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ELIMINATING LIABILITY FOR LOST PROFITS
Many contracts try to eliminate liability for lost profits if something goes wrong. Saying it is one thing, doing it successfully is...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Apr 18, 20191 min read


Trademark in Commerce Requirement
Being able to register and maintain a trademark with the United States Patent & Trademark Office generally means that you must be able to...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Oct 1, 20177 min read


Brand Protection on the Internet
Today, trademarks and domain names are interconnected. A web presence is a natural extension of brick-and-mortar business branding. A web...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Sep 1, 201710 min read


Understanding the Benefit Corporation
Under prevailing corporate law, the corporation has only one legitimate purpose—maximizing stockholder welfare. This prevailing law is...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Aug 1, 20176 min read


IP in Project Financing
Power plants, manufacturing and logistics facilities, and other infrastructure projects are not typically seen as operations in which...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Jul 7, 201713 min read


Merger Due Diligence for Cyber Risks
Those who have lived through mergers understand they are an intensive period of highly focused and compressed effort for both the...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Apr 1, 20174 min read


Commercial Biometric Data Regulation
Biometric identification systems are rapidly increasing in use advances in sensors, readers and software make physical features easily...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Mar 1, 201711 min read


Modifying Online Contract Terms
Every time you visit a website, use a social media account or buy a pair of shoes, you bind yourself to online contract terms. Courts...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Feb 1, 20178 min read


Electronic Signatures Internationally
Worldwide businesses are digitizing business processes to enable global e-commerce and delivery of digital services. Part of this is...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Jan 1, 20174 min read


409A Compliance Traps
Two sections of the Internal Revenue Code continue to challenge companies in creating compensation arrangements. They are Section 409A...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Jun 1, 20166 min read
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