Intellectual Property

Chinh Pham, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Emerging Technology Practice, was featured in a TechCrunch article as part of a series covering start-up lawyers who founders love to work with. In…
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Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Boston Intellectual Property (IP) Group congratulates four of its clients – Cruzar Medsystems, Inc., Kaleidoscope, Platelet BioGenesis, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute – for being honored with the

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Navigating IP Ownership Issues that May Otherwise Delay, Devalue, or Derail Funding and Exits

Many emerging tech companies focus only on the defensive nature of intellectual property – namely, deterring competitors from stealing technological innovations or copying creative branding. While these protections are important, it can be understandably difficult to justify the associated costs when you are still in the process of commercializing a product or service. So why not worry about IP later? Because in doing so, you may miss out on the opportunity to leverage an asset known to increase company valuation, attract funding, and position your company for the next level or potential exit.Continue Reading Who Owns Your IP?

November was National Entrepreneurship Month in celebration of the country’s innovation and entrepreneurial spirit.  As we close this important awareness month, we reflected on what it takes to be a successful tech venture, and we note some of the top traits and criteria in this blog post.
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As an emerging tech company, trade secrets and other confidential information can provide you with competitive advantages in the marketplace. However, as your business grows, the need to protect critical trade secrets is sometimes overlooked. Unfortunately, failure to take reasonable measures to safeguard this information may result in the inability to protect these valued assets when necessary.

Emerging tech companies can gain an advantage in protecting their trade secrets by taking a systematic approach to:

  1. understanding their trade secret portfolios;
  2. evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of existing policies and procedures being used to protect these valuable assets; and
  3. implementing corrective measures to protect trade secrets from misappropriation and misuse.

For companies without existing policies and procedures, conducting a comprehensive trade secret audit may be beneficial as well.Continue Reading Is Your Business Good at Keeping Secrets?