Category: Business & Corporate
Which Type of Business Entity Is Best for Me?
In this two-part series, we’ll discuss the differences in the following business entities: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, and Limited Liability Company. Congratulations! You want to start a business. You’ve perfected a …
Which Type of Business Entity is Best for Me? Part Two
In the first entry of this two part blog series, we discussed four questions to ask yourself when deciding what business entity to choose. In part two, we go into …
Keeping the Family Camp in the Family
With summer imminent, many Mainers and those “from away” will be heading to their camps or vacation properties for relaxation and recreation. Frequently, these camps are legacy properties that have …
Is That Pot Shop Legal: Maine Municipalities Wrestle with Whether to “Opt in” to Marijuana
As a municipal attorney in Maine, I can never predict what new legal challenge one of our many municipal clients will call about next. This is one of my favorite …
How Do I Get a Federal Trademark Registration?
Federal trademark registration does not create trademark rights, but it does expand them. In fact, this expansion of existing rights is quite valuable. So how do you register your trademark? …
What Do I Do If Someone Infringes My Trademark
A trademark is infringed by any person who, without permission, uses any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a trademark; or uses a trademark likely to cause confusion, or …
How Do I Protect My Trademark
You have a valuable trademark that you use in your business. How do you protect it? (“Protecting a trademark” means being able to stop other from using that trademark or …
New IRS Rules Regarding Partnership Audits (including LLCs), Part I
This blog will be part one of three regarding the new IRS BBA Rules regarding partnership audits that went into effect on January 1, 2018. Background: For over 35 years …
Ensuring Compliance with Harassment Training Obligations
The national attention given recently to sexual harassment serves as a good reminder to Maine employers of their obligations to employees in this context. In addition, the first of a …