Intellectual Property Law Introduction

LearnAboutLaw Staff July 2007 Intellectual Property (IP) refers to the ownership rights that attach to ideas and creative work product. IP is no different from any other property: it can be sold, bought, rented, divided, licensed, loaned,…

How To Build A Great Trademark

LearnAboutLaw Staff March 2008 Introduction Strong, memorable trademarks are the signs of an experienced and thoughtful entrepreneur. What's more, great trademarks inspire confidence in customers--before they even know who you are. …

What Is Property?

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LearnAboutLaw Staff July 2007 Property is any thing that is commonly recognized as being the possession of a thing or group. Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (physical possessions), and intellectual…

Trademark Law | Fair Use Law

Everything You Need to Know About Trademarks and Fair Use Robert Kleinman is an experienced licensed attorney. He earned an LL.M. in Intellectual Property from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. robert[at]austintrademarklaw.com …

Tax Advantages of LLCs

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LearnAboutLaw Staff July 2007 Owners of businesses often inquire as to whether organizing as an LLC offers any tax benefits. The following are some ideas on how an LLC can be organized in a manner that gives a net tax savings. As with any…

Tax Advantages of Corporations

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LearnAboutLaw Staff July 2007 Owners of businesses often inquire as to whether organizing as a Corporation offers any tax benefits. The following are some ideas on how a Corporation can be organized in a manner that gives a net tax savings.…

Stop Debt Collectors

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Debt collectors are restricted by powerful state and federal laws from a wide range of practices. You can stop debt collectors from harassing you by following a few guidelines. The principal law that protects debtors from harassment is the…

Statute of Limitations for All 50 States

The following table shows the statute of limitations for all 50 states. // // // // // // // // Written Contracts and Book/Open Accounts (Definition of Book Account) Oral Contracts and Agreements Negligence: Injury to Person…

Gifts of Securities Under Rule 144

by LearnAboutLaw Staff July, 2007 Rule 144, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, is a safe harbor provision that allows holders of restricted securities to make sales of stock when certain conditions are met. For an overview of Rule…

Where Our Laws Come From: Ancient Roman Beginnings

LearnAboutLaw Staff July 2007 Laws are, for the most part, immutable. Once established, laws change very slowly, often taking centuries to adapt and transform. The laws of real estate and contracts have changed very little in a thousand years.…

PremierGarage Lawsuit | Premier Garage Lawsuit

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LearnAboutLaw Staff January 2008 In September of 2007, a large group of franchisees to garage makeover powerhouse PremierGarage, brought suit in the Federal District Court for the District of Arizona alleging, among other things, violations…

How to Maximize Medical Deductions

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July, 2007 Had a root canal? Broke a bone? Well, what you spend on health care might be deductible. The Internal Revenue Service allows a deduction of medical costs if such costs are more than 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income--that's…

Trademark Law | A Complete Legal Guide

Robert Kleinman is an experienced licensed attorney. He earned an LL.M. in Intellectual Property from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. rkleinman[at]austinlegalcounsel.com What is a trademark? Generally speaking, a trademark is a distinctive…

DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) - THE LAW AND HOW TO USE IT

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by Robert Kleinman, Attorney robert[at]austintrademarklaw.com an Austin Trademark Lawyer The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (lawyers call it the DMCA) updates U.S. Copyright law for the digital age. The DMCA has several components. Circumvention…

Top Investment Tip: Know Your Annualized Rate of Return (and How to Calculate it if You Don't)

You probably know what you'll earn this year in wages. And, you know that inflation will run about 2% this year. You know the dollar amount that you made on stocks and savings this year. But, like most, you probably don't know your annualized…