Essentials of Trademarks

Essentials of Trademarks The Intellectual Property (IP Law) offers protections of trademarks. Trademarks are a way to distinguish a company or product through the use of symbols, logos, design, words, or phrases. Names are also eligible to be trademarked. Many

Arbitration – What You Need to Know

Arbitration is a mechanism that helps resolve disputes outside of the courtroom. An arbitrator is a third party who has access to documents and hears oral arguments by both sides of the case. Each side can (and often is) represented

How to Dissolve an LLC

Dissolving an LLC The California Corporations Code Section 17707.01 summarizes the mechanisms needed to dissolve a Limited Liability Company (LLC). The Code section helps you define and determine these mechanisms, but the implementation can be tedious and difficult without profound

Defective Product

Defective Product   When we purchase a product, we have expectations. We have expectations that the product will work properly and will be safe to use. These expectations seem reasonable. Unfortunately, products can have defects and damaging things can happen.

California Rent Control

California Rent Control   In California we have seen a drastic rise of rent prices and homelessness. In most counties, rent has soared through the roof and rent-control has become a pressing issue for tenants. In January 2020, Assembly Bill

Creating A Simple and Legally Valid Contract

Creating A Simple and Legally Valid Contract   Contracts filled with legal jargon can be intimidating for most. Some contracts can be dense, long, and overwhelming and some can be short and to the point. In reality, we deal with

A 1031 Exchange

Savvy investors will use 1031 exchanges to build wealth by deferring capital gains. The main benefit of a 1031 exchange rather than simply selling one property and buying another is because of the tax deferral. The term gets its name
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Marijuana Laws In California

Marijuana Laws In California Since the “war on drugs” of the 1970s, popularized and enforced by then US President Richard Nixon, the legalization and criminalization of drugs has been a complex and controversial issue across all US states. One contentious
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Commercial Lease Laws

As in many other states, commercial tenants in California are not legally afforded the same rights as a residential tenant. A commercial tenant does not own the actual land of their property, they only own their business; therefore, given the
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Real Estate And Mortgage Fraud

Real Estate And Mortgage Fraud   Committing fraud is a dangerous act since in the long run it can negatively affect not only yourself, but also the lives of all those involved in the deceptive scheme. Among the many types
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