Last year, in conjunction with the Obama Administration’s efforts to spur economic growth and job creation, it announced the launching of the Startup America Partnership, an independent nonprofit NGO whose goal is to help young companies with high growth potential. A year into the project, we looked to see what it offers […]
When Google filed an S-1 for its 2004 IPO, one of the sections in Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s letter to shareholders was titled “Don’t Be Evil.” According to the prospectus, the founders’ belief was that Google’s long-run interests would be better served if it “does good things for the […]
Each month the Gillespie Law Group compiles the most recent legislative and regulatory developments that could affect startups, tech companies, and website owners. “Crowdfunding” Update: As we reported last month, the House approved the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, H.R. 2930, known to many as the “crowdfunding” bill. This bill would […]
This article was published on January 18, 2012 and the information contained within may become inaccurate as the bill, its support, and opposition continue to rapidly evolve. This article is longer than our typical blog post and continues after the jump. Much has been written about the Stop Internet Piracy […]
This past Tuesday Facebook agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission regarding its ever-controversial privacy policy. The complete settlement can he found here. The charge against Facebook was that that company deceived consumers “by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing […]
In June of this year, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted to allow a new program for the creation of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), the end section of a web address, like .com, .org, and .net. These new gTLDs will offer new opportunities for brand […]
Gillespie Law Group head honcho Dave Gillespie gave a presentation this past week at the Startup Weekend event in Columbus, OH. The presentation was entitled “Bootstrapper’s Guide to Not Screwing Up–Too Badly”, and his slideshow can be viewed below. Questions? Post them in the comment section and we’ll try […]
After trying and failing to register the term “Tweet” with the USPTO, Twitter will likely soon acquire the trademark rights for the term. Twitter has been in negotiations with the owner of the mark, Twittad, for some time and the parties have finally settled on terms that will transfer the […]
Over the past year, the tech startup world has seen a significant increase in the number of incubators throughout the country. Incubators – sometimes called startup accelerators – are organizations that work with entrepreneurs to develop their startups. Often, in exchange for a small stake in the startup, an incubator’s […]
If you haven’t heard, IT Martini is a well-attended recurring event offering those in the information technology field an opportunity to relax and meet each other. They also feature startup companies, and provide them with space and time to demo their product. It’s good for the community, so I’m sharing […]
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