This is personal opinion, more than an answer. You really needed to decide all this when you first set up the company. You needed to discuss with your partner how much money he was bringing to the table, and if not money the value of his contribution to the company. In the end CEO, COO, CT...
Google company formation agencies in respective areas Contact them and get the requirements for registering your company and start the process If you dont have money and starting small you really need to register a off the shelf company just to be legal in the country. You can have your partners...
From my experience it's better to setup the IP company as a completely separate entity. There can then be a contractual relationship between the OP company and the IP company. This will assist in protecting the IP in the case of any legal action against the OP company. For instance, if the OP co...
The challnege here is that not too many people really understand branding, similar to the way people understand marketing. It does not have a consistent meaning. You will have to educate your csuite or key personnel on the value of developing their brand. Use examples of other companies in your ...
Several follow up questions: 1. Do you have any sort of employment agreement now? 2. Did you disclose early on that you were working on this side project? 3. What state are you in? 4. Have you taken steps to protect the proprietary info to date--such as using an NDA? 5. Does anyone else within th...