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The law regarding sales tax, SaaS and cloud services is all over the map. Colorado levies sales tax on software only to the extent delivered on a tangible medium. Texas generally taxes SaaS and other cloud services, but as a “data processing service” and not as a sale. South Carolina regards SaaS a Read More

A former officer or director is not entitled to use a corporation’s attorney-client privileged documents in litigation with the corporation, the Nevada Supreme Court decided earlier this month. With that holding, Nevada becomes one of a growing number of jurisdictions to reject the “collective cor Read More

When he uttered those famous words, Yoda could have been speaking about non-disclosure agreements. As a Southern California federal court recently confirmed, talking about confidentiality and discussing the need for an NDA may not be sufficient to protect your information, especially if you’ve alre Read More

“Suggested search defamation,” or “autocomplete defamation,” lawsuits have overcome legal hurdles in at least a half-dozen other countries. Is it a matter of time before we see one—and maybe a successful one—in the United States? Or would the Communication Decency Act effectively immunize a search Read More

Entrepreneurs intuitively know that design matters, but they often don't take a reasonable step to protect the design elements of their products. Entrepreneurs and businesses can obtain a "design patent" to cover the design elements. Doing so has a number of legal advantages, as set out in this pos Read More

The craft beer industry has seen an increasing number of trademark disputes. Businesses from other industries can learn some important lessons from the disputes in the beer industry. This post sets out some of the factors contributing to the increased number of disputes. Read More

Did you see that the National Park Service recently changed the names of some of the facilities in Yosemite as a result of a trademark dispute? The attached blog post sets out some lessons business owners can learn from the dispute. Read More

After incorporating your business there are still things to be done. Nellie Akalp of CorpNet.com shares 6 Legal must-dos after incorporating a business on CPA Practice Advisor Read More

Need a New Year Resolution for your online business? Here's one: Compliance to consumer laws and regulations. Here is the guide for you. Read More