Where To Find Child Custody Advice
Posted on March 26, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
One of the difficult aspects of child custody cases is the fact the inexperience most people have in the matter. Uncertainty with family-related matters, especially legal ones, can leave you constantly wondering if you are doing the right things. But there are several outlets you can utilize for child custody advice. Here is a listing of the best places to start.
Your Lawyer
The most obvious starting point for advice should be your lawyer. Since custody is a legal issue, you need to have access to a professional who knows the intricacies of family law. Make sure that your lawyer has experience with custody cases. If your lawyer does not have this experience, than ask for a referral of someone who does.
Read More..>>Age Does Not Matter
Posted on March 24, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
As the old and overly utilized cliché goes; “Age does not matter.” This statement would pertain not merely to the daily facets of everyday living but it would also be an appropriate statement for laws abhorring discrimination on the basis of age.
Read More..>>Using A Mark You Cannot Trademark-be Careful
Posted on March 22, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
When coming up with a logo or mark, there are plenty of options. Sometimes, people make a choice that cannot be trademarked and this leads to problems.
When you start a business, you probably have visions of huge success. At the same time, it can be difficult to plan for it when you are sitting in your home office or garage and just getting started. Unfortunately, this is when many of the most important steps are required to be taken. One is picking a mark to identify your products or services.
Read More..>>Internet Law In 2007
Posted on March 20, 2008 - Filed Under Home and Family, Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
As we start off the 2007 year, many in the web community probably have questions about what developments we can expect in web law in 2007. Well, the issues already appear to be coming together.
Internet Law in 2007
The beauty of the web is it is still a relatively new communication platform and is evolving on a daily basis. From a legal standpoint, this raises all kinds of issues and problems. The law prefers stability. It is also generally slow to react to new issues. Since the net is evolving on a daily basis, this puts the legal issues regarding it in some what of a time warp. Simply put, the law is a couple years behind on issues such as phishing, privacy and so on. Still, 2007 is cranking up to be an interesting year.
Read More..>>Copyright And The Internet
Posted on March 16, 2008 - Filed Under Home and Family, Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
If a piece of work or something someone/some people have created then they should own the rights to it and therefore it belongs to them. There is of course varying degrees in how many rights they reserve and different countries more than likely have their own interpretations, but on the web this becomes a bit more of a grey area, with no-one to stringently enforce the laws, that’s not to say that if you do violate them you wont be caught.
Read More..>>Intellectual Property - Patent Law, Copyrights, And Trademarks
Posted on March 16, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Patent law is intended to give a temporary monopoly to the inventor to make and sell his invention. The period of the patent is limited but it keeps others from making, using, selling or importing the product. It is a license that can be sold, assigned or transferred. A patent is only good in the country where it is issued so patents must be obtained in all desired countries.
A patent is for a specific length of time. It is usually twenty years. When a patent reaches its expiration date the use of the invention is open to all interested parties. Annual renewal fees are to be paid each year during the term of the patent.
Read More..>>How To Prepare For An Osha Investigation
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
I. Purpose and Application of OSHA
1. History and Applicability of OSHA
The Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970 (“OSH Act”) was signed into law December 29, 1970. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (“OSHA”) began operations on April 28, 1971. OSHA’s first standards were promulgated May 29, 1971. The OSH Act was passed to assure, so far as possible, every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources. See 19 U.S.C. § 651, also known as the General Duty Clause.
Read More..>>When Is A Corporation Considered Foreign?
Posted on March 12, 2008 - Filed Under Automotive, Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
The word “foreign” carries connotations of something in a country other than one’s own. In the world of corporate law, of course, it has an entirely different meaning.
For the most part, corporate law falls into the bowels of state law. Put another way, each state writes its own rules and regulations regarding business entities. There is no federal law on the subject and none seems imminent regardless of how strange some of the state laws are.
Read More..>>Can You Trademark Your Business Name?
Posted on March 8, 2008 - Filed Under Automotive, Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
A trademark is a distinctive image, word or other thing that associates with a product or service. So, can you trademark your business name?
Most people think trademarks are logo oriented. In some ways, this is true. The Nike Swoosh is clearly a logo trademark that stands out in peoples minds. When you see it, you immediately think of Nike and its products. While logos can clearly be trademarked, what about a business name? The answer is both yes and no.
Read More..>>Business Intellectual Property Overview
Posted on March 7, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Service & Trade Marks
Marks are generally an identifier of source and quality. Rights generally accrue under common law upon adoption and use of a mark (name, symbol, logo, trade dress, style of doing business, etc.) in connection with a business. Marks may also be adopted for use in connection with non-profit and organizational activities, e.g., unions and trade associations.
It is generally recommended that a trademark clearance search be performed to determine the availability of a mark prior to its adoption. Typical client charges for such a search and related analysis and opinion is $ 450.
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