Author Archives: mwillee

We had a terrific event in Atlanta on January 25th, not least for the fact that I was able to attend. For those legal tech fans who haven’t had the chance to come to one of our events, I would highly recommend it; it’s a great opportunity to meet other like-minded individuals and hear fromContinue reading “Bridging the Technology Gap in Law”

Small businesses and startups are often unaware of their blind spots when it comes to early stage business decisions. Putting it simply, many don’t know what they don’t know. Here are three key areas that every small business should address when getting your venture off the ground to avoid a crisis down the road.

In her latest Forbes article, Mary speaks with Ray Young of RightsIn. RightsIn is a startup seeking to help artists monetize their creations by providing an avenue for licensing their films and music through an online marketplace. Ray talks about how the RightsIn marketplace offers creators more control of the licensing and monetization of theirContinue reading “Beyond Infringement to Rights Monetization”

No longer content to humiliate its football teams, the nation of Iceland is taking action against a British supermarket chain over the use of its own name.

As the holidays approach, many of us get caught up in planning and preparing and various family events and functions, and our focus on work can begin to wane, if only slightly. And that isn’t necessarily a bad thing — after all, many of us work hard throughout the year in part to be ableContinue reading “Get Ready for the New Year”

This is a guest post from Brette Sember that originally ran on the Avvo blog. 

I attended the fourth of the five Global Crowdfunding Convention (GCC) hosted by Ruth Hedges in Las Vegas. Due to Traklight, Evolve Law, and family commitments, I was only able to attend for Monday, October 17th.  

In my previous blog, I wrote about the importance of intellectual property (IP) and the ways in which small businesses can go about protecting their own.  But often many businesses fail to recognize the importance of their intangible assets, instead overlooking them in favor of more immediate concerns. But failing to recognize the value inContinue reading “IP Mistakes from Small Businesses, Part II”

Thes post was written by Mary Fetzer and originally ran on the Avvo blog. 

If you have a small business, you might think that your assets are limited to what you have on hand. But the reality is that you haven’t considerable intangible assets tied up in your business that you haven’t considered. If your business is just getting started, the overwhelming majority of your company’s value comes fromContinue reading “IP Mistakes for Small Businesses”