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Considering a Cannabis Business in NM?
Attorney Larry Donahue set to be a Guest Speaker at local Expo. The Lucky Leaf Cannabis Conference will be making a stop in New Mexico on February 25th & 26th....
Prior Art Search for your Patent
The first step for anyone with an invention or idea is to perform a prior art search and analysis in order to determine whether or not it’s already been done...
Pitfalls of Website Design Contracts
So, you’re starting a business. You’ve formed your business entity and made sure you have your trademarks, patents, copyrights, and/or trade secrets in order, and now you need to get...
What is a Work For Hire?
You may have encountered the language “work for hire” in a contract before. If you are a provider of services such as website design, graphic design, photography, branding, etc., then...
The Basics of Copyrights
Copyrights protect the expression of ideas, as compared to trademarks that protect words or logos that are used to distinguish goods and patents that are used to protect inventions. Copyrights...
Can I Register a Disparaging Trademark?
The Lanham Act (the federal statute that governs trademarks) states: No trademark by which the goods of the applicant may be distinguished from the goods of others shall be refused...
What is a Foreign LLC or Foreign Corporation, and Why Should You Care?
Is your LLC or corporation doing business in another state? What do you need to know about establishing a foreign LLC or foreign corporation?
What is Entity Conversion?
Have you talked to an accountant, CPA or even a fellow business owner, and that individual tells you “You need to be an S-Corp,” but you have a limited liability...
What are the 6 Steps to Building Legal Resilience?
Sign up for the free workshop to learn more! L4SB has partnered with SCORE Business ownership typically involves a steep learning curve, especially in the early stages. We’ll cover key...
What is Cyberquatting?
Cybersquatting is registering or otherwise using a website domain with bad faith attempt to derive benefit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. This started when the...
Beware of Interruptions by Important Vendors
Imagine this: You have an important vendor that produces an important product or service for your business, and you come to rely on that vendor to deliver regularly. Your ability...
Cyber Holiday Sale All Week Long!
It’s Not Too Late to Save! Our Cyber Holiday Sale continues all week long! Now is your chance to give your business, (and yourself) a gift that will keep on...