Monthly Archives: April 2025
Patents and Trade Secrets: What’s the Difference?
Trade secrets and patents. Both seem to include highly secretive information, and information that is valuable to companies. That’s true. But Although there are similarities, there are also very distinct differences between patents and trade secrets. Public Registration A patent is an invention or design or process that is new or innovative. Patents, as… Read More »
Keeping Business Secrets Safe in a Divorce
When it comes to protecting your business and your business secrets, you may already give thought to the importance of confidentiality agreements between co-workers, employees, contractors or investors. But what about your own spouse? Especially when there is a divorce looming? Sharing Information Amongst Spouses It is a regular practice that husbands and wives… Read More »
Starting a New Business: Can You Do it on Your Own?
To the State of Florida’s credit, the state makes it pretty easy to start your new business. Go online, fill out some forms, answer some questions, and magically, you have a new legal entity with the state. But is that the right thing to do? Can it really be that easy? Well, it is… Read More »
What Happens When LLC Owners Don’t Do Their Job?
In many ways, any kind of business is like a team. This is especially true with smaller or moderately sized businesses, including LLCs. In many LLCs, owners or managers of the company aren’t just passive investors, or shareholders who bought shares and who sit back to collect dividends. In many LLCs, the managers or… Read More »
