by Origami Legal | Aug 20, 2021 | Blog, Branding, General Business, Trademarks
Naming your business is usually one of the first things many entrepreneurs do, probably because its a lot more fun than some of the other stuff you have to deal with at the beginning, like keeping the lights on. Legal rights related to names can be confusing, though...
by Origami Legal | Jan 24, 2021 | Copyright, General Business
The Internet is awash in really bad copyright advice, and there are a few common pitfalls that get businesses and nonprofits into a lot of unnecessary trouble. Take a few minutes reading below to unlearn the bad information that can cost you thousands. 1. If You...
by Origami Legal | Nov 23, 2020 | Branding, General Business, Reputation Management
“I’m never going back. I saw two rats in the kitchen making babies and I saw one of the babies and it looked at me! Great breadsticks though, two stars.” – A review by Alf Riggum. Gotten a bad review on Yelp or Google? A bad review, even if of...
by Origami Legal | Nov 19, 2020 | Branding, Trademarks
Trademark clearance helps you understand whether anyone else has rights that can prevent you from developing your own trademark rights in a chosen brand name, logo, or other trademark material. Whether you’re launching a new product or a whole new company, you...
by Origami Legal | Nov 16, 2020 | General Business
Opening a bank account for your business can be surprisingly complicated. There are only a few key pieces of information that banks are actually required to collect by law, but many banks choose to require additional information and documentation, and that information...
by Origami Legal | Jun 17, 2020 | Business Organizations, Social Enteprise
L3Cs (low-profit limited liability companies) are very similar to LLCs. The key difference is that their company purpose, as stated in the L3C’s Articles of Organization, must be a charitable purpose as defined by the IRS for charitable 501(c)(3) purposes....
