Category: Asset Protection

Asset Protection Attorney – Protect Assets from Creditors

Written by JGPC Business Law on January 9, 2018.

Everyone who opens a business does so with the intention of making a profit, so why do so many businesses in Fremont, Livermore, and elsewhere end up failing? Even worse, almost any holiday party or barroom bull session will involve someone telling a story of how his long-standing financial woes began with a bad business decision. The fact that businesses sometimes fail to make a profit and have to close is just a normal part of capitalism, but no one’s personal financial situation should be...

What Do IP Attorneys Do and When Do You Need One?

Written by JGPC Business Law on September 30, 2017.

Ideas, creative inventions and processes, and trademarks are what help give you an edge over your competition, and it is your intellectual property (IP) attorney’s job to ensure these assets continue to provide you benefits and advantages for years to come. Your IP attorney’s mission is simple: to help you take advantage of intellectual property laws in the United States and wherever else your business conducts commercial activity so that your products or services are distinguished from competitors...

Patent Attorneys Protect Your Company’s Investments

Written by JGPC Business Law on February 10, 2017.

When you acquire a new headquarters for your business or a valuable, tangible asset to help your company grow, you naturally (and wisely) take steps to protect that asset or property with insurance and security. Many business owners, though, fail to take similar measures to protect their intangible assets. Ideas, songs, slogans, and trademarks may not seem like “assets” in the traditional sense of the word, but for many companies, these items, their intellectual property, out value their tangible...

What is Copyright Infringement?

Written by JGPC Business Law on July 26, 2016.

Copyright infringement can cost a business owner or the creator of a copyrighted work dearly. Not only does the owner or creator of the work now have to contend with attempting to sell or use his or her work in a marketplace that also contains the unauthorized reproduction, but the owner or creator is at a distinct disadvantage in that he or she has invested the time and resources into creating the copyrighted work and needs to recoup these costs whereas the competitor is not in such a position....

Intellectual Property Attorney

Written by JGPC Business Law on June 24, 2016.

The Role of an Intellectual Property Attorney In today’s business environment, it is more important than ever for businesses to consult with and retain the services of an intellectual property attorney. In general, intellectual property law encompasses the legal principles, statutes, regulations, and case law pertaining to intentions, literary or artistic works, and/or business names, images, and commercial designs (all of which are examples of intellectual property). However, knowing that you...

What Constitutes Copyright Infringement?

Written by JGPC Business Law on May 5, 2016.

Sometimes the most valuable assets a California business owns are not the physical buildings which house the employees or the land upon which such building sits, but the ideas, creations, and inventions that the company’s employees develop. Having any one of these creations stolen, pirated, or reproduced can rob the creating company of not only the idea or creation itself but also the time and resources that went into developing the creation and bringing its existence about. When the intellectual...

Intellectual Property Protection

Written by JGPC Business Law on December 2, 2015.

What Every Startup Founder Needs to Know About Intellectual Property Protection Most startup entrepreneurs aren’t the least bit concerned about intellectual property protection. That’s a big mistake that could cost them their entire business. They may not realize it, but every startup has at least one kind of intellectual property: their business plan! You may not think of your business plan as intellectual property but it certainly is. And if you don’t own your intellectual property it could...

Trademark Issues: A Cheat Sheet for Entrepreneurs

Written by JGPC Business Law on November 30, 2015.

Understanding trademark issues isn’t easy. Today’s post will give you a quick overview of some issues that entrepreneurs and established businesses face when establishing and keeping trademarked status. When entrepreneurs are selecting a name for their company they tend to think that if they form a corporation or and LLC with a name or they have a domain name that they have the right to use that name in their business. That’s not necessarily the case. The fact that you have a corporation named...

Two Types of Liability Protection You Need To Know About

Written by JGPC Business Law on September 30, 2015.

What kind of liability protection do you have for your business? Do you feel confident that both your business and your personal belongings will be safe in the event of a law suit? In today’s post, we’ll explain the difference between “inside” liability protection and “outside” liability protection. You’ll discover some best practices that may keep you out of trouble. What is “Inside” Liability Protection? Inside liability concerns the business owner’s liability for things that happen within the...

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LLC Asset Protection Strategies

Written by JGPC Business Law on January 4, 2013.

LLC Asset Protection Strategies Inside-Out Liability: As far as inside-out liability, members of an LLC have the same level of personal liability protection as the shareholders of a corporation. That is, creditors of the entity, whether corporation or LLC, cannot get thru to the owners, shareholders or members, unless the shareholders/members have personally guaranteed a corporation/LLC debt, have received an improper distribution or a court allows a piercing of the corporate/LLC veil because...