If you are involved in the Madison entrepreneurship scene, you know Chris Meyer of Sector67 and Heather Wentler of the Doyenne Group. They are tireless in their work to create an entrepreneurship climate here. Sector67 is an amazing makerspace that welcomes all types of do-ers. In an effort to have a bigger, permanent home for … Read more
Here with another post to demystify contracts, today we discuss counterparts. In a common provision, we see something like: Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute the same agreement. In first grade, we learned to figure out new words using context. Great. Context here is that uh, … Read more
nnnon After a summer of crutching around, I am so glad to be rid of the crick-creak of that particular fashion accessory. Through it all, I have learned how to carry everything in a cross-body shoulder bag, to ask for help, and maybe, just a little bit of patience. But most of all, I have learned … Read more
Every once in awhile, you get the opportunity to see someone really show that they know their industry and care about their clients. A few weeks ago Mike Johnson of Cottingham & Butler showcased both of them to me. He was talking about how companies are coping with the changes in health care opportunities (Not just … Read more
We took a Hophead Tour earlier this month, and our tour guide (and Hophead Tour owner) Justin Schmitz told an interesting story about Hess Cooperage. I asked him to provide a little bit of that story of one of the early Madison entrepreneur success stories. You have probably been to or heard of the Cooper’s … Read more
A few weeks ago, we took a motorcycle class. One thing the instructors kept saying was “Keep your heads up! Look forward!” You had to see where you were going, and it helped get over nerves. As one instructor said, “If you only look three feet forward, you will only go three feet forward. If … Read more
They say when you fall off a horse, you should get back on again. Well, sometimes when you fall off the horse, things like tibial plateau fractures happen which means that getting back on again are delayed as surgeries and recoveries take awhile. But the message is don’t let the tumble scare you away from … Read more
When a company is growing, they begin selling more products and often start exploring options like distribution agreements and licensing agreements. When looking into those agreements, it important that the terms and scope of the agreement are understood by both parties and written down. Terms of the agreement can include scope restrictions such as whether … Read more
Original image from Everkinetic Cybersquatting is generally bad faith registration of another’s trademark in a domain name. Under section 43(d) of the Lanham Act (also known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act or ACPA), a person shall be liable to the owner of a trademark if that person has a bad faith intent to … Read more
A covenant not to compete is a contract, and as a contract, it needs an offer, acceptance and consideration to be enforceable. When presented at the offer of employment, as long as employment is conditioned upon signing, that is considered enough. In Star Direct v. Dal Pra, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that employers may … Read more