by Deven Munns | Dec 11, 2019 | Asset Protection, Business planning, Corporations, Litigation, Securities law, Small Business, Tax Planning
Deven L. Munns, Esq. Starting a successful business can be highly technical and knowing how to do it right can make or break your business. To start the business right, you need to: Come up with a business idea you think would make money. Determine what products or...
by Jarom Bergeson | Mar 6, 2018 | Business planning, Law, Small Business
The NCAA has trademarked over 70 slogans, should your business have at least one trademark? If you were to take a look at my undergraduate and law school transcripts, you’d notice one fairly obvious pattern – my grades were always better during Fall Semester than...
by Jarom Bergeson | Jul 11, 2017 | Business planning, Corporations, Law, Litigation
On May 31st, 2017, at 12:06 a.m. Eastern Time, President Donald Trump unleashed the following tweet: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.” No one has been able to definitively crack the code (if there is one) as to what “covfefe” actually means. The President...
by Jarom Bergeson | Mar 29, 2016 | Business planning, Corporations, Small Business
At least once a month, I get a phone call or email from a client who says: “Jarom, my business is absolutely blowing up! I need a copyright to protect my name and logo so some copycat doesn’t rip me off!” These clients are absolutely right about needing protection. ...
by Jarom Bergeson | Sep 7, 2015 | Law, Small Business
You’ve registered a trademark with the USPTO, but have you made subsequent Section 8 (after 5 years) and Section 9 filings (after 9 years) to maintain your trademark? If not, the USPTO will cancel your trademark. This article summarizes the three key trademark...
