Intellectual Property Questions

A certain candidate applied for a certain company. The company asked the candidate to write some code for the interview process, and it turned out to be quite well written and could qualify as a...

Intellectual Property

asked Sep 6 '13 at 15:36

Somesh Mukherjee
149 points

Background: I am the CTO, co-founder and sole inventor of a very promising technology company (<25 people) and are sitting on a multi-billion $ opportunity, seriously!) . I now have a minority...

Co-Founder Intellectual Property Exit

asked Aug 16 '13 at 04:32

Gupshup
52 points

I have software developed for which I own all IP rights. I have an offer to start a new co (UK Based) with a few others. The new co will be equal shareholding and I have agreed to bring the...

Intellectual Property

asked Aug 19 '13 at 05:09

Steve N
73 points

I currently work within a call centre as a manager and I have a lot of admin work to complete. During my own time, at home, on my own PC I started developing a system/tool via Excel that would...

Competition Employees Side Projects Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Aug 21 '13 at 21:50

Jim Cullinane
41 points

Hi fellow entrepreneurs, I am the person who posted this question about a conflict with my co-founder. During discussion with my attorney, I discovered that while we filed for the patents (earlier...

Legal Patent Founders Intellectual Property

asked Aug 23 '13 at 02:58

Gupshup
52 points

My partners and I are in the process of forming an LLC for our startup. We're admittedly pretty new to this, and I'm confused about how to handle compensations for some IP a non-member contributed....

LLC Compensation Intellectual Property

asked Jul 30 '13 at 23:28

Samuel Kordik
6 points

I am founding a startup and trying to determine the correct equity split to expect. The situation is that at my former company (Company A), I developed some software, which is currently owned by...

Co-Founder Equity Intellectual Property

asked Jul 17 '13 at 00:16

Randigoo
61 points

Can I create open source out of an idea I voiced at my current employer after I quit? I've had this idea which would make the work my company does, and its competitors, more efficient. I voiced...

Legal Intellectual Property Open Source

asked Jul 17 '13 at 10:45

Btd
11 points

I'm working on starting a small consultancy where I'm the head honcho for managing ideas, tasks, projects, clients, and workers. I want to use ultra cheap random Internet freelancers as much as...

Intellectual Property

asked Jun 9 '13 at 05:31

Themirror
130 points

I am developing a SaaS platform by bootstrapping with sweat equity while covering the bills with a full time job. I am probably 2-3 months away from launching a viable public beta, and to this...

Bootstrapped Equity Corporate Structure Intellectual Property Domain

asked Jun 28 '13 at 09:39

Shaun
8 points

I'm involved in a deal where an industry organization is attempting to white label my software. Their Chairperson is a lawyer, so they are cautious on the legal stuff. They want to be absolutely...

Legal Intellectual Property Partnerships Whitelabel

asked May 15 '13 at 12:34

Dmurtagh
157 points

I'm contemplating writing an Android version of the dominoes game which I'll release in Google Play and I wondered if there's a chance of committing a copyright infringement by doing so. I did a...

License Gaming Intellectual Property

asked May 27 '13 at 14:49

Asenovm
106 points

I know that onces a software company makes any software, the aesthetic look and UI look of that software is automatically copyrighted, and thus any other company (read I) cannot copy it. Anyhow,...

Intellectual Property Copywriting

asked May 27 '13 at 21:05

User221287
111 points

A is currently employed at company X which in turn is a vendor for company Z. A realized that certain aspects of running the business for Z which X is failing at can be productized/offered as a...

Legal Business Copyright Intellectual Property

asked May 2 '13 at 00:32

Moonstar2001
186 points

I've spent the last 3 months full-time building an alpha version of a web app, and developing a business plan for it. The alpha version is ready to launch. Recently I've stumbled upon the fact that...

Getting Started Legal Patent Intellectual Property

asked Apr 15 '13 at 05:45

Amindfv
186 points

We are in a sticky situation, that is no ones fault but our own. We had approached a developer to join our startup. After showing him the project he was excited and decided to join. Our mistake was...

Co-Founder Legal Investors Intellectual Property

asked Apr 24 '13 at 15:13

Derek
164 points

I will be joining a new start-up as a technical partner. Other two partners are business administration role. I will be the one who will program everything from scratch and build the new web based...

Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Mar 26 '13 at 20:14

Abhijit Navale
245 points

I am building a custom sales portal at my place of employment, a large company. I would like to start a saas business that uses the same features I am building for the custom project at work. I...

Legal Saas Intellectual Property

asked Mar 31 '13 at 10:36

Jack Smorenson
6 points

I have an existing SAAS platform and I am in the process of working with multiple implementation partners or vendors for some enhancements. How do I make sure my source code is protected? Some of...

Technology Outsourcing Legal Intellectual Property Legal Documents

asked Mar 7 '13 at 03:35

User8226
197 points

If I submitted a patent under my personal name and it was abandoned, can I later resubmit or rather submit it under my company name?

Incorporation Business Intellectual Property

asked Mar 7 '13 at 11:07

Sdm
6 points