Can anyone other than a spouse receive pension payments from NY state retirement system?

This is actually a question that you should ask of your retirement representative within the NYS retirement system. I believe the system is set up...

I run a small business in Australia and a North Carolina company ripped me off. Can I enlist a debt collection agency for this ?

Whether you can at this time act to collect from the North Carolina company depends on the contract between you and them. There may be a clause in...

International Patent for design patented kitchen utensil

A patent is a set of rights to exclude others from practicing the invention in a particular country; thus, the "international" patent does not...

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Copyright Infringement: If my website similar to another?

I would only add to Attorney Koslyn's excellent answer that while you may not have anything to worry about in the US should the website you start...

Approximate costs/fees associated with hiring a lawyer to handle applying for a design patent on a product in Florida?

I'm very surprised that Mr. Juo gave you a price. Attorneys' fees cover a wide, wide range for patent work. The only way to obtain a truly good...

I had been infringing on a trademark on my website and in my written company material. I corrected it. Can I still be sued?

One more thing that no one has mentioned: There are degrees of remedies for infringement. The remedies for what you did, which you made a good...

Is the law firm working on my patent (contingency based) taking to long or being ineffectual?

I agree with Mr. Greenberg's analysis. The drafting and development of a patent application should not take an unseemly amount of time; it's after...

Can I buy an existing LLC?

No, it is NOT true that purchasing any shares or full ownership of an LLC would dissolve the LLC unless there is something in the LLC's operating...

Yes, you can create a DBA with the same name as your LLC. Here's why that works. The Dept. of State is the registrar for LLCs. It maintains a...

Legal documents lost

Whatever papers you filed with the Secretary of State you can get a copy of from them (certified or uncertified). If you used an attorney, that...