Technology Sector, Intellectual Property Protection, Early Stage Companies

A Launchpad for Startups in the Space Domain: Apollo Accelerator

Knobbe Martens on 8/7/2025

In 2023, the U.S. Space Force launched the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools, Application, & Processing (TAP) Lab. The SDA TAP Lab aims to accelerate the delivery of space battle management software to operational units....more

Why Deep Tech Companies Need a Proactive IP Strategy

Fenwick & West LLP on 3/4/2025

Deep tech companies—whether in space, defense, robotics, AI-driven industrial automation, or advanced materials—face long R&D cycles, high capital requirements, and intense global competition. Yet some founders treat IP as an...more

What's The Forecast For Tech M&A?

MoFo Tech on 11/3/2023

Morrison Foerster is pleased to share with our clients and friends the results of our 2023 Tech M&A Survey, published in conjunction with Mergermarket. Mergermarket surveyed 300 dealmakers from around the world in order to...more

Avoiding Pitfalls: IP “Dos and Don’ts” for High-Tech Start Ups

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 3/1/2023

Starting a high-tech company is a difficult, exhausting, and thrilling endeavor – one in which founders will face seemingly endless challenges, deadlines, and make or break decisions. From a venture’s inception, founders face...more

Top 10 Commercial & IP Tips for Start-Ups

Goodwin on 11/7/2022

Outbound IP - We often see early-stage companies entering into contracts that contain ambiguous or vague intellectual property (“IP”) licensing or ownership language. As an early-stage tech or life sciences company, it is...more

Emerging Companies: Framework for Leveraging Your IP & Tech

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. on 12/16/2020

Founders of technology-based companies often recognize very early on that their company’s IP and related technology comprise a significant or even central part of the company’s overall value. Determining how to best protect...more