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Small Business Spotlight: ADX
All images © ADX.
© ADX Pro.
This August, Res Nova Lawis shining its Small Business Spotlight on ADX, a collaborative maker hub offering shared tools, work space, and knowledge for Portland's creative community. Since ADX opened its doors in 2011, this 14,000 square-foot facility ha...

Memes & Copyright Infringement: What Happens When a Tweet Goes Viral?
Think Before you Tweet:
If you're at all active on social media, you're likely to come across dozens of memes each day. According to Merriam-Webster, a meme is "an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially throug...

Small Business Spotlight: Lulu
Output PDX had a great interview with Damon at TechFestNW.
This July, Res Nova Law is pleased to shine its Small Business Spotlight on Lulu, a fresh Portland startup with a focus on sustainability and community empowerment through cycling. Lulu is currently entering the manufacturing stage for it...

Reuse, Recycle, and Repurpose: A Big Supreme Court Win for Thrifty Businesses
Good For The Environment (And Your Wallet):
If you've ever thought about reusing, recycling, or repurposing a product to save money and resources, you're not the only one. In fact, many companies in the U.S. and across the globe base their business models on this very concept. One such compan...

Small Business Spotlight: Nucleus Portland
All images © Nucleus Portland.
© Nucleus Portland.
This month, Res Nova Law is pleased to shine its Small Business Spotlight on Portland art gallery and bar, Nucleus Portland. Currently, Nucleus has two locations—Gallery Nucleus just outside of Los Angeles, California, and Nucleus Portlan...

Employers, Employees, Independent Contractors, and Intellectual Property: Whose Right is it Anyway?
Employee-Created Intellectual Property:
If you're a creative employee, you may be wondering who owns the intellectual property rights to your creations. Employee-created assets can involve all types of intellectual property, including trademarks, logos, designs, illustrations, literary works, p...