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why Intellectual property is critical for startups

Any new business owner or startup entrepreneur is aware of the challenges that come with starting a new venture. While new companies are busy focusing on the tangible aspects of their business such as product development, employees, raising capital,

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Estate Planning Basics: Selecting the Right Trustee

Part 6 of a series breaking down the process of helping clients set up Trusts by breaking the issues down into smaller, individual topics, enabling the adviser and client to take the necessary steps, and get the plan moving.

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Estate Planning Basics: Keeping Your Trust Safe With Spendthrift Provisions

Part 5 of a series breaking down the process of helping clients set up Trusts by narrowing down the issues into smaller, individual topics, enabling the adviser and client to take the necessary steps, and get the plan moving.

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ESTATE PLANNING BASICS: Choosing Between a Pot Trust and Separate Shares Trust

Part 4 of Mansour Gavin's Estate Planning Basics series which breaks down the process of helping clients set up Trusts.As discussed previously, while most Wills direct an immediate distribution of assets, trusts often have provisions that stretch

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Estate Planning Basics: The Disadvantages of a Trust

Part 3 of Mansour Gavin's Estate Planning Basics series which breaks down the process of helping clients set up Trusts.

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Estate Planning Basics: The Advantages of a Trust

Part 2 of Mansour Gavin's Estate Planning Basics series which breaks down the process of helping clients set up Trusts.

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Estate Planning Basics: What is the Purpose of a Trust?

Part 1 of Mansour Gavin's Estate Planning Basics series which breaks down the process of helping clients set up Trusts.

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Bankruptcy Filing Does Not Terminate Trademark Licenses

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court answered a question that trademark licensees have been trying to determine for more than 30 years – what happens if your licensor declares bankruptcy? The answer, as it turns out, is that a bankruptcy filing does

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Secure Act: IS CHANGE COMING TO YOUR RETIREMENT PLAN?

In May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act” (known as the SECURE Act) by a 417-3 vote. The bill is headed to the United States Senate. What are the highlights of the SECURE Act

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USPTO Increases Brand Protection For CBD Products

Just a quick check-in on cannabis, both marijuana and hemp, regulatory law. This article touches on cannabis brand protection and a recent development in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that relaxes its prior strict approach to

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