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Your website represents years of work — the writing, the structure, the voice, the expertise you have built into every page. From detailed practice area descriptions to original blog posts and product copy, your content is a business asset that helps potential clients find you, understand your services, and choose to work with you. When […]
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Many developers and technology founders assume that because software is built from lines of code, it cannot be patented. The reality is more nuanced. Software can be patented in the United States, but the path to protection requires careful planning. After the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. […]
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Raising capital requires sharing information — and sharing information creates risk. Before a startup pitches to investors, the founders have usually built something worth protecting: original software, a novel process, a proprietary design, or confidential business logic. Once that information is disclosed to an investor, a competitor, or even an advisor, taking it back becomes […]
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Most business owners understand trademark infringement: someone uses a name or logo confusingly similar to yours, and customers get misled. But trademark law protects certain brands from a second and distinct legal threat — one that does not require consumer confusion at all. Trademark dilution protects famous marks from uses that weaken their distinctiveness or […]
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Copyright protects original works the moment they are created — articles, photographs, software code, videos, music, and other creative expression are all covered automatically under U.S. law. But automatic protection and enforceable protection are not the same thing. When infringement happens, the most important question is not whether you own the copyright. It is whether […]
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When a company acquires a startup, the most valuable assets on the table are usually intangible. Software, brand identity, patents, proprietary algorithms, and trade secrets often represent the core of what makes a startup worth acquiring in the first place. The assumption that goes into almost every acquisition is that the startup owns these assets. […]
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