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I have been receiving calls from prospective customers of TrademarkFormation.com asking if I am associated with the company since the street address shown on TrademarkFormation.com website is the same as mine: 55 S. Market Street, Suite 1500, San Jose, California.…
Read MoreNow that we are moving more and more into electronic records, can we dispense with stock certificates? Yes, we can, but for most closely held corporations, it may not be worthwhile to change to certificate-less stock. The failure to issue…
Read MoreCalifornia has for over 80 years prohibited covenants not to compete (also called non-compete clauses) except in a handful of cases. The basic prohibition is in Business & Professions Code § 16600, which provides: Except as provided in this chapter,…
Read MoreExperienced San Jose, CA Foreign LLC Lawyer Ready To Assist You Many California residents are members of LLCs formed under the law of other states (often referred to as “foreign LLCs”). California, being hungry for tax revenue, often tries to…
Read MoreI posed the following question to ChatGPT: What is the difference between a corporation and an LLC? Here is the response generated by ChatGPT (with my comments in red): A corporation and a limited liability company (LLC) are two different…
Read MoreBecause of recent legislation, the California Secretary of State’s processing fees for initial entity filings, such as articles of organization for limited liability companies (LLCs), articles of incorporation for corporations, and out-of-state entity registrations to do business in California, have…
Read MoreThe following information was taken from an e-Bulletin published by the Corporations Committee of the California Lawyers Assocation. It was prepared by William Ross, of counsel to Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, and Darren L. Nunn, a partner at McCorriston Miller Mukai…
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