Verbal Contract for business?

"Agreed via social media," depending on the circumstances, may be sufficient to be binding. However, it's unclear from your facts whether the...

Is there anything my parents can legally do to prevent this situation?

Not unless there's provision in your parents' lease that precludes the landlord from enabling a competing business. If their relationship with the...

Your fact pattern conflates the words "blueprints" and "artwork". Are they one and the same? If you are only talking about actual blueprints...

How many taxes need I to pay?

While a $1,000,000 bequest is a lot of money to inherit, the amount of taxes depends on how your uncle's money was maintained prior to his death. ...

Do I need a business license and do I need to pay taxes if i have an ecommerce business

Are you operating a business that's earning a profit? If you answer 'yes', you need to pay taxes on the income. If the business performs a...

I have a novel idea not directly related to my line of work at a tech giant. How can I launch a business and protect the idea ?

Large tech firms in the silicon valley/bay area tend to have very specific employment agreements. The HR department is not the correct source to...

How important is a trademark for your business logo

All of the previous responses are valid, but there's really no way to answer your question when the only identification of your new business is "a...

Is there a way to search for trademark office actions besides randomly looking through TESS?

TESS is extremely user-friendly. It's also maintained by the only US entity able to register trademarks, the PTO. Why not consult the ultimate...

I agree with the responses you have received so far. I'd add that, in general, if you're trying to develop and protect a trademark you should use...

"Citi" is trademarked by Citibank for a number of services. They are an enormous potential adversary. If you are going to use 'Citi" as a prefix...