Every business has intellectual property that has the potential to become extremely valuable, but if you don’t protect it from the very beginning, you could face big problems down the road. Not only could you end up in legal trouble, but you could also lose opportunities to expand your brand into new verticals, industries, and…
10 Tips to Hire a Great Business Lawyer
Have you ever hired a lawyer? Do you know someone who has? Whether you or someone you know has hired an attorney for personal or business matters, you’ve probably heard at least one horror story. That’s because few people do the necessary research to choose a great lawyer before they need one. It’s easy to…
Trademarks, Copyrights and Common Law: Possession is Only Nine-Tenths of the Law
There is a maxim that tells us, “Possession is 9/10’s of the law.” However, that doesn’t mean you can ignore the remaining 1/10. In fact, doing so when it comes to your trademarks and copyrights could cause irreparable harm to you and your business! For this concept to make sense, you need to understand how…
10-Point Checklist to Start Your Business the Right Way
Starting a business is an exciting time of your life, and just like any other part of your life, you need to take the right steps or you’ll be far more likely to fail. Or worse, you could find yourself in a heap of legal trouble that could have been avoided if you’d taken the…
5 Critical Social Media Marketing Copyright Rules
Whether you’re a social media marketing professional or a business owner active on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and so on to promote your business, there are critical copyright rules that you need to understand. The problem for most people is the complexity of copyright law. In fact, the ability of copyright law to effectively address the…
Non-Disclosure Agreements – 3 Choices Only You Can Make
You have a great idea for a new business, product, service, or method of doing something. You’ve developed a way to turn that idea into a tangible item, but you can’t actually make that item until you get some money. You approach investors with the hope that one of them will understand your vision and…