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Exclusivity Agreements in Commercial Leases
At the risk of attempting to sound like a salty veteran, I’ve reviewed a number of commercial lease agreements in my day….
Buy/Sell Agreements: A Business Valuation Perspective
Guest Blogger: Donald Parker Gryphon Valuation Consultants, Inc. www.BizVals.com 702-870-VALU (8258) Buy/Sell Agreements provide a blueprint for the transfer of business interests,…
LegalZoom Cost My Client $175
My client had hired LegalZoom to form his LLC last November. When he called me last week for help with getting his…
A Primer on Patents
Everything you needed to know about patents but were afraid to ask… By Pin Tan, Patent Attorney and Managing Partner of Lightbulb IP…
Small Business Horror Story #6: Not Properly Closing Your Business
Today I received a call from a potential client who was called before the Nevada Department of Taxation about $60,000 in taxes,…
Small Business Horror Story #5: Trademark Denied
The first step in starting a business is to choose a name. In my article on How to Start a Business in…
Trademark Basics
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website is incredibly helpful in educating people about the trademark process. However, there are…
Leaving a Business
I just got a call from someone who wants to resign from his company, leaving his partner behind. He was surprised to…
Beware Unofficial Trademark Solicitations
One of my clients recently called in a panic because she had just received a notice that the trademarks I’d filed on…
Why Do I Need a Business Plan?
“Why do I need a business plan? Writing one is so difficult and I don’t have time!” A business plan is the blue…
What is a Series LLC?
Now, if you are a loyal reader of my blog, and I’m sure you are (wink, wink)…you read my article on the benefits…
To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate?
I sometimes get calls from people asking whether they should incorporate. When I am somehow able to stifle my automatic “YES YOU…