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Starting A Food Business: From Soup to Nuts

You’re a good cook. You’ve worked in restaurants your whole life, starting as a dishwasher when you were 16 and you’ve worked your way up. You’ve been a sous chef for a Read more....

Can you Keep a (Trade) Secret? The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

Before May 11, 2016, only three out of four forms of intellectual property – patents, trademarks and copyrights – were protectable and enforceable at the federal level. The Read more....

5 Reasons to Work with Foundry, So That Foundry Can Work for You

Recently, I received an email from an existing client. They had interviewed several law firms including several larger ones before deciding to engage with Foundry. They appreci Read more....

Social Purpose Corporations: Beyond the Profits

Social Purpose Corporations (SPC) are an interesting and (relatively) new corporate form available in Washington State that gives directors and officers the luxury of exploring Read more....

5 Ways to Protect Your Cannabis Brand

As a cannabis business owner you have probably invested quite a bit in your brand and creating a market for your product. The last thing you want is for someone else to tell yo Read more....

Relief In Sight: Liquor & Cannabis Board to Consider Rules Changes

I have been telling my cannabis industry clients and constituents for two years to be patient; the regulations which, to a great extent, have choked the development and growth Read more....

Kickstarter Karma: Backers Fight Back

For many budding entrepreneurs, Kickstarter.com can be their answer to beginning their businesses…or a nightmare of angry “backers,” broken promises and refund demands. & Read more....

Businesses asking to “follow us on…” blurs the lines of social media and business assets

Many of us know that we should keep our private lives relatively separate from our work lives. However, this isn’t just a recommendation. It may very well serve as a precauti Read more....

Who wore it better? The grey area of copyright in the world of fashion design and imitations.

Trends in fashion tend to spread like wildfire amongst both retailers and consumers. Clothing companies endeavor to keep up with current styles and popular trends to market to Read more....

Part III: Crowdfunding and JOBS Act Simplified — What a Successful Campaign Looks Like

In 2014 (year 1 of crowdfunding from accredited investors under the JOBS Act Title II) there were 534 successful campaigns. Most campaigns were in Seed and Series A roun Read more....

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