Lindsay Spiller
How to Respond to a Trademark Office Action Letter and Other Correspondence
A blog post explaining how to respond to a letter from the United States Trademark Office (USPTO)
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Lindsay Spiller
- May 7
- 4 min
How To Negotiate An Entertainment Contract
A blog post advising artists about how to negotiate entertainment contracts.
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Lindsay Spiller
- Apr 29
- 4 min
How To Trademark Your Company Logo
This blog post describes the steps involved in trademarking your company's logo with the USPTO
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Lindsay Spiller
- Apr 22
- 4 min
5 Mistakes Business Owners Make When Selling Their Businesses
How to avoid five mistakes made by business owners when selling their businesses
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Lindsay Spiller
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Understanding Partnership Taxation for LLCs: Contributions, Profit Allocation, and Qualified Income
Understanding Partnership Taxation for LLCs: Contributions, Profit Allocation, and Qualified Income
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Lindsay Spiller
- Mar 30
- 4 min
How to undertake your own Trademark Search
This post is about how to undertake your own trademark search without a lawyer.
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Lindsay Spiller
- Mar 25
- 3 min
Contract Disputes in California: How investing in Contract Review Can Save You Time and Money
This post is about the benefits of having an experienced business attorney review your business contracts.
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Lindsay Spiller
- Mar 19
- 4 min
What are the advantages and disadvantages of forming an out-of-state corporation?
This post discusses whether California companies should form out-of-state entities. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of doing so
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Lindsay Spiller
- Mar 11
- 4 min
What is a Loan Out Company?
This post describes the pros and cons of loan out companies, what they are, what purposes they serve, and how they are created
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Lindsay Spiller
- Mar 2
- 4 min
How to avoid the Common Mistakes made when setting up a Joint Venture
This post explains how to avoid the common mistakes made when forming a joint venture
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Lindsay Spiller
- Feb 12
- 4 min
Mistakes Businesses Make with Trademarks
This post discusses the mistakes business owners make when it comes to trademarks.
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Lindsay Spiller
- Feb 4
- 4 min
Big or Boutique? Why startup businesses should choose a smaller boutique firm over a big law firm
This post speaks of the advantages of businesses working with smaller boutique law firms over big law firms.
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Lindsay Spiller
- Jan 31
- 2 min
"David, Meet Goliath." 5 ways entrepreneurs can successfully negotiate with Venture Capitalists
This post gives 5 tips on how startup entrepreneurs can successfully negotiate with venture capital firms about funding their businesses
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Lindsay Spiller
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Why should independent contractors form Loan-Out corporations?
A post about how independent contractors could benefit from forming Loan-out corporations
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Lindsay Spiller
- Jan 7
- 5 min
Why Every Digital Entrepreneur Should Have a Lawyer on Their Team
This article discusses the value a business lawyer and general counsel can bring to a digital startup, small business, or mature business.
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