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How Do You Get a Trademark?
While some individuals choose to hire attorneys to walk them through the process of applying for a trademark, others choose to use a trademark research firm, which can cost thousands of dollars less. It is important to remember when hiring someone to do your research that they not only search through Federal and State trademark records for name similarities, but also Common-Law listings.

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Federal Grant Resources
Please Note that the U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, though it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. While the SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. (See Federal and State Technology Partnership Program)

Reaching New Horizons: Southwest Airlines Takes Off
With his own legal experience and his partner’s business acumen, Kelleher was convinced the two of them could see their business lift off. What was their idea? They wanted to create a no-frills airline, and one that would be exempt from the restraints of federal price regulations. By refusing to cross state borders, and operating flights only within the state of Texas, they were able to do so. Kelleher’s new Southwest Airlines offered drastically reduced fares and quickly became a hit with passengers.

Trademark vs. Service Mark
Simply put, trademarks are for goods while service marks are for services. When discussing either, it is common to use the term "trademark", even when discussing a service use, because the handling of either is interchangeable by both the USPTO and all 50 Secretary of State Offices.

TRADEMARKS IN CYBERSPACE
Trademarks and Service marks - definition, why important, how obtained (common law vs. federal registration), protection; domain names - relationship to trademarks, securing and protecting.

Keeping Business Tax Records
The period of time a business must keep records and the types of records required varies according to the statutory requirements of the particular government or agency involved. The five main federal agencies are: Internal Revenue Service, US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Immigration and Naturalization, Social Security Administration, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In addition, there may be selective state agencies that have their own particular requirements. However, the tendency is such that the federal agencies usually have more stringent requirements, so we will focus on them.

Enforcement Audits and Investigations to Increase in 2010
In 2010, all of the federal agencies responsible for enforcing federal employment laws will step up enforcement audits and investigations.

Hiring Employees Is More Than Just Paying Salaries
Hiring employees is more than just paying a wage as it also involves additional expenses Federal and State mandated taxes – all of which really add up. In fact, these additional fees can related to more than 30% above the employee’s base wage rate.

Can a Choice of Forum Clause Force a Franchisee to Litigate In the Franchisor’s Home State?
A franchisee who has a grievance against his franchisor is not likely to want to pursue litigation in a distant forum, and thus may turn to a state court in his home state. The franchisor typically removes the case to federal court, 1 and then, invoking the forum selection clause in the typical franchise agreement, seeks to transfer the case to the federal court in the franchisor’s home state.

The Differences Between Federal and California Labor Laws
Most employers recognize that that there are both federal and state laws that regulate how business is conducted. What many do not realize is how these state and federal approaches may vary. Employers in the state need to recognize that California labor law differs from federal guidelines in many areas of employment legislation.

Find Your Own Undiscovered Unclaimed Funds
There is estimated to be 32 Billion Dollars in unclaimed money held by Federal and State Governments. To put this in perspective that works out to be $104 for every man, woman and child in the U.S. today. The odds are 5 out 10 people have money owing to them. These funds are real and all exist, what happens is after a period of time these funds have to be handed over to the State Treasurer.

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