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Crowdfunding: What is it and how you take advantage of it to help your business.
Crowdfunding is a way of raising money on the internet for various purposes from a multitude of investors or donors. It has really come into its own over the last 10 years or so. Typically, the person seeking funds raises it by researching the types of...
Patents Give you a Monopoly, Not Permission
People often incorrectly believe a patent gives you the right to make, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise use a particular thing. Patents do not in fact give you this right. Patents give you the right of a monopoly on a particular concept for a certain time...
What to do if you get a Subpoena?
During the course of your life you may be served with a subpoena in either a criminal or civil case. For this post we will focus on civil subpoenas. What is a subpoena? Well, a subpoena is a written document issued by a court or an attorney acting as an officer of...
The Answer to a Lawsuit: Further Information
The Answer does not have to be an all out knock-down denial. In fact, it can and should admit those things that are incontrovertible and not in reasonable dispute. This would include such things as if you are living at a certain address, that you...
Injunctions and Restraining Orders
Do you need to immediately stop someone from doing something? Or do you need to make someone else act? An injunction, protection order, or restraining order may be your answer. An example of what an injunction may be used would be to prevent an employee ...
What to Gather if you Have Been Sued and are Filing an Answer
Usually, but not always, the response to a Complaint is called an “Answer.” An Answer is a legal document that sets out several things. First, it can deny outright or in part any fact or claim in the lawsuit. Second, it can admit things. For example, it...
Don’t Get Squeezed by a Lemon: North Dakota’s Lemon Laws
Written by Joseph Wetch It seems that new cars are becoming more and more expensive. The cost of steel keeps going up and with tariffs imposed on much of the foreign steel making its way to the United States, that trend does not seem to be ending...
Finding a Lawyer
Usually, you should hire an attorney when you become involved in a lawsuit. While you may do it yourself (e.g., acting pro se), hiring an attorney usually avoids costly mistakes. Initially, you have a decision to make, which is what type of attorney do...
Beginning and Responding to a Lawsuit
Most people have little idea about how a lawsuit works. This is true even if they are currently involved in a lawsuit! Nevertheless, if you find yourself in a lawsuit you should know how the system is designed to resolve disputes between litigants. A lawsuit is...
What is Patent Profanity?
December 31, 2021 What is Patent Profanity? Patent profanity is a real thing. It is kind of an odd concept, but yes it is a real thing. Different people have different standards as to what patent profanity actually is, but there are some general guidelines which...
