Choice of law provisions in business contracts are regarded by many (especially businesspeople) as boilerplate. However, this article explains that the contents of these provisions can have a real effect should a dispute arise under the...
In which state should a startup incorporate? Many famous corporations are incorporated in Delaware; however, because a business can incorporate in any state, an entrepreneur can theoretically answer this question in many different ways. ...
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments for a copyright case which addressed the question of whether copyrights can be restored to works which have already fallen into the public domain. This article analyzes the law from which this...
This article takes a wait-and-see approach regarding the effect the new patent reform bill will have on the ability of small businesses and independent inventors to get patents. Dustin Manwaring, the author, does point out two key benefits to...
Most new businesses will immediately need a banking account and, as Dustin Manwaring points out, one which is separate from the founder's personal bank account. Where the bank account is opened, though, and the type of the bank account, will be...