Category: Corporate

Building a successful business requires strategic planning, legal protection, and operational discipline. Here are nine steps that help entrepreneurs build a durable and profitable business.

The CISG applies automatically to many international sales contracts between businesses in member countries. Here’s what it covers and how to opt out if U.S. law is preferable.

Telemedicine platforms need carefully drafted terms of service to address patient consent, liability, and regulatory compliance. Here’s what telehealth terms of service must cover.

In practice, a trade secret can be pretty much anything. The federal Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S. Code § 1839(3), defines a “trade secret” as: … all forms and types of financial, business, scientific, technical, economic, or engineering information, including patterns, plans, compilations, program devices, formulas, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, procedures, programs, or codes, […]

Browsewrap and clickwrap agreements must be updated to remain legally enforceable as courts scrutinize their clarity. Here’s how to ensure your online agreements will hold up.

The FTC updated its endorsement guidelines to address influencer marketing and social media disclosures. Here’s what the revised guidelines require from brands and content creators.

The FTC Act prohibits unfair or deceptive acts and practices in commerce. Here’s how the FTC defines deceptive business practices and what enforcement actions the agency takes.

Business contracts govern relationships with customers, vendors, employees, and partners. Here’s an overview of key contract provisions every business owner should understand.

A material breach of contract allows the non-breaching party to terminate the agreement and sue for damages. Here’s how courts determine if a breach is material and what remedies apply.

Intellectual property (IP) rights are valuable assets and startup companies need sophisticated legal and business strategies for monetizing these IP assets. The basic IP inventory for startup companies contains: Trade Secrets Trademarks Internet Domain Names Copyrights and Patents The obvious way in which new startup companies monetize their IP is to incorporate the IP into […]