Tips for Avoiding a Business Divorce
March 8, 2019Starting a business can be a scary proposition, and many entrepreneurs feel more comfortable going into a new business venture with a partner — either someone you have worked with in the past, or someone who recruits you to go into business together. And just like most people don’t enter a marriage planning…
DetailsUsing the Doctrine of Equivalents to Determine Infringement
March 4, 2019“If two devices do the same work in substantially the same way, and accomplish substantially the same result, they are the same, even though they differ in name, form, or shape.” This excerpt from a 1950 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.) defines the essen…
DetailsConsideration: An Essential Element in a Valid Contract
March 1, 2019No contract is valid without the inclusion of consideration, which is an exchange of items of value between the two contracting parties. Considerations may consist of money, services, stock, promissory notes, intellectual property, or other tangible items of value. There are no limits on these exchanges unless they…
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