A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
Category Intellectual Property
What are the different basic categories of patents?
This post is the first in a series written by Nashville attorney Shane Cortesi on patent protection. Patents are important to companies for at least two reasons. First, patents held by the company can serve as barriers of entry in…
Finding a Good Patent Lawyer
In this era of specialization, a startup can’t simply have one lawyer who will do all of its work. A corporate and finance lawyer may handle projects such as the company’s initial incorporation, securities offerings, loan financings, and general contracts.…
Learning About the Basics of Copyright Law
Every now an then, one of my fellow legal bloggers writes an excellent post that I feel would be of tremendous use to my readers. Since a lot of the people who read this blog are entrepreneurs in the media…