November 26, 2018
Considering applying for a patent? Here's what you need to know.
Attorney Bruce Campbell describes the important information you need to know if you are considering applying for a patent.
Read moreBut whether you’re a small business, start-up, or emerging company, you don’t have bottomless funds to spend on legal fees.
That’s why Stock Legal offers a fixed-fee billing structure for trademark prosecution and some patent work. Our trademark work includes preparing and filing trademark applications, filing and recording trademark assignments, preparing and filing trademark renewals, drafting trademark clearance opinions and conducting trademark searches.
Offering fixed fees for this type of work lets us give you cost certainty, and avoids the inefficiency that the traditional hourly billing model can sometimes incentivize. Perhaps most importantly, our fixed-fee structure helps you make an informed decision about whether to proceed with your trademark and copyright matters before any investment is made.
Call us to learn more about the patent and trademark processes. We can customize a fixed fee package that best meets your needs.
Your relationship with your customers is the lifeblood of your company. While a handshake and a warm smile are important in building trust during the contracting process, well drafted legal documents are necessary to make sure your business is protected (just in case not everyone agrees on what that handshake meant . . . ) Watch to learn more about our Contracting package.
Hiring employees is one of the most critical activities of your start-up or emerging business. Several key documents can help make sure your business is protected when it comes to employees, including a confidentiality agreement, independent contractor agreement, and an employment agreement. Because all companies with employees - no matter their size or industry - need these basic legal documents, Stock Legal offers an Employment Package for a fixed fee. Watch to learn more about our Employment Package.
Companies like yours often find themselves in a position where they have to share information that is confidential to the company in order to do business—to engage with clients, to vet potential employees, or to investigate new business ventures, just to name a few. Having sound confidentiality agreements in place can be essential to protecting your ideas; strengthening relationships with customers, partners, and employees; and helping your business grow. That’s why Stock Legal offers a fixed fee for confidentiality agreements. Watch to learn more about our Confidentiality Agreement package.
If you’re starting a company with multiple owners, or members—whether those owners are individuals or other companies—you’re probably considering forming multi-member limited liability company (MMLLC). An MMLLC is an effective way to protect the personal assets of the members, which makes it a popular choice for start-ups and new small businesses. That’s why Stock Legal offers a fixed-fee package that includes the basic tools you need to form a MMLLC. Watch to learn more about our Multi-Member Limited Liability Company and Incentive package.
If you’re starting a company with only one owner, then forming a single-member limited liability company (SMLLC) may be the best way to go. But while having just one member simplifies some things from a legal perspective, you still want to make sure you have a all the key documents necessary to establish a solid legal foundation for your SMLLC, no matter what product or service you are offering. Stock Legal can help you make sure you get your business off on the right foot. Watch to learn more about our Missouri Single Member Limited Liability Company package.
Attorney Bruce Campbell describes the important information you need to know if you are considering applying for a patent.
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Attorney Bruce Campbell explains why it's important to obtain trademark clearance early on to protect your business and ideas.
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People often ask me why I love my job—helping clients with their estate planning. The answer is simple: my clients themselves. Every meeting is a new opportunity to connect with people and hear their stories. I get to learn about their families, their careers and the lives they’ve built—often over decades of hard work, sacrifice and love. It’s a privilege to sit with them and see everything they’ve accomplished laid out on paper.
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Stock Legal highlights the essential need for formal legal planning when a family farm is inherited by multiple heirs. The critical challenge arises when heirs hold the property as tenants in common, leading to three main points of instability: Liability Exposure, Management Gridlock and a Difficult Exit Strategy. The key benefits of using an LLC include: Asset and Liability Protection, which shields both the farm's assets from an heir's personal debts and the heirs' personal assets from farm-related liabilities; Clear Management and Governance, established through a mandatory Operating Agreement that defines decision-making, profit distribution, and formal buy-sell provisions; and Simplified Estate Transfer, as LLC membership interests are easier to transfer than fractional real estate ownership.
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Stock Legal founder and Legal Back Office co-founder Sara Stock has acquired the historic 4709 Delmar Blvd building in St. Louis, formerly the Mavrakos Candy Company headquarters, to transform it into a dynamic new mixed-use hub.
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