Start-ups Should Sell to Small Businesses, Not Big Enterprises January 28th, 2015Entrepreneurial Info Read More
Top 5 Intellectual Property News Stories of 2014 and Future Impact January 20th, 2015Patents/IP By Bryan D. Stewart, Daniel E. Sineway, John R. Harris, and Lee Strasburger. Last year was a big year for the intellectual property community. Landmark cases in patent law and other developments will shape the intellectual property portfolios of companies doing business in the United States for years to come. For more on the biggest intellectual property developments of 2014 and their impact on your business in 2015, read below. 1. Alice v. CLS Bank Heralded by some as the savior of software patents and by others as a limitation on the protections available for software inventions, the Supreme Court’s Read More
Five Predictions for 2015 / Tech Investing in Atlanta: Southern Style January 9th, 2015MMM Tech Perspectives by John Yates, Partner & Chair of Corporate Technology, Morris, Manning & Martin Santa brought my mother a pillow with this embroidered truism: “Say what you want about the South – but nobody retires & lives up North!” For me, it foretells the optimistic growth of Atlanta technology investing in 2015. Venture capitalists and private equity firms will target the South in the new year, and here are five predictions for tech growth – Southern Style! VC Partners Will Recognize the South’s Special Appeal – Atlanta will be a key beneficiary as general partners of venture and private equity funds spend Read More
Adequate Investigation by Board Results in Dismissal of Shareholder Derivative Complaint Regarding Data Breaches December 31st, 2014Data Centers Read More
A Look at the Georgia FinTech Ecosystem December 29th, 2014Finance, Accounting & Compensation Read More
Atlanta Ranked Best in U.S. for Foreign Investment Strategy December 18th, 2014Venture Capital Read More
Three Ways to Build a Better Contact Database December 15th, 2014MMM Tech Law Video Channel As technology has advanced, so have the tools available to lawyers in the area of contact management—the art of maintaining and managing information on contacts, clients and prospects. The challenge for the lawyer in the digital (paperless) age is to find the most efficient, collaborative and effective way to handle contact information without spending inordinate amounts of time and money. The goal for lawyers should be to establish a collaborative database, allowing authorized users in the firm or legal department to have access to the permitted contacts of others. To understand how technology furthers this goal, Read More