April 21, 2012 by Guest Contributor
(This is a guest post by Bill Hanigan and Mark Wickham.) Congress is in the business of making laws. Some of those laws prove helpful, while others do not help much at all. The recently enacted (and eagerly anticipated) crowdfunding provisions contained in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), which was signed into law on April 5, may ultimately fall into the latter category. Congress intended … read more
March 9, 2012 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines We're very excited to welcome our latest sponsor to Silicon Prairie News, the Start-Up Launchpad from Des Moines-based law firm Davis Brown. Davis Brown is one of Iowa's largest law practices and a tremendous supporter … read more
February 27, 2012 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines In February, Emily Harris, a shareholder in the Davis Brown Law Firm's Intellectual Property Practice, presented "IP Legislative Updated." Here's a description of her talk from the Business Innovation Zone's website: With the impending implementation of the largest changes in United States patent law and the recent headlines around cyber piracy legislation, Emily Harris, (Intellectual … read more
September 9, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
What is Prairie Moves? – Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please … read more
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