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Recently we've been hearing about celebrities trademarking their catch phrases. Marshawn Lynch, for example, trademarked his phrase "I'm just here so I won't get fined," see article here. Similarly, Taylor Swift trademarked "This Sick Beat." Even Katie Perry's legal team...

Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind. This includes inventions, discoveries, paintings, literary works, music, designs, symbols, names, and images (photographs, graphics, etc.). Basically anything you think up and can prove originality is IP, so it covers a...

Last week we talked about Barry and Tom, two best friends who started a business together. Once they came to see us for legal advice, we encouraged them to memorialize their agreement in a formal Operating Agreement. Why? The agreement...

Many companies are subject to some kind of online review platform, be it Yelp, Angie’s list, on Facebook or on forums. Lawsuits for defamation have been on the books for centuries, but will courts consider negative online reviews defamation—allowing companies...

Barry and Tom are going to start a business together. They’re neighbors, the best of friends, they watch Monday Night Football together every week. They’re such good friends, that they decide to start their company on a handshake and because...

Recently two federal judges in San Francisco ruled that it will be up to a jury to decide whether Uber drivers and other similar drivers should be considered independent contractors or employees. As correctly determining whether small business workers are...

In this blog, I'll discuss why it is important to hire an attorney to help you start your business. In Today's Market, it Makes the Most Sense to Hire Experts Rather than 1-Stop Shops There was a time when a...

As discussed in last week’s article, maintaining your limited liability is crucial. Dropping the ball on compliance issues allows people to sue you for your own personal assets, rather than being limited to your business’s assets. Here, we’ll go through...

We’ve talked many times about limited liability (for example, here and here), but what many business owners don’t know is that their limited liability can be voided if they’re not compliant with their local Secretary of State’s office as well...

You can decide the distribution of your property – and if you don’t the state will If you die without a valid will, your property will be distributed according to state law. This may or may not be the distribution...