What Flavor is your NDA?
- posted: Jun. 23, 2014
- Archive
[caption id="attachment_1630" align="alignleft" width="176"] Movenpick Ice Cream, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons[/caption] By Andrew Jacobson Ah, the conundrums of a child’s summer: butterscotch, or strawberry? Mint chocolate chip, or triple fudge? Cone or Read More
What Flavor is your NDA?
- posted: Jun. 23, 2014
- Archive
[caption id="attachment_1630" align="alignleft" width="176"] Movenpick Ice Cream, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons[/caption] By Andrew Jacobson Ah, the conundrums of a child’s summer: butterscotch, or strawberry? Mint chocolate chip, or triple fudge? Cone or Read More
Employment Law Update - How up to date are you?
- posted: Jun. 13, 2014
- Articles,  Employment,  High Technology Law,  Business,  Uncategorized,  Political,  Business Law,  JOBS Act,  Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
By Daniel Richardson Is your employee handbook up to date? An up to date employee handbook is important because it outlines for the employee the employer’s policies and procedures as well Read More
Employment Law Update - How up to date are you?
- posted: Jun. 13, 2014
- Articles,  Employment,  High Technology Law,  Business,  Uncategorized,  Political,  Business Law,  JOBS Act,  Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
By Daniel Richardson Is your employee handbook up to date? An up to date employee handbook is important because it outlines for the employee the employer’s policies and procedures as well Read More
Game of -- Pawns?
- posted: Jun. 06, 2014
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  High Technology Law,  Business,  Political,  Business Law,  Trade Secrets
The FBI has asked us all to be on the lookout for foreign intelligence agents -- in the form of American students who interned overseas. [caption id="attachment_1612" align="alignright" width="202"] Easily sacrificed?[/caption] The Read More
DESIGN PATENTS -- The IP Solution for Many Small Businesses
- posted: May 23, 2014
- Archive
By: Sharon Adams The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently commemorated the issuance of the 700,000th design patent for a “Hand-Held Learning Apparatus” currently assigned to the Emeryville, California-based Read More
Phishing Scam Alert
- posted: May 23, 2014
- Articles
Our friends at Boyer & Conniff shared this warning about IRS scams: Important reminder The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers to request personal or financial information by email, texting, or any social Read More
Trade Secrets Done Right
- posted: May 16, 2014
- Archive
by: Andrew K Jacobson [caption id="attachment_1591" align="alignnone" width="150"] William Fothergill Cooke Journal Courtesy of Richard Warren Lipack/Wikimediacommons[/caption] Awhile ago, I wrote about how defendants can fight off bogus trade secret misappropriation charges Read More
“Who Gave You Permission to Make That?” The Intellectual Property Implications of 3D Printing.
- posted: May 13, 2014
- Archive
By: Daniel Richardson [caption id="attachment_1569" align="aligncenter" width="185"] 3D Penrose Triangle Model http://commons.wikimedia.org[/caption] The Economist magazine has called 3D printing the “Third Industrial Revolution.” But, what is it and what do you need Read More
Where Exceptional Becomes Normal
- posted: May 08, 2014
- Archive
by: Andrew K Jacobson Garrison Keillor’s fictional Lake Wobegon is famous as the place “where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above Read More
Unclassy Action
- posted: May 05, 2014
- Business of Media,  Trade Secrets
By Andrew Jacobson The class action lawsuit that engineers brought against seven of the biggest Silicon Valley companies has been tentatively settled for about $324 million. Divided equally among the 64,000 Read More
Forming a Business Entity… Which Entity is Right for Your Small Business or Start-up?
- posted: Apr. 09, 2014
- Business Counseling,  Business,  Business Law
By Daniel Richardson One of the most common questions I am asked by owners of small businesses and start-ups is whether they should form a business entity, such as a corporation Read More
Copyright Trolls? Or an Innovative Business Model by Getty Images?
By Sharon Adams Certain large companies, including Getty Images, routinely send out demand letters claiming copyright infringement. However, the actual validity of alleged infringement is rarely, if ever, tested Read More
Shallow Pockets
- posted: Apr. 01, 2014
- Business Counseling,  Employment,  Business,  Business Law
By Andrew Jacobson The first question plaintiff lawyers ask when a new lawsuit comes their way is “where are the deep pockets?” Suing the villain is fine, but winning only gets Read More
Scam Alert -- Court "Notice of Appearance"
- posted: Mar. 28, 2014
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  High Technology Law,  Business,  Political,  Business Law
by Andrew Jacobson If you receive a "court notice" via email, don't open it -- it is a scam designed to add to your computer malware designed to get you to Read More
Star-Struck, or Struck Dumb?
- posted: Feb. 12, 2014
- Archive
by Andrew Jacobson Comedian Nathan Fielder has been revealed as the brains behind the “Dumb Starbucks” shop that popped up without fanfare (or a health permit) on a Friday afternoon. It disappeared Read More