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Buying an e-commerce business may sound easy. However, you will need to do you diligence before purchasing one. Summary Understanding the E-commerce Business It is important to understand how the target company works. There are a lot of variations of business types in e-commerce, including dropshipping, OEM, and ODM businesses. Each business has different expenses … Read more
You have seen many advertisements on Tiktok, but there are companies starting to get in legal trouble because of it. Key Takeaways: Check the License before using any creatives, including videos and music. Get the proper license or permission, if necessary. Be careful of vicarious infringement caused by influencer’s infringement of another’s rights. Bang Energy … Read more
Anyone can use an incorporation service to start their business. However, those services may not help you understand the documentation that goes into having a business. You can also find information for LLCs here. Necessary Corporation documents: Articles of Incorporation The Articles of Incorporation is a document that is filed with the state to incorporate … Read more
Anyone can use an incorporation service to start their business. However, those services may not help you understand the documentation that goes into having a business. You can also find information for Corporations here. Necessary LLC documents: Articles of Organization The Articles of Organization is a document that is filed with the state to incorporate … Read more
If you are setting up a giveaway as a promotion, the business needs to make sure they do not run into any lottery and gambling laws. Generally, general and state gambling and lottery laws prohibit businesses from running lotteries. Lottery Basics Lotteries have three elements: Consideration: The requirement that a person pays money or make … Read more
With all the new e-commerce stores popping-up, pricing has become more competitive. But business should be careful of how they price their discounts. Pricing Tips Former prices, including in strike-through pricing or “compare at” pricing, should be prices that a product was openly and actively offered for sale, for a reasonably substantial, in the recent, … Read more
There are many reasons why companies can have shipping delays. Especially during the pandemic, shipping delays have become more frequent. This article presents information relating to customer recourse for failure to ship products in a timely manner. The Mail Order Rule The FTC can bring an action against companies for failing to comply with the … Read more
Before applying for a trademark, a knockout search is always a great idea to reduce risk of getting a ยง2(d) likelihood of confusion rejection. A likelihood of confusion rejection is one of the more critical rejections because the USPTO has identified a trademark that will prevent registration of the trademark. In addition, the rejection may … Read more
Many law firms and in-house teams have recommended having a docketing software. A business will eventually grow to the size that the business will not be able to manually track their trademarks. Docketing software are used to track the progress of the trademark from application to renewal fees. The software will provide a list of … Read more
A trademark can be anything that identifies a product or services. There are many things to trademark in your business, not just the business name. What to trademark Many e-commerce businesses have multiple trademarks. Below is a list of items that an e-commerce business may trademarks: Business Name: This trademark is usually the most broad … Read more