Intellectual Property Questions

After reading today's Gamasutra article about Jagex vs Impulse Software, and considering my own academic activities, I suddenly became very concerned with my legal protection. As such I would...

Incorporation Legal Intellectual Property Terms And Conditions

asked Jan 24 '12 at 07:15

Kort Pleco
891 points

Upon sale of an LLC, how would I express the values of intangible assets the LLC has generated (e.g. certain access rights, processes and procedures, IP, and customer relationships)? These are...

LLC Intellectual Property Exit Strategy Valuation

asked Jan 17 '12 at 03:46

C Cummins
6 points

If I live in another state, and work (salary + telecommunte) for a company located in CA, (EA with the usual "Works For Hire Agreement" which states "The Company shall be the sole and exclusive...

Intellectual Property

asked Dec 19 '11 at 15:39

Anon
6 points

I'm talking about those Invention Assignment clauses in employment contracts (especially with regards to California labor code section 2870) "Prohibiting employee assignment to an employer of...

Software Legal Copyright Intellectual Property Bootstrap

asked Dec 25 '11 at 21:34

Kamikaze Pilot
253 points

Does anybody know of any actual court cases involving California labor code section 2870 which gives a clear precedence as to how judges would rule in such disputes (eg. a programmer makes...

Software Legal Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Dec 26 '11 at 17:26

Kamikaze Pilot
253 points

I'm currently building a working prototype of my product for my home business. Without giving too much away, it is a product you can use around the house to make maintenance a lot easier and almost...

Intellectual Property

asked Dec 12 '11 at 08:15

Kevin
10 points

I've developed an authoring tool for games and also a player that plays them on Android. One year ago I founded a company with friends and we've published some really cool games by using the engine...

Software Legal Intellectual Property

asked Dec 3 '11 at 00:15

George Breed
6 points

I run a small tech company providing custom web development (in Ontario, Canada), and I have a few clients. However, as I am still a student in university, I have co-op positions that I take every...

Contract Day Job Legal Intellectual Property

asked Dec 6 '11 at 08:50

Super Tron
108 points

This question is sort of a follow up to: Creating non-profit startup from open-source software project Selling using the honor system Basically, I'm selling software on the honor system for $5 to...

Software Legal Copyright Intellectual Property Software Licensing

asked Dec 8 '11 at 00:34

Kekito
1,936 points

Situation I work on the public sector and have developed a web app for internal use to handle a department's business process. The application has been a success according to its users. Some of...

Software Patent Business Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Dec 8 '11 at 06:37

Viriato
144 points

We recently approached a large company with a proposal to build them an application we thought they'd find useful. The idea is that they'd partner with us to get it developed and get unlimited...

Products Contract Consulting Intellectual Property Partnerships

asked Nov 24 '11 at 13:18

Terry B
121 points

I run a business developing my own software that I license out, but also coding projects for businesses at hourly rate. So clients employ me as a contractor to do this. Many of these projects are...

Legal Intellectual Property

asked Nov 28 '11 at 20:49

Roger
52 points

TL;DR: "A client contracts us to build the engine for Warcraft I, does client have right to stop us using the same engine for let's say.... Skyrim?" (No contracts have been signed YET) Actual...

Outsourcing Legal Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Nov 29 '11 at 08:01

Peter Peng
31 points

Environment: Our project allows teachers to create learning objects (activities, lessons, videos) that may incorporate uploaded images for the purpose of language learning. Our EULA states that...

Legal Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Nov 16 '11 at 05:31

Laramie
192 points

Background : Company A has developed a software product. Revenue is about $8K per month; margin is about 75% (after royalties). Debt owed to angel and family/friends investors is about $550K. The...

Company Tax Intellectual Property Valuation Debt

asked Nov 9 '11 at 09:50

Starting Fresh
11 points

The idea is this : My website would just embed videos from various websites like youtube, metacafe, etc. I want to have users log in and comment or discuss on the videos I embed. The purpose is...

Ideas Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Oct 21 '11 at 10:03

Sunil
128 points

Joel's answer on "If I'm working at a company, do they have intellectual property rights to the stuff I do in my spare time?" certainly was an interesting read. However, it was pretty much centred...

Employees Intellectual Property

asked Sep 30 '11 at 01:23

Pepijn
123 points

I have worked for a small 25 employee non-profit in the US for the past 4 years. About 9 months ago, I identified some deficiencies within the company in the areas of data management and...

Legal Termination Non Profit Intellectual Property

asked Sep 30 '11 at 11:43

Jak
8 points

I was part of a joint venture that is in windup mode. The software was mostly a compilation of open source software. No patents filed or anything like that. However, the lawyer is selling assets...

Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Sep 30 '11 at 18:38

Rkm
16 points

We want to hire some freelancers in the US, Germany, Russia and Japan. The book "The Business of iPhone App Development" from Apress references an Imdependent Contractor Agreement template. The...

Legal Independent Contractor Intellectual Property Contractor

asked Oct 2 '11 at 20:03

Openfrog
111 points