As we discussed last week, intellectual property (“IP”) due diligence comes up in many different types of transactions, including licensing transactions, joint development agreements, M&A deals, and venture capital investments. Anytime an acquisition or investment is based, in part, on the target’s or issuer’s IP – and in the San Francisco Bay Area it frequently […]
Conducting Effective Due Diligence in Intellectual Property Transactions
Your software company has been approached by a start-up company that has developed a mobile application that could provide your company, indeed your entire industry, with an exciting new platform to deliver products and services to customers globally. As a CEO, your first instinct is to lock up the start-up’s technology quickly because you don’t […]
Small Business Employers are bound by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act [FEHA]
In California, small business employers who regularly employ five (5) or more employees are bound by the State’s anti-discrimination law, the Fair Employment and Housing Act [FEHA]. An employer with five or more employees cannot discriminate against its employees on the basis of “race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical […]
Startup Tip – Avoid Business Disputes with Effective Counseling
A typical business startup usually begins modestly and all is friendly among those involved. For example, two doctors, or two software engineers, might combine their efforts to form one or more medical groups (or software development companies) and find it advantageous to incorporate. Each doctor/engineer contributes an equal amount of capital toward, and each receives […]
Creditors Don’t Forget to File Your Proofs of Claim When a Debtor Files for Bankruptcy
One of the first things you as a creditor should do when you receive notice that a customer has filed bankruptcy is to file a proof of claim. The Proof of Claim form (Official Form 10) often accompanies the notice of the commencement of the case, and can also be found at the Court’s website. […]
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