We love working with creative professionals and entrepreneurs who want to scale to 6 and 7 figure brands. Our services are tailored to meet those needs for creative businesses ready to protect their rights and assets.
Whether you are just starting out or a company in need of rebranding—if you have any product or service you sell you have to protect your brand name and identity, and that’s where a trademark registration comes in.
A trademark is a word, phrase, logo and tagline used to help people identify and distinguish your product or service from others. A trademark registration also prevents other people from using your mark without your authorization and use your goodwill to sell their products/services. This helps protect your brand as you can stop counterfeits, false advertising etc. from competitors that may dilute the value of your brand. Trademarks are also like any other business asset that you can buy, sell, license etc. helping you generate more revenue streams and strategically leverage your business. So if you want to have a strong brand with legal protection—doesn’t matter what industry or product/service you offer a trademark registration is essential.
In the U.S, to start the process a trademark application has to be filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the name, logo or phrase for which you want trademark protection. Once the trademark application is submitted the USPTO assigns an examining attorney (EA) to your application. The EA starts the investigation process which may include issuing office actions—-these can be technical refusals (which requires minor amendments to the application) or substantive refusals (which requires legal arguments to be presented in favor of registering the mark). Once the application passes all of the examination stages—the USPTO issues a trademark registration.
The trademark application process can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be when you have the right team on your side!
As a creative professional your creative works and concepts are the backbone of your business so you need to protect it with the correct legal tools. A copyright registration protects the original intellectual work or creative expression of the creator which includes design, art, graphics, musical compositions, motion pictures, literary work among others.
The moment an original work is created, it becomes your copyright but you still have to register your work with the U.S Copyright Office if you want to stop others from infringing on your copyright by initiating legal action. As an intellectual property, a copyright is like any other business asset that you can buy, sell and license helping you monetize your creations and leveraging your business power.
The legal landscape for copyrights can seem confusing but it doesn’t have to be when you have the right legal tools to effectively protect, enforce, grow and monetize your intellectual property assets.
Effective May 25, 2018 companies around the world that collect, process, use or store the personally identifiable information of EU residents became subject to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means if you are collecting name, mailing address, credit card etc. of EU residents then your privacy policies and data security practices have to be GDPR compliant. The penalty for non-compliance can be around 2-4 million euros or 2-4% of the company’s annual global turnover–whichever is greater.
Also, beginning January 1, 2020 California’s own California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect that will require businesses interacting with California consumers to be compliant with CCPA privacy provisions.
Having a clear privacy policy on your website that accurately reflects your particular compliance methods is the first step towards being compliant. A privacy policy is not a one-size-fits-all as each company has their own systems to process data and misrepresenting or inaccurately stating how and what data you collect and use are in violation of the privacy laws. This also includes having a transparent cookie policy on your website that informs visitors how you track their information and easy-to-use cookie banner.
If you are unsure whether your privacy policy is compliant with GDPR and other applicable U.S privacy laws, or need help getting started on having a complaint privacy policy shoot Nuzayra an email at nuzayra@nhlegal.net and we’ll get the ball rolling!
Every business is unique and there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to your website’s Terms of Use, Return Policy, Shipping Policy etc. and it’s important that your website policies accurately reflects how you actually run your operations so that your website visitors and customers can easily understand what your business is all about and what to expect when buying from you. This lowers the chances of dispute or misunderstandings with your customer. In short clear website policies=less confusion=less drama.
Every successful business transaction needs a solid contract–it sets the foundation of that transaction. So if you’re hiring a virtual assistant to help with social media posts or you’re entering into multi-million dollar merger deal–a strong contract is the base of that relationship. When you have weak and vague contracts where the rights and duties of each party to the contract are not defined properly, it creates room for uncertainty which leads to confusion which leads to unhappy clients.
Customized contracts start from $300 only! So invest in your business by having strong customized contracts that protects your rights and helps your business grow.
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Also, beginning January 1, 2020 California’s own California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect that will require businesses interacting with California consumers to be compliant with CCPA privacy provisions.
Having a clear privacy policy on your website that accurately reflects your particular compliance methods is the first step towards being compliant. A privacy policy is not a one-size-fits-all as each company has their own systems to process data and misrepresenting or inaccurately stating how and what data you collect and use are in violation of the privacy laws. This also includes having a transparent cookie policy on your website that informs visitors how you track their information and easy-to-use cookie banner.
If you are unsure whether your privacy policy is compliant with GDPR and other applicable U.S privacy laws, or need help getting started on having a complaint privacy policy shoot Nuzayra an email at nuzayra@nhlegal.net and we’ll get the ball rolling!