Legal

• Net neutrality: Good for you and good for the Internet
  (October 14, 2009) The Federal Communications Commission, on September 21, proposed rules that would prevent Internet service providers (“ISPs”) from treating different sources...
• Net neutrality: Good for a few, but bad for most
  (October 14, 2009) The Federal Communications Commission, on September 21, proposed rules that would prevent Internet service providers (“ISPs”) from treating different sources...
• USPTO rescinds controversial new patent rules
  (October 12, 2009) The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has taken a welcome stance on controversial regulations, announcing last week that it would...
• Venture capital syndication
  (September 30, 2009) One way to characterize venture capital financings is by the number of investors; more specifically, is there more than one....
• Update on Federal Trade Commission Red Flag Rules relating to identity theft
  (September 26, 2009) The Red Flag Rules, issued by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and other regulatory bodies, become effective November 1, 2009,...
• How to create more Midwest university start-ups: looking to Utah for an example
  (August 24, 2009) Regardless of whether they are called university spinoffs, spinouts, or just plain start-ups, the University of Utah sure has a...
• New HIPAA breach notification regulations require immediate attention
  (August 24, 2009) On August 19, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) posted an “advance copy” of its final...
• Watch out, developers: Here come the lawyers
  (August 6, 2009) ...
• Friends and family financing round
  (July 17, 2009) When companies start up, often the first place they look for seed financing is from friends and family. As...
• State Rep. Parisi introduces online privacy bill
  (July 16, 2009) Currently, it’s fairly easy to find someone’s personal address on one of Wisconsin’s online government databases, a troubling thought for...