Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul secured a judgment against Relief Solutions International, LLC (RSI) and its owners in a lawsuit alleging that the timeshare exit company violated Wisconsin consumer protection laws by misrepresenting...more
A dozen years ago, I posed the question of whether it might be possible to incorporate under a crass, indecent or otherwise offensive name. That post mentioned the Court of Appeal's holding in Lee v. Superior Court, 9...more
What is a Fictitious Name Permit and when and why do you need one? In this article, we cover some of the most common questions and misconceptions about Fictitious Name Permits, which are required to practice medicine in...more
North Carolina law requires individuals and entities engaging in business under an assumed name in the state to file a certificate with the registrar of deeds in the county or counties in which the person or entity engage in...more
First, what is an Assumed Business Name? An assumed business name, often referred to as a "fictitious name," "DBA," or "doing business as" name, is a name that a business uses other than its legal name. DBAs differ by...more
1. INTRODUCTION - Having been a former British colony for several years of its history (from 1878 until its independence in 1960), the legal system of the Republic of Cyprus (hereinafter “Cyprus”) follows, to a great...more
This month's key California employment law cases involve disability discrimination, wage and hour, and arbitration agreements enforcement. Doe v. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation, No. E071224, 2019 WL 6907515 (Cal....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Court of Appeal, in Savea v. YRC Inc., held that an employer complies with Labor Code section 226(a)(8) when the employing entity lists its fictitious business name on a wage statement rather than the...more
California's fictitious business name law is ostensibly intended to make available to the public the identities of persons doing business under the fictitious name. In general, the law requires a local filing of a fictitious...more
In California, a corporation's fictitious business name is any name other than the corporate name stated in the articles of incorporation. Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17900(b)(3). A corporation that regularly transacts business...more
“DBA.” “d/b/a.” “Fictitious name.” You see or hear these terms all the time in business. You wonder: Who owns “Ye Olde Pie Shoppe”? And, after digging a bit, you start seeing the name “Megacorp Inc., d/b/a Ye Olde Pie...more
MRPC 7.2(d)’s legal advertising rule puts an end to lawyers’ ability to advertise on Google and Facebook, violates First Amendment Free Speech rights - Carefully crafted rules of professional conduct for lawyers are...more
Florida Statute §865.09, known as the "Fictitious Name Act," requires any person or entity doing business in Florida under a name other than the person's legal name to register the alternate name, or "fictitious name", with...more
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 367 requires that every action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party of interest. What happens when a plaintiff sues under a fictitious business name of a dissolved...more
Under the current company registration procedures of the People’s Republic of China, before undertaking the approval and/or registration procedures for establishing a company, the investor(s) of a new company must first file...more
The fictitious name, also known as the d/b/a, doing business as, trade name or assumed name. Every franchisee uses one and, in almost all cases, it’s the franchisor’s trademark. And while it may be considered “fictitious,”...more
This past week, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted a bill to streamline the process for filing assumed business names (more commonly known as "D.B.A.s")....more
Most innovative start-up companies appreciate that a sound patent strategy is critical to success in the marketplace, and in making the company attractive to investors and future acquirers. But they overlook the importance of...more
1. What is a trademark? A trademark is a brand name for a product. It can be a word, phrase, logo, design, or virtually anything that is used to identify the source of the product and distinguish it from competitors’...more