Guest Post By Leena Chitnis, Founder & CEO, Timberdog®
In today’s fast-paced business environment, intellectual property (IP) has become
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Keeping Your Federally-Funded Inventions: Requirements to Comply with the Bayh-Dole Act
Federal funding is a huge boon for companies, universities, and research institutions conducting innovative research. However, it comes attached with
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Will Divergent Copyright Laws Between the US and UK Influence Where You Do Business as an Artificial Intelligence Company?
Spurred by the vast potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies, many countries are evaluating whether existing
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What Do I Need to File a Utility Patent Application?
Introduction
For many start-up companies, the prospect of filing a patent application can be daunting. Even when a company has
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Three (3) Initial Considerations for Entrepreneurial Faculty, Researchers, Post-Docs, and Graduate Students
Introduction
Universities and certain colleges in the United States (US) spend billions of dollars on research and development (R&D) each
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A Framework for Protecting Your Invention Outside the U.S.
Patent protection outside the U.S. can be important for a company to enter the global market and to build relationships
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Pitfalls of Attorney-Client Privilege and Tips for Corporate Officers and Employees
Elizabeth Holmes, former CEO of the now-defunct blood-testing technology company Theranos, recently learned a harsh lesson on the complexities and
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When Do My Patents Expire?
A patent gives the patent holder the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing
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Intent-to-Use Applications: Pros and Cons
Owning a federal trademark registration provides the ability to exclude others from using a certain word or design in association
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IP Assignment Considerations for Emerging Companies
Founders of emerging companies must decide early on in their company’s growth cycle whether to require employees to assign their
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