Piece by Piece – 5 Legal Considerations for Startups
Introduction
Every startup needs a name, a location, a business structure, financing and at least one employee (or self-employed entrepreneur!). Each need involves different legal considerations. H...
February 1, 2016
Can a competitor use my trademark on their website for comparative pricing?
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Many websites use numerous brand names to compare pricing of each company’s products. Issues may arise when such ‘price-comparison’ websites are using other companies...
January 5, 2016
Protect Your Goodwill – Register Your Trademark!
What’s in a name?
Trademarks are the name, design, brand or logo that represent the products and services a company offers. They can be the word that customers associate with a comp...
December 11, 2015
Registration of Your Business Outside of Your Legal Jurisdiction
To do business outside of the jurisdiction that a corporation is registered in, your corporation may need to apply for a licence for your corporation to be formed in that jurisdiction.
When a corpor...
December 15, 2014
Defending Your Business Name
We wrote recently about establishing a business name (See article on the importance of choosing a distinctive business name). Once your company has started to gain some “traction” (subsc...
February 24, 2014