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How In-House IP Counsel Can Fortify Their Patent Filings Against § 101 Rejections
For more than a decade, § 101 has been the dark cloud over U.S. patent practice. Even companies with sophisticated R&D pipelines routinely find themselves stuck in eligibility quicksand, watching well-designed innovations get bounced as “abstract ideas” or “mere data processing.” Yet the surprising truth is this: the companies that consistently avoid § 101 headaches aren’t doing anything exotic. They aren’t filing longer applications, or denser ones, or even necessarily more

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Nov 194 min read


Conducting a Year-End IP Audit
As the calendar winds down, most businesses are focused on closing the books and planning for the next fiscal year. But one...

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Oct 102 min read


Preparing Your Business for AI Regulation
Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly transforming industries and businesses. Governments worldwide are catching up. Expect new laws...

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Aug 292 min read


Protecting Trade Secrets in Small Manufacturing Shops with DoD Aerospace Customers
For small, advanced manufacturing businesses supplying both automotive and aerospace industries, trade secrets are often a competitive...

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Aug 53 min read


How to Prepare Your Online Retail Business for Acquisition
Whether you're aiming to sell to a strategic buyer, a private equity firm, or one of the many e-commerce aggregators active in the...

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Jul 244 min read


Doing Business in Europe Involving Personal Data? Comply with the GDPR
Does Your U.S. Startup Need to Comply with GDPR? For many U.S. startups, international growth is part of the business plan from day one....

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Jun 263 min read


Choosing the Right Corporate Form: A Michigan Entrepreneur’s Guide
Starting a business in Michigan? One of your most important first steps is choosing the right legal structure. This decision affects...

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Jun 223 min read


Include Attorneys In Key Business Teams
In a highly regulated business landscape, counseling from a business attorney is indispensable to executives. Effective business...

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Feb 131 min read
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