Intellectual property protection plays a crucial role in the successful development of a startup, particularly in a highly competitive environment. In this article, you will learn how to effectively safeguard your ideas, technologies, and brand through patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. I will discuss the main methods for protecting intellectual property, offer practical advice, and provide examples of successful protection in the Russian market. Intellectual ...

... investors to take a measured approach. Several analysts give bold forecasts for further growth of leading crypto assets—up to $200,000 for BTC and $5,000–7,000 for ETH in the long term—citing limited Bitcoin supply, expanding use of blockchain technologies across various sectors, and the emergence of clear regulatory rules. At the same time, risks persist. The cryptocurrency market continues to be characterized by high volatility: after periods of rapid growth, sharp price declines are not uncommon. The regulatory environment, albeit improving in key countries, is far from uniform—strict restrictions are in place in several states or new bans are being discussed,...

... increasing their venture investments, while growth in the UK has slowed post-Brexit. In Asia, metrics differ: amid a decline in China, capital is being attracted at steadily high rates in India, Southeast Asia, and Israel, which has reached a two-year high in deal-making. Even in less developed markets in Africa and Latin America, their own unicorns are emerging, and authorities and corporations are actively supporting technological initiatives. Thus, the global venture ecosystem is becoming more distributed: new innovation centers are gaining strength beyond the usual startup capitals. Local Market: Russia, CIS, and New Projects Despite geopolitical upheavals, the ...

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... sector—it will complement the previously released CPI data and help gauge inflation's entrenchment. The corporate reports of the day cover essential sectors: agriculture and industry (Deere), Chinese e-commerce (JD.com), consumer luxury (Tapestry), and high technology (Applied Materials). Investors will pay particularly close attention to JD.com’s morning data—as a barometer of consumption in China—and the evening report from Applied Materials, potentially influencing the entire tech segment. For instance,...