As a small business owner, I know first hand the commitment it takes to be successful. So, why risky it all?! There are so many ways to legally protect your business. There is insurance, there are legal documents establishing the business correctly, there is asset protection planning, etc. What about legal compliance with advertising, marketing […]
Can you trust that facial mask? Who doesn’t like a good mask? Especially now during different and stressful times, wearing a mask could be relaxing while doing some deep pore cleansing. I buy masks based on my needs. So like other consumers, I look at the claims made by different masks. Although I am an […]
Today, I’m changing the legal discussion because yesterday I saw an article discussing the case granted Certiorari by the Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) challenging the constitutionality of appointments of judges to the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). If, big if, the judge appointments to the PTAB are found unconstitutional, what […]
When you buy ice cream, do you look at the ingredients? If the packaging shows a beautiful enticing photo of the delicious ice cream inside, do you care what the ingredients are? If the packaging says chocolate, do you expect coco beans to be used to make the ice cream? For those of us with […]
Once upon a time, bargain shopping was fun for my daughters and me. We would look at the price tag and usually, we could figure out if it was a bargain. Now, because of COVID, we do most of our shopping on line. Personally, sometimes, I wonder if the prices on some items are really […]
“By 2025, more than 69.5 million Hispanic Americans will live in the United States. In terms of percent of the U.S. population, Hispanics will become 20% of our nation’s population over the next 5 years. The non-Hispanic Black population will be nearly constant as a proportion of the total population, and White non-Hispanic will decline […]
Do you have a website? If your business has a website, did you know that your business is advertising nationally and internationally? So what? Did you know that means federal advertising law, privacy law, and intellectual property law all apply to your business? Regardless what your business is, regardless of how big or small your […]
We all share, repost, retweet photos on social media personal accounts. Can your business share, repost, retweet photos found on social media? Does it make a difference if a brand shares, reposts, retweets a photo on social media? Is it fair use for brands to use a photographer’s photo this way? In this case, a […]
Have you ever seen “vote the as.….s out” on shorts’ label? Would you buy the shorts with a political statement, even if nobody else can see it when you wear the shorts? How does this company get away with such advertising? The beauty of such statement is that it is wide open to interpretation. The […]
