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Legal Issues for Legal Issues for EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs
Legal IssuesLegal Issues
Intellectual PropertyIntellectual Property
Do we need lawyers?Do we need lawyers? What they doWhat they do What to look forWhat to look for
Legal IssuesLegal Issues
PatentsPatents TrademarksTrademarks CopyrightsCopyrights Trade secretsTrade secrets LicensingLicensing Product & SafetyProduct & Safety InsuranceInsurance ContractsContracts
PatentsPatents
What do they do?What do they do? Two typesTwo types
Utility patentsUtility patents Design patentsDesign patents
Disclosure Document ProgramDisclosure Document Program Defensive Publication ProgramDefensive Publication Program International PatentsInternational Patents
PatentsPatents
ApplicationApplication IntroductionIntroduction Description of inventionDescription of invention ClaimsClaims DeclarationDeclaration
Patent InfringementPatent Infringement
TrademarksTrademarks
Word, name, symbol, sloganWord, name, symbol, slogan 20 years, renewable20 years, renewable 4 types4 types Registering processRegistering process
Written formWritten form DrawingDrawing Five specimensFive specimens FeeFee
CopyrightsCopyrights
DefinitionDefinition What things are copyrighted?What things are copyrighted?
File-sharingFile-sharing Library of CongressLibrary of Congress Length of copyrightLength of copyright
Trade SecretsTrade Secrets
Confidentiality agreementsConfidentiality agreements
Difficulty with current management Difficulty with current management trendstrends
LicensingLicensing
DefinitionDefinition How can it be used effectively?How can it be used effectively? Licensing & PatentsLicensing & Patents
Patent license agreementPatent license agreement Licensing & copyrightsLicensing & copyrights
Celebrities, cartoon charactersCelebrities, cartoon characters ConsiderationsConsiderations
Product & SafetyProduct & Safety
Consumer Product & Safety Act (1994)Consumer Product & Safety Act (1994) Product Safety CommissionProduct Safety Commission
5 people5 people RolesRoles
ClaimsClaims NegligenceNegligence WarrantyWarranty Strict liabilityStrict liability MisrepresentationMisrepresentation
InsuranceInsurance
Why buy insurance?Why buy insurance? TypesTypes
PropertyProperty CasualtyCasualty LifeLife Workers CompensationWorkers Compensation
Issues with insuranceIssues with insurance Increasing costsIncreasing costs Solutions?Solutions?
InsuranceInsurance
Sarbanes-Oxley ActSarbanes-Oxley Act IssuesIssues
UnclearUnclear Small businessesSmall businesses Foreign companiesForeign companies Board of advisors v. board of directors?Board of advisors v. board of directors?
ContractsContracts
What is a contract?What is a contract? Handshakes?Handshakes? 4 Parts of an Agreement4 Parts of an Agreement
Parties and their rolesParties and their roles Transaction describedTransaction described Value of transactionValue of transaction Signatures of PartiesSignatures of Parties
ContractsContracts
ConditionsConditions Offer is madeOffer is made Voluntary acceptanceVoluntary acceptance Consideration is givenConsideration is given Both parties are competentBoth parties are competent Contract must be legalContract must be legal Any sales of more than $500 must be in Any sales of more than $500 must be in
writingwriting
ContractsContracts
Results of BreachResults of Breach Honor contractHonor contract Contract RestitutionContract Restitution