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Picking your Startup Team (Founder Dynamics)

When launching your technology startup, the people you choose as your co-founders is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. There are many things to consider when picking the players for your team.

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Should I Raise My First Round of Funding Via Convertible Debt or Equity?

One of the first questions an entrepreneur must address when launching a technology startup is how the company will be funded during its early stages.

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The Role of the Board of Directors

If your startup is a corporation incorporated in Delaware or Washington, you must have a board of directors.

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The Good, the Bad, & the Regulatory: A Summary of a Recent FTC Report on the Internet of Things

Internet-enabled devices bring near total connectivity. While this world of connection benefits us, it inevitably poses certain security and privacy risks.

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Tacking Doctrine Applicable to Trademarks

A trademark serves to identify and distinguish one party’s goods or services from the goods and services of others. A trademark may be a word, phrase, symbol or design, or any combination of those.

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Good News for 2015: Lower Government Fees for US Trademark Applications and Renewals

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has reduced the governmental filing fees for trademark applications and renewals, effective January 17, 2015. For applicants that agree to utilize electronic correspondence, the new per-classification fee for a standard trademark application has been reduced from $325 to $275 per class.

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Navy Seeks Renewable Resources Through a WAPA RFP

Last week, the Western Area Power Administration (“WAPA”) issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) seeking renewable energy for Navy bases located in WAPA’s California service territory. The RFP seeks bids for new renewable generation projects with up to 150 MW of capacity.

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Milestone in Transmission Regulation: U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Order No. 1000

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a host of challenges to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC”) Order No. 1000, upholding the order in its entirety. As we’ve previously discussed, Order No. 1000 aims to create a level regulatory playing field for independent transmission developers, thus encouraging new sources of badly-needed investment in the nation’s transmission infrastructure.