All Georgia businesses want to protect their intellectual property from competitors, but defining intellectual property can be difficult. George has adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and the statute provides a usable definition of trade secrets. Unless a firm has...
Small Business
Small Business
Understanding the importance of a registered agent for an LLC
When creating and maintaining a small business in Georgia, there are many factors that should be considered. The details can sometimes get lost with the frenzy of activity and multiple responsibilities that come to the forefront, but the basics are critical to the...
Key points about intellectual property and trademark infringement
Creating a new product or service is an exciting time for Georgia residents who are starting a business or already have a functioning business. For those who have a product and want to protect intellectual property from trademark infringement, it is important to...
Understanding how private placements work in raising capital
New companies consistently seek capital to grow their business. Start-ups like yours do have a few options. One is through a private placement in which you invite specific investors to the table to buy your securities or bonds and help build your company. This is a...
Determining publication in the digital age
Copyrights protects the fruits of authorship or creation such as literature. But a recent digital registration option proposed by the U.S. Copyright Office for short online literary works, known as GRTX, generated controversy and presents intellectual property legal...
What to think about before signing a commercial lease
Companies in Georgia and throughout the United States might find that they need to lease a dedicated office or warehouse space to operate efficiently. However, there are many variables that organizations should consider before signing a lease agreement. These...
Appeals judges reinstate ‘Pirates’ copyright infringement lawsuit
Millions of people in Georgia and around the country flocked to cinemas in 2003 to see the Disney release “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl.” The film was a huge box-office success and spawned four sequels to date. It is also at the center of a...
Netflix lawsuit highlights intellectual property infringement
Business owners in Georgia and around the country know that when they create a product, they need to protect it. The item or product they've created is their intellectual property. Often, business owners will get protections like patents and copyrights for a creation...
Forming an LLC in Georgia
Although Wyoming was the first state to allow the formation of a limited liability company, the benefits of this business structure are now available throughout the United States. The Atlanta area is a growing metropolitan area with many entrepreneurs and small...
Lady A files trademark lawsuit against singer over name
Atlanta music fans may have heard that the country group formerly known as Lady Antebellum recently changed its name to Lady A in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Now, the group has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a Seattle-based singer who...
