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Hiring a trademark attorney carries the following benefits:
  •      Providing crucial legal advice about your trademark.
  •      Performing trademark clearance search before the application is filed.
  •      Accurately preparing your application.
  •      Maintaining and responding to legal correspondence from the USPTO.
  •      Enforcing and maintaining your trademark rights.
  •      Representing you at the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
  •      Guard you from fraudulent solicitations.

The most common trademark symbols and their benefits are listed below.
Contact us today to schedule your consultation. We can’t wait to get started!

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The Registered Trademark: This symbol is used for a trademark that has been officially registered with an

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 In most states, like Arizona, a real estate attorney is not required to sell your home. But that doesn’t mean having one is a bad idea. So what does an effective real estate attorney do for the seller?
Real estate attorneys will work to protect your interests from day one by overseeing the sale of property contract’s drafting, participate in negotiations with the buyer, and finally, facilitate the closing. A seller’s real estate attorney is meant to mitigate potentially costly issues that might crop up in the future. 
 

How a Real Estate Attorney Can Help You Sell Your House

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Medical Malpractice BaileylawfirmazAll patients are dependent on medical practitioners to help them navigate through their health issues. After all, the life of a patient relies upon the timely detection of a disease so that it can be treated in the right manner. However, did you know that in case a doctor fails at making an accurate diagnosis, he can be put under scrutiny with the help of a medical malpractice suit? A doctor’s diagnosis failure can be incredibly harmful for you or a family member.
Although one point to remember here is that an adverse outcome does not necessarily mean that…
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baileylawfirmaz What is a non disclosure agreement
Small business NDA’s come up a lot at our firm. NDA stands for Non-Disclosure Agreement. It is a legal document entered into between two or more parties that outlines confidential information about the parties shared within the contract and restricts either party from disclosing the same to third parties.
Sensitive or confidential information includes information like manufacturing processes, secret recipes, formulae, innovative ideas, client lists, sales contracts, etc. It doesn’t include such information, which is or should be out there in the public domain.
There are many instances when business owners (big or small), need to discuss sensitive trade information…
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Are you thinking about an estate plan but not certain what might be included in an estate plan? Most people understand that wills and trusts can be used to transfer a person’s property after the person passes away. But an estate plan considers an individual’s or couple’s specific needs and develops a customized plan with will(s), a trust(s), powers of attorney, and other documents that work together to achieve the individual’s or couple’s goals. Although it primarily involves the distribution of property to beneficiaries and naming guardians for minor children, estate planning is related to financial planning and tax planning.

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Under the law, independent contractors may not bring typical employment law claims. Claims such as sexual harassment, hostile work environment, retaliation and wrongful discharge.
Is it really a case of medical negligence?
This is likely for a few reasons. First, most people are traditional employees. The independent contractor arrangement has been on the rise notably in recent decades.Second, independent contractors have freedom and not choice generally afforded the typical employee.Independent contracts dictate where, when and how they do their jobs.

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Business Ownership Information (BOI) Filing

BUSINESS FILING DEADLINES
There is a new Federal Law requiring businesses to submit ownership information to the federal government. It is referred to as Beneficial Ownership Interest (BOI).  In the past, limited liability companies and corporations are formed at the State level with no such requirement. This new federal requirement went into effect 1/1/2024.
  – All entities formed prior to 2024 must submit their Beneficial Ownership Interest filing by the by 12/31/2024. 
  – All new entities formed in 2024 have 90 days to submit the filing. 
  **There are significant penalties for not complying with this new law. 

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It’s About Time the Blame Shifts From the Dogs to the Owners.
As a society, far too many people are quick to blame the dog when a person is bit.  At Bailey Law Firm, we firmly believe that people are to blame, not dogs.  It is the negligent, careless, irresponsible and even reckless conduct of owners that leads to serious dog bite injuries.
It is about time the blame shifts from the dogs to the owners (and their insurance company) — that is where we come in.
Dog owners should carefully introduce new people, in, and out of the…
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Father with two boys out on the lake fishing. Representing the need to plan your estate early and to have a living will.
Estate planning laws are important. Quality estate planning can help you provide for your and your family’s future efficiently and sustainably. Below are crucial sources of estate planning laws for Arizona estate planning and definitions of estate planning terms.
Arizona Statutes
Title 14 is a large statutory law that governs Arizona estate planning. Title 14 – Trusts, Estates, and Protective Pleadings covers a variety of areas. Major sections include:

  • intestate succession
  • probate of wills and trusts
  • protection for those who are under disability during a judicial proceeding

Intestate Succession
What happens if you never create a will or plan your…
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6 questions employment law to
Hiring is stressful enough – How am I going to find the right person?  Do I have enough consistent revenue to justify another employee? You also need to consider what questions you are asking during the hiring process.
What topics will you discuss during the interview process?
What may be simple small talk to you could turn into a legal nightmare.
Six questions to avoid in your interview and hiring process
Avoid these 6 questions in your interviews:
What class were you at ______________?
It’s come up that you and the candidate went to the same college or high school.
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Most causes of action do not allow the winner to recover litigation and attorney fees. In other words, even if you “win” the case you will still be responsible for the attorneys’ fees it costs you to get the win.
What to know about litigation and attorney fees
But, breach of contract is a common cause of action that notoriously carries the opportunity for attorneys’ fees for the winner. The idea is that a party should not have to expend resources to enforce terms that the parties already agreed to.
Even in breach of contract claims attorneys’ fees are often…
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