Trademarks in Texas need to be identifiable and unique. Businesses in your area are competing for the identities they have, so slogans, branded images and trademarks have to stand out and be appealing. Your strategy, however, achieves nothing if someone already has...
Intellectual property, or IP, is protected via patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Getting your IP registered to a public database is your first step in securing your claim to use it exclusively. However, when assessing the value of your idea and branding, you must...
Texas business owners might have heard of franchising, but master franchising is a little different. Master franchising describes the practice of opening up many franchise locations in a specific territory so that you become a franchisor for that specific region or...
The United States Department of Transportation (USDT) establishes the rulemaking process for new legislation in communications. Its steps and procedures apply to Texas. The USDT is also determined to keep a public record of its rulemaking process. It aims to encourage...
Not every entrepreneur comes up with a great idea that turns into a marketable product or service, but some do with great success. Texas entrepreneurs might launch their endeavors and hope to succeed where the competitors falter. However, rivals may capitalize on...
A small business owner in Texas often lacks the funds to build a large website from the bottom up. Owners take advantage of free stock photography to add interesting images to their ads and websites. But no one can use another artist's work without permission. The use...
Few companies are allowed to keep top secrets about their products or services. However, there are a few businesses in Texas that have trade secrets that need legal protections. Protecting the business's vault Every company has special products or services that are...
When a party to a contract fails to deliver on the terms, the party might breach an agreement. If a Texas contractor must finish a project by a specific date and fails to do so, the contractor could face a breach of contract lawsuit. What if one party promises in a...
Starting a new Texas business can be very exciting work. Depending on the type of business a Texas resident is starting, there are many different rules and regulations for how to file your business. There are four main types of business formations based around the...
An idea could be so good that someone may steal it. Texas entrepreneurs who fail to protect their intellectual property might find their work stolen. Sales and profits could go to the unethical and undeserved entity that makes money from someone else's ideas and...
