Preventing Internal IP Theft at Your Small Business

Preventing Internal IP Theft at Your Small Business 1

Intellectual Property (IP) is essential for a small business that needs to maintain a competitive advantage in the modern business world. One of the greatest threats to maintaining your IP is internal theft. How can you keep employees from stealing, leaking, or even selling your brand’s secrets? Here are a few tips. Control access – […]

The Most Common Misconception About Copyrights

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I attend Comic-Con every year and I’m a dyed-in-the-wool comic book nerd. As my practice grew I took on more and more comic book artists, video game designers, etc. Artists often have great ideas, but they have trouble monetizing them. Well aware of the great potential value of these ideas, they want to file copyrights. […]

How to Finance a Buy-Sell Agreement

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In a previous blog entry I discussed the importance of the buy-sell agreement to any new business, especially when it is closely held (i.e. a small number of members/owners/shareholders). The question my clients ask me at this point is how can they finance the buy-sell agreement. Oftentimes they simply don’t have the money to buy their partner out, […]