The Corporate Transparency Act: A Guide for Business Owners
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by john-szymankiewicz
2w ago
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), aimed at enhancing transparency in corporate structures to combat financial crimes, went into effect January 1, 2024. As a business owner, understanding and complying with the CTA is crucial to avoid penalties and ensure the integrity of your operations. In this blog post, we'll provide a comprehensive guide on how you can navigate the requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act.   1. Know Your Reporting Obligations: The first step in compliance with the CTA is understanding whether your business falls under the scope of the reporting requirements ..read more
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More than a Fluffy Tail: Celebrating and Commemorating National Service Dog Month
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by mollie
2w ago
September is National Service Dog Month! As we celebrate and commemorate these incredible animals and their teams this month, it is important to think beyond the fluffy-tailed cuteness to have a discussion regarding some of the everyday realities that service animal teams experience, and how this impacts your alcoholic beverage business. What Do Service Animals Do? Service animals are trained to do work and provide tasks for the benefit of persons with disabilities. One of the uniquities with service animals is that they provide tasks only for their handler-the person with a disability for who ..read more
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New Attorney Alert!
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by mollie
2w ago
Attorney Elizabeth “Brooks” Savage Please welcome our newest team member and attorney, Elizabeth Brooks" Savage! Brooks practices intellectual property, business, and administrative law, with a focus on vice industries. Particularly in the alcoholic beverage industry, she represents small and independent alcohol producers and retailers (such as breweries, wineries, distilleries, bars, and restaurants) with brand development and protection, business formation and operation needs, contracts, and Alcoholic Beverage Control permitting and licensing. In the cannabis and entertainment industries ..read more
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Responding to Office Actions from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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by london
2w ago
What is an Office Action? An Office Action is a type of rejection letter issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with respect to your trademark application. Office Actions may be issued, among other reasons, due to likelihood of confusion between your mark and a registered trademark, geographic descriptiveness, the generic or descriptive nature of the mark, or because the USPTO requires some additional information regarding your trademark before it can proceed to registration. Just because you have received an Office Action, does not mean your mark can't achieve regist ..read more
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Why does your LLC need an Operating Agreement?
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by london
2w ago
What is an Operating Agreement? An Operating Agreement is a contract between the members of an LLC which serves as the LLC's governing document. The Operating Agreement outlines voting and ownership percentages, delegates authority to specific managers or members, and determines how distributions of profits and losses, and transfers of interest may occur, among other things. An Operating Agreement is a contract and LLC members should abide by the Operating Agreement throughout the operation of the business. Why does your LLC need an Operating Agreement? Operating Agreements are vital instrume ..read more
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Starting a Brewery: Forming Your Business
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by london
2w ago
Business formation Before you start your new brewery, you should consider the different types of business structures under which your brewery could operate. There are several different forms of businesses such as Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), and Corporations. Before you start your brewery you should determine which structure is best for your business. Sole Proprietorship A sole proprietorship is an unregistered business entity with a single owner. The owner and the business are considered to be the same by the IRS, so business profits and taxes are r ..read more
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Utilizing Temporary Premise Extensions
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by ileigh
2w ago
We know that COVID has really taken its toll on a lot of small businesses in North Carolina, especially the craft beverage industry. Unfortunately, COVID and the government restrictions have closed a lot of our local bars. While it saddens us to see our favorite 80's bar or the little dive place around the corner close up shop, North Carolina ABC is doing what they can to help our local retail establishments open and operate while being compliant with the Governor's Executive Orders. In May, North Carolina ABC announced the Temporary Extension of Premises for on-Premise Consumption. So, what e ..read more
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How to Select the Right Trademark for Your Brand
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by london
2w ago
Choosing a trademark can be one of the most exciting parts about building your business. Your trademark should represent your brand and identify your company as the source of your brand's goods or services. It is important to choose a strong trademark which will offer greater protectability and less risk to potential infringements and challenges. Trademarks fall into five categories: generic, descriptive, suggestive, arbitrary, and fanciful. Generic marks are the weakest and are generally unregistrable at the federal level. Descriptive marks are likewise quite weak and mostly unregistrable. S ..read more
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Happy National American Beer Day to NC!
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by london
2w ago
It's October 27th which means it is National American Beer Day. National American Beer Day is a special day in North Carolina, because October is also North Carolina Beer Month. North Carolina, with over 300 breweries, has a booming beer industry. Grab a cold one and celebrate with these facts about the beer industry in North Carolina. Weeping Radish, the first modern brewery in Manteo, North Carolina was opened in 1985 by Uli Bennewitz, who relocated from Bavaria. Prior to the 1980s in North Carolina, it was illegal for breweries to sell beer directly to consumers, so Bennewitz worked with ..read more
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Trademark Owners: Beware of Sophisticated Scams
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by london
2w ago
Halloween is almost upon us, and as it approaches, trademark owners must be alert of something especially frightening. Recently, our firm has received another scam letter for trademark renewal fees. The letter, which says it was sent from the Patent & Trademark Bureau," is requesting for us to pay a $925 renewal fee for our BEER LAW CENTER trademark. While we do need to submit a maintenance form for this mark, we need to submit the form to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Additionally, the filing fee for the form we need to submit costs $125, not $925. We know this i ..read more
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