Ernest W Grumbles III is a startup-focused IP attorney with the local firm Merchant & Gould. Ernest helps entrepreneurs launch new tech (clean/green/IT/med tech) companies and has been known to rumble in the courtroom. He is one of the founders of MOJO/Minnesota – a collective promoting innovation policy and community in Minnesota. He also blogs for the Star Tribune, hosts his own IP podcasts and plays in a Roots/ Americana/ Jazz Band called The New Nationals. Here is a link to his recent “IP Crash Course for Startups” held at CoCo MSP this past Wednesday.
Podcast Transcription:
Jeff: Ernest Grumbles – here we are; thanks for taking the time to sit down and chat with TECHdotMN, we appreciate it very much.
Ernest: Happy to.
Trade secrets are the red-headed stepchild of intellectual property. Patents, copyrights and trademarks always seem to get all the attention. Most tech companies will likely encounter all at one point or another – but for the startup – a good trade secret policy could be most important of all during the formative stages.
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