[Originally posted in 2012; things have changed since then, but the thrust of this post remains!] The “Art Works” sticker was created because of its many meanings to the philosophy of this law firm. A triple entendre, if you will. We support Creative Portland, the First Friday...
UPDATED Oct. 23, 2018: This post was updated to reflect an important change in Amazon's Brand Registry policies as the Brand Registry now accepts both federally registered word marks and design marks (i.e. logos). This is great news, read for more detail! Do you Sell on the...
This problem is getting worse of late, so please take note if you've filed a trademark application with the USPTO recently (whether using an attorney or not)! You are at risk of being scammed once you file a trademark application with the USPTO. How, you ask?...
Common question: I’m thinking of buying a business. What should I be thinking about and how do I prepare to do this? Buying a business At the risk of over-simplifying (e.g. ignoring the huge step of financing the transaction, which is a major hurdle and often not...
Many of our firm's clients are early-stage businesses. After we help them with their startup legal needs -- forming their company, applying to trademark their product, drafting their standard customer contracts, and so on -- their next step is to focus on growing their business....
School’s out for summer! Wa-hoo! Now, what are all these talented kids going to do with all their free time? ;) Welcome to the startup world, interns! I struggle with naming one person I know who hasn’t been an intern at some point in their careers....
We help a lot of software developers manage their contracts and relationships with their clients, and we've seen them run into a few problems over and over. Here are three common challenges developers encounter, coupled with our tips on how a good software development agreement can prevent them. 1....
It ain't easy being an aging rock god. You've got mortgages to pay, royalties are dwindling in the Spotify age, and the kids aren't coming out to see you tour anymore. What's a guy to do? If you're like the singers for KISS and Styx,...
Plenty of people spend their nights and weekends working on a startup or another business “side project” that’s separate from their day job. That can be exciting and rewarding. But it’s worth taking a second to make sure you have the legal rights to work...
Each week, we meet people who moved to Maine recently from another tech & startup ecosystem -- New York City, Paris, Boston, San Francisco, even Nairobi. And more and more local entrepreneurs are launching their own startups in Maine today. One question they're all asking: how do...