February 6, 2019Leave a Comment on Tracy Jong on the Debbie Nigro Show: CBD Hoopla Tracy Jong on the Debbie Nigro Show: CBD Hoopla The Debbie Nigro Show Need Help Understanding All This CBD Hoopla? Me Too! Luckily I Found Just the Gal! Tracy …
January 22, 2019Leave a Comment on CHOOSING A BUSINESS OR BRAND NAME FOR A CANNABIS BUSINESS CHOOSING A BUSINESS OR BRAND NAME FOR A CANNABIS BUSINESS When cannabis business owners choose a name for their company and for their brand of products and services, they need …
January 26, 2018Leave a Comment on IP Community criticizes USPTO appeals fee rules in a brief submitted to the court before March hearing IP Community criticizes USPTO appeals fee rules in a brief submitted to the court before March hearing In 2013, the USPTO instituted a new fee rule that IP Owners group including Apple, Johnson & Johnson and Google …
December 20, 2017Leave a Comment on Contract Brewing Contract Brewing Expansion of production capacity can be capital intensive and finding a location can take some time. One alternative is to …
December 19, 2017Leave a Comment on It is Probably Time to Do Your Annual Meeting Minutes It is Probably Time to Do Your Annual Meeting Minutes If you are a shareholder in a C-corp or a small business closely held corporation (sometimes called “S-corps”), you probably …
December 7, 2017Leave a Comment on New York’s COD list and brewery obligations – are you in compliance? New York’s COD list and brewery obligations – are you in compliance? NY law dictates the terms upon which retailers must pay brewers for their beer. The law protects breweries from losses …
December 5, 2017Leave a Comment on Two major changes to the TTB’s Permits Online filing system Two major changes to the TTB’s Permits Online filing system I’d like to share some great news about the TTB’s Permits Online filing system. This month the latest system upgrades …
November 21, 2017Leave a Comment on Time to Reconsider Your Business Structure to Take Advantage of New Lower Tax Rates Time to Reconsider Your Business Structure to Take Advantage of New Lower Tax Rates There has been a lot of discussion about Trump’s proposed tax revisions. No matter what your politics, the changes are …
November 17, 2017Leave a Comment on Did an iconic whiskey glass manufacturer lead to the demise of its own trade dress protection? Did an iconic whiskey glass manufacturer lead to the demise of its own trade dress protection? Glencairn filed a trademark infringement suit in against Plamazonx LLC, claiming Plamazonx’ sales of whiskey tasting glasses sold as “Del …
October 23, 2017Leave a Comment on All Night Permit (aka New Year’s Eve Permit) All Night Permit (aka New Year’s Eve Permit) New Year’s Eve is fast approaching and since it can be one of the most profitable nights of the year …
