In this week's post, we see that Kytch’s trade secret litigation case against Taylor, famous for producing McDonald’s ice cream machines, gains steam in discovery phase.

Plus, eCommerce businesses can take various business entity forms and there are different funding options, each with its own pros and cons.

Trade Secret Litigation Involving Ice Cream Machine Diagnostic Device

The manufacturer of McDonald’s ice cream machines is Taylor Company, and they have been sued by small startup, Kytch. Kytch became famous for inventing a device that hacked the ice cream machines Taylor produces for McDonald’s in order to diagnose them whenever the machines returned errors, as the ice cream machines are notorious for being down and in need of maintenance or servicing more often than not. 

Last month, the trade secret lawsuit proceeded to the discovery stage of litigation, and as a result, Taylor was required to produce internal communications that have contradicted its previous claims of defense while simultaneously seeming to paint McDonald’s in a less than savory light.

Read more here.

Tips for Creating and Funding an eCommerce Business

(This is Part 8 of a series covering core legal issues for eCommerce and Internet-based businesses.)

Although many aspects of operating an eCommerce business are very different from a traditional business, at its heart, an eCommerce business is still a business.  As such, eCommerce business owners must address many of the same legal and operational issues faced by more traditional businesses.  This includes choosing an appropriate type of business form, and ensuring they have the necessary capital to get the business up and running.  

This article discusses some of entity choices available to eCommerce businesses, as well as common means of raising capital.

Find the full article here.

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In addition to publishing Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas. Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer. For more on the latest developments in IP law, see the blogs Ideate and IP Questions Answered.