be protected, insured, and, sometimes, even risked....
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