Deena Burgess
Law Offices of Deena Burgess - Managing PartnerNew York,
http://www.ebusinesslawgroup.com
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Simla,
You have two choices. You can either file a 6 month extension or you can file a statement of use. In order to file the Statement of Use, you'd have to be able to show that you were using the name "in commerce". Technically, some of the uses that you've mentioned would qu...
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Legal Issues for Small Businesses » Trademark Statement of Use / Notice of Allowance
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Making myself a bit crazy trying to get organized for my son's school spring auction. Want to donate?email: deena@esq.cc
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You should contact Francine Ward, who is also a Savor member and is an attorney in California.
Deena
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Corralling more donations for my son's public school's spring auction. Want to help? Email: deena@esq.cc
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Juggling getting donations for the public school auction and actually doing work. Want to donate? Email: deena@esq.cc
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Excited that great vendors are offering donations for my son's public school's spring auction. Want to help? deena@esq.cc
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Working on getting donations for my son's public school spring auction. Anyone interested? Email:deena.burgess@gmail.com
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I like the new labels. Very pretty.
On the legal side, there is no legal requirement that you provide any notice at all, ever. That being said, I generally advise that you use the TM to warn away innocent infringers as soon as you start using a mark in commerce. Your name, your...
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Deena Burgess posted a cafe message:
Mary,
I certainly don't charge nearly what you've been quoted for the process (and I don't charge anything for phone or email conversations if you have questions). However, if you're interested in saving the money, you can always file yourself with the Commonwealth of Virginia. The f...
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Legal Issues for Small Businesses » Want to file for a LLC but....
Deena Burgess posted a cafe message:
Mary,
That doesn't sound right. I've never looked at legalzoom, but I'm happy to talk with you any time you want to help you understand better.
An LLC and an S-Corp are completely different types of entities. You get liability protection with both but depending on where y...
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Legal Issues for Small Businesses » Want to file for a LLC but....
Deena Burgess posted a cafe message:
I'm not sure if Virginia does an online filing, but you can file your corporation with Virginia and then go to http://www.irs.gov and fill out form 2553 (make sure you download the instructions as well) and send it to the address in the instructions for your S-Election.
You need to ma...
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Legal Issues for Small Businesses » DBA... What am I required to do?
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You generally file a DBA with the state. The Commonwealth of Virginia has a website that'll provide you with the information that you need. http://www.dba.state.va.us/
You don't need any action with the IRS as long as you're not changing the actual name of the company (which you're n...
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Legal Issues for Small Businesses » DBA... What am I required to do?
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There's no legal requirement that I'm aware of that requires that you specify what the "bonus" is.
Deena
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Mary,
If you're doing business under a different name than the one you registered with your state, you generally have to file a DBA when you change the name of your business.
Insofar as whether you organize your company as an LLC or an S-Corporation (which are the two forms most often rec...
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Legal Issues for Small Businesses » DBA... What am I required to do?
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Hi Tylesha,
Yes, a wholesaler should have an agreement in place when dealing with retailers. Among other things, it should spell out all of the payment terms, when liability for the goods pass to the retailer, what support you're going to provide, what happens with breakages, etc.
I would...
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Legal Issues for Small Businesses » Vendor/Supplier Agreements
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Legal Issues for Small Businesses » Trademark Statement of Use / Notice of Allowance