3 THINGS EVERY STARTUP SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PRIVACY POLICIES
I’m sure most people reading this post, including me, often log on to their favorite web site to find information, listen to music, or shop for a desired item and completely ignore the link on the website that’s usually labeled Privacy Policy. Most casual internet users simply don’t pay attention to how the websites they [...]
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TRADEMARK AND DOMAIN NAME; WHAT DOES ONE HAVE TO DO WITH THE OTHER??
You’ve decided that you want to expand your brand’s reach and build your first or one of many websites. Then you take the first step and register your domain name. A few months later you get a cease and desist letter in the mail from a company that owns a registered trademark claiming that your [...]
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11 THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO REVIEW BEFORE USING UNPAID INTERNS IN NEW YORK
There may come a moment in your business cycle where you feel that there is growth potential, but realize you can’t afford to take advantage of it because you are in the initial stages of your growth cycle. Some start ups may go with part time employees, but many will try to use interns. With [...]
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STARTING A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK
I know most of you reading this may not care about doing anything that has the words “not for profit” in it, and who can blame you? The words themselves seem so counter productive to what most people think about when starting a business. Most people associate these organizations with people that have big hearts [...]
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4 MAIN BARS TO OPENING A BAR IN NEW YORK
Opening a bar in New York City obviously requires one to obtain a liquor license. The agency that governs these licenses is the New York State Liquor Authority (“SLA”). There are several different licenses that one can apply for including but not limited to: beer license, beer and wine, etc. This post will briefly examine [...]
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4 RULES YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF IF PLANNING TO RAISE MONEY THROUGH CROWDFUNDING
In May 2012, Congress ratified a bill to expand crowdfunding as a method of raising capital for small companies. Prior to the enactment of this bill, investors participating in the crowd funding process were allowed to invest capital in return for a small gift from the issuer. In hopes of enlarging the availability of funding [...]
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4 NECESSARY STEPS TO STARTING AN LLC IN NEW YORK
As a business attorney, one of the most popular questions from clients is whether they should use the Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) format for their new business venture. Many people also come into my office thinking that they started a valid LLC years ago by filing something, somewhere (too numerous to men tion). However, upon [...]
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WHY YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO REGISTER YOUR TRADEMARK TO PROTECT IT
A trademark is generally a name, logo, or other form of distinction that a company uses to brand it’s product by prohibiting competitors from using the same distinction to market similar products. Service marks are the same except they’re used to distinguish a service. Trade dress is somewhat newer and refers to any uniqueness in [...]
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The Abc’s OF THE NEW YORK DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION LAW
Every internet based business, especially those that use and store its users’ personally identifiable information (PInfo) needs to safeguard it’s site from security breaches and cyber attacks. Thus security should be an integral part of pre-launch planning for any company doing business on the web. However, sometimes no matter what precautions or how much risk [...]
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IS IT REALLY NECESSARY FOR NEW YORK COMPANIES TO INCORPORATE IN DELAWARE?
As a New York business attorney, most of my smaller business clients opt to incorporate in New York. However, some of the more sophisticated or larger entrepreneurs ask me whether or not they should incorporate in another state altogether. Most ask about Delaware. In this post, I will present a brief comparison the advantages and [...]