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Non-Substantive Trademark Office Actions

February 13, 2019 / by Kameron Kramer / Intellectual Property, Trademarks / 0 comments

We discussed on our previous post what an Office Action is when it comes to your trademark application. Now, let’s take a little deeper look at the different types of office actions you may encounter and how they can be overcome. The simplest Office Action is one dealing with non-substantive issues, such as insufficient information […]

Darth Vader and the Copyright Issues

January 28, 2019 / by Kameron Kramer / Copyright, Intellectual Property / 0 comments

Photograph by Mike, distributed under a CC-BY 2.0 license. Most Star Wars fans have now seen the Darth Vader video titled “Vader Episode 1: Shards of the Past” on YouTube, created by Star Wars Theory. Star Wars Theory is a popular Star Wars-focused YouTube channel that typically generates revenue from ads. However, prior to the […]

Trademark Office Action Confusion

January 28, 2019 / by Kameron Kramer / Intellectual Property, Trademarks / 0 comments

We discussed in a previous post what an Office Action is when it comes to your trademark application. Now, let’s take a little deeper look at the different types of office actions you may encounter and how they can be overcome. A more difficult, and sometimes impossible, Office Action to overcome is is one dealing […]

Speaking with the Lawyers of Tomorrow

September 24, 2018 / by Larry Donahue / Business Law, Intellectual Property, New Mexico, Trademarks / 0 comments

Recently I had great opportunity to speak with Law Students from the University of New Mexico School of Law. I saw this as a great opportunity promote L4SB but also reach out to the lawyers of tomorrow and provide them useful information that I would have enjoyed during my time in law school. Giving back […]

Can non-US residents form an Anonymous LLC in the US?

March 14, 2017 / by Larry Donahue / Anonymous LLC / 0 comments

We receive this question from many individuals interested in doing business in the US, but hoping for some level of anonymity. The answer to this question is the same whether interested in a “standard LLC” or an Anonymous LLC: Yes, non-US residents can own and form LLC’s in the US, whether anonymous or otherwise. There […]

The Art (and Work) of Branding

January 11, 2017 / by Larry Donahue / Business Tips, Marketing, Trademarks / 0 comments

Back in July 2016, I published an article entitled Clever Business Names, after having a strong reaction to a business named “Curl Up & Dye”. Like that previous article, my adventures on the road brings me to touch on the concept of branding, and how that relates to naming and trademarks. Branding: What’s in a […]

What is an Estate Plan?

January 10, 2017 / by Thomas Knutila / Estate Planning, Strategic Planning / 0 comments

In my years working as a Trust Officer, my clients would ask how often they needed to review and update their “estate plan”. For the wealthiest of that group, an estate plan could include a revocable trust, a Last Will and Testament, powers of attorney, a charitable trust, a family trust, a right to die […]

Are You Ready to Send Out 1099’s?

December 21, 2016 / by Larry Donahue / Business Tips, Taxes / 0 comments

If you’re reading this article, your answer to this question is probably “no.” The reason I know this, is because this law firm signed up almost 1,000 new clients in 2016, and of those approximately 1,000 new clients, we’ve only received 4 requests for a W9. 1099’s and W2’s are due January 31, 2017! 4 […]