Who owns your code? Probably not who you think.
Seven years as an engineer and eleven as an IP lawyer taught me that most start-ups don't own their product. Here is how to check, and how to fix it before an investor does.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Samuel Byrne
Partner, Head of Intellectual Property, Hale & Mercer LLP · Former software engineer who protects the ideas of people who build things.