Helping Your Business Thrive
Your customers recognize your product or service through your business's name, logo, color combinations or any other unique symbol (trademark). These set your brand apart in the market. Your trademark is linked to your company's reputation. Therefore, if someone uses...
The visual appeal of a product is often just as important as its functionality. But when it comes to design, it is not always easy to draw a clear line between what is unique and what might unintentionally infringe on someone else's intellectual property. Design...
Employees play an essential role in protecting a company's trade secrets. Your employees need to know which kinds of information are considered trade secrets. For instance, if you have an online business, your employees must be aware of the need to keep your list of...
When someone creates a new product or process, they can apply for a patent. A patent gives them the sole authority to make, use and sell their invention for a limited time. In a business setup, when businesses fail to patent their work, they expose their innovative...
Copying something and passing it off as a joke barely counts as a parody. But a good parody subverts the public’s expectations and invites commentary on the source material. For Jack Daniel’s, a dog toy manufacturer’s “parody” of the whiskey company’s iconic bottle...
Employers have various resources to keep their businesses running, including their employees. They must comply with federal and state employment laws that protect workers, such as "right-to-work" laws. In "right-to-work" states, employees can refuse to join unions and...
Mergers and acquisitions can be unpredictable and complicated. Their success could depend on finding the right match. However, that is not always the case. Certain mergers or acquisitions could seem like the perfect fit but still fail eventually. Around 70% to 90% of...
No business is immune to disagreements. Your financial stake in the company as a shareholder makes it normal for you to challenge the decisions of the corporation’s board. But when a falling out goes beyond the usual tensions and alleges certain breaches of agreements...
Before understanding commercial litigation, we must go back to civil litigation. Civil litigation is a lawsuit between two parties where neither is pressing criminal charges. In civil litigation, the person suing is the plaintiff, and the individual they are suing is...
A business begins with an idea. An idea may be intangible but executing it well will separate your company from competitors. Your creativity is essential in forming your company’s brand and character. People will recognize your company through the name, logo, content,...