文档介绍：Part IV – Initiating Entrepreneurial Ventures
Chapter 11 – Assessment and Evaluation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Chapter 12 – Legal Structures for New Business Ventures
Chapter 13 – Legal Issues Related to Emerging Ventures
Chapter 14 – Sources of Capital for Entrepreneurs
Copyright (c) 2004 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved.
Chapter 13 – Legal Issues Related To Emerging Ventures
Major Legal Concepts and Entrepreneurial Ventures
I. Inception of an Entrepreneurial Venture
A. Laws governing intellectual property
1. Patents
2. Copyrights
3. Trademarks
B. Forms of anization
1. Sole proprietorship
2. Partnership
3. Corporation
4. Franchise
C. Tax considerations
D. Capital formation
E. Liability questions
Major Legal Concepts and Entrepreneurial Ventures
II. An Ongoing Venture: Business Development and Transactions
A. Personnel Law
1. Hiring and firing policies
2. Equal Employment mission
3. Collective bargaining
B. Contract Law
1. Legal contracts
2. Sales contracts
3. Leases
Major Legal Concepts and Entrepreneurial Ventures
III. Growth and Continuity of a essful Entrepreneurial Venture
A. Tax considerations
1. Federal, state, and local
2. Payroll
3. Incentives
B. Governmental regulations
1. Zoning (property)
2. Administrative agencies (regulatory)
3. Consumer law
C. Continuity of ownership rights
1. Property laws and ownership
2. Wills, trusts, and ownership
3. Bankruptcy
Patents
A patent provides the owner with exclusive rights to hold, transfer, and license the production and sale of the product or process. Design patents last for 14 years; all others last for 20 years.
Securing a Patent
Rule 1: Pursue patents that are broad, are commercially significant, and offer a strong position
Rule 2: Prepare a patent plan in detail
Rule 3: Have your actions relate to your original patent plan
Rule 4: Establish an infringement budget
Rule 5: Evaluate the patent plan strategi