So-called "bridge financings" between rounds of venture capital financings often take the form of convertible debt with an “equity kicker,” usually in the form of warrants. Paul Jones steps us through the process of seed financing and the use of convertible debt with warrants...
BlogsThe recent lighting up of the blogosphere over the suit filed by Horizon Group Management against former tenant Amanda Bonnen for an allegedly defamatory tweet she posted on Twitter caused me to pause for a moment and think through the potential legal issues that may...
Suddenly some explosively positive and futuristic pragmatic policies about the Internet and global e-commerce are creating amazing galaxies of business naming. With already 1.7 billion online users and 1 billion more on its way the new business naming capabilities befitting advance and intricate platforms of...
Federal authorities arrested two computer programmers who worked for convicted Ponzi patriarch Bernie Madoff (pictured), charging them with several criminal counts for their alleged role in the massive $60 billion scam. George Perez and Jerome O'Hara appeared in federal court Friday and faced charges...
The post-industrial evolution of the U.S. economy has aroused multibillion-dollar questions over what kinds of inventions deserve patent protection, and on Monday the Supreme Court joined the muddle over whether new ideas and strategies do. The courts and U.S. law have long held that the inventors...
Am I the only one completely confused and upset with Sprint's poor customer service? My experience involves them selling products under false pretense, breach of contract and not honoring sales claims by Sprint's sales and customer support representatives. Perhaps it's time for us as consumer...
Sonic Foundry founded in 1991 and best known for its patented webcasting technology MediaSite Live has until Dec. 21 to raise its stock price to $1 or more per share for at least 10 trading days or risk being delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market.The...
Foley & Lardner LLP announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $208 million contract to the firm for Intellectual Property services for up to 10 years. Beginning this month, the firm will be responsible for performing contested proceedings work in the areas...
When it comes to space exploration the Green Bay, Wisconsin area is becoming a major a hub for space travel, research, education and technology development. Is Sheboygan the final frontier? NASA has selected the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay as one of 18 proposals...
To cope with this increasing workload at a time of shrinking budgets, legal departments are doing what other areas like sales, finance and human resources did long ago: namely, leveraging technology. Previously they may have relied on service providers offering expensive white-glove service, now they...