By Cary Zimmerman So far, 2019 has been a banner year for female-founded “unicorns,” a term coined by famous venture capitalist Aileen Lee to describe startups valued at $1 billion or more. In the context of the total number of startups, the unicorn club is small. But...
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Measuring Success: Will the Opportunity Zone Program Deliver?
By Laura Englehart The federal Opportunity Zone program was created to incentivize new investment in low-income communities by providing tax incentives to individuals who invest unrealized capital gains in those underserved communities. The program seeks to create...
Incentive Guidelines for Healthcare Businesses
The Opportunity Zone Program: An Odd Fit for Venture Capital
By Cary Zimmerman Recently, substantial attention has been paid to how the Opportunity Zone (“OZ”) program applies to direct investments in real estate assets, with many early adopters hustling to use the program to make such brick-and-mortar investments. But a common...
5 Things Every Ohio Physician Should Understand About the State’s Medical Marijuana Law
Ohio physicians, hospitals and others within the healthcare industry are often impacted by the state’s medical marijuana laws – whether they like it or not. In the latest episode of Health Law Today, Kate Hickner explains five things every physician needs to know...
Ohio Trademark Owners Seeking to Enforce Rights Must Prove State Connection for Personal Jurisdiction
By David Posteraro Ohio-based International Watchman, Inc. sued Watching Time, LLC and others for infringement of its federally registered “NATO” mark. The federal district court in Cleveland held that Watching Time’s cancellation proceeding against the NATO mark was...
The Secret Value of a Trade Secret Audit
By David Posteraro Our earlier post, “Trade Secrets in Business Transactions,” focused on the role of lawyers, accountants and businesses in evaluating a target company’s valuable trade secrets. But generally, companies often underestimate both the significance of...
Trade Secrets in Business Transactions – Screaming for Attention
By David Posteraro The value of industrial property represented by intellectual property, intangible assets and goodwill has jumped from 17% in 1975 to 84% of the S&P 500’s value report. But when it comes to business transactions such as mergers and acquisitions,...
Insights from High Point: More Sophisticated Brand and Design Protection Strategies
By David Posteraro Welcome to Market! Talking with manufacturers, designers and reps at the High Point Market, one thing was clear: sellers have become much more sophisticated in protecting their intellectual property; on the buyer side, unfortunately,...