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How a Vet-Owned AI Company Safeguarded Its IP
Military-owned businesses often possess unique technological advantages derived from years of research, development, and practical application. These innovations, ranging from advanced materials to sophisticated software, can be valuable assets in the commercial marketplace. Understandably, effectively protecting these assets is critical to success in any business. But what steps should an entrepreneur take to protect their idea, and how does the patent process work?
One veteran-owned company’s journey — combined with a patent attorney’s experience preparing and filing patent applications — provides valuable insight into what veterans should do to safeguard their intellectual property.
What Are Patents and How Do They Work?
Patents protect inventions. Each patent generally represents a bargained-for-exchange in which one or more inventors publicly disclose an invention to receive an enforceable right to exclude others from practicing the invention for a limited time. For example, non-inventors may be excluded from manufacturing, using, importing, selling, or offering to sell an invention protected by a patent. As part of that exchange, the invention enters the public domain and becomes available for anyone to use once the patent expires, which is generally 20 years from the date of filing the corresponding application.
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Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.