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Avoiding Problems with Investor Questionnaires
The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has made it clear that a minimal “check the box” approach is not sufficient.
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Blawg Review #322
This article presents a thorough catalog of links to recent articles by some of the foremost commentators on trademark and internet law. A small sample of links provided and summarized by this article include how attorneys are using Facebook to...
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Speaking in Marks: Social Identifiers in the Online Space—Business, Personal & Both at the Same Time
This article notes that in some ways, the internet is a replication of the real world whereas in other ways, it plays by its own rules. Specifically, the article focuses on how distinctive marks are created, maintained and presented on the web...
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Crowdfunding and Local Investing
How does allowing crowdfunding of equity differ from the traditional startup finance model of investment by angels and venture capitalists? This article looks at literature by crowdfunding advocates which argues that the answer to this question...
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Patents’ Children Inherit Limitations
This article reviews the outcome of a recent patent infringement lawsuit involving futures trading software. A key part of the court's opinion in the case in question turned on the idea that where a "parent" patent had an express limitation,...