Florida's economy is highly competitive and so businesses need to protect every advantage they have in the marketplace. They can do this through smart application of intellectual property law. Intellectual property is defined as the laws that were written to protect...
Regardless of the type of product or service a Florida business is selling, the primary objective is to maximize their profit. In their attempts to achieve success, it is not uncommon for some to blur the lines of legal and illegal and try to corner a market. This can...
For many Florida businesses, a large proportion of their income is based on state and federal contracts. When government agencies grant a contract, they are expected to do so based on price and an evenhanded evaluation. If, however, the bid is denied and the business...
The Florida Franchise Misrepresentation Act is a legislative statute that provides protection to any person who invests in a franchise within the state of Florida. It is in place to hold a franchisor accountable for misrepresentations made to a franchisee. Though it...
You may remember the rise and fall of the file sharing website Napster in the early 2000s, and maybe you burned some CDs in the past. You may have felt these activities were relatively harmless, and you simply wanted to enjoy the music at no cost. Still, participating...
Small businesses in Florida rely on contracts when dealing with customers and suppliers. Business leaders may also rely on contracts with their employees. And, in some situations, business leaders rely on contracts when dealing with the other owners of the business....
Starting a business can take years. After all, rarely does one start with the business idea. Instead, you start with some product or service idea and then try to figure out how to create it and monetize it. That is why it is so common for Tampa, Florida, business...
Some artists make profitable careers making works that parody the works of other artists. Just think of the works of musician Weird Al Yankovic whose decades-long career is built on parodies of popular music. Still, determining whether a parody is lawful can be a...
If this is the first time you have heard the term “receiver,” you must be doing something right with your business. A receiver is a person appointed by a judge to take over your Tampa, Florida, business. Of course, this means something has gone very, very wrong....
In Florida, there are many ways to protect a business and how it operates. When hiring employees and simultaneously shielding the business from future problems, contracts are crafted to keep those employees from taking part in certain activities through a restrictive...
