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Hello, I need some legal advice. My friend has a company in Pakistan, and I'm interested in opening a similar company here in the US as an LLC . The workforce would be based in Pakistan and my friend will be handling that.
I'd like to know the best way to go about setting this up,... View More 
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answered on Oct 16, 2024
Starting an LLC in the US with a workforce in Pakistan involves several key steps. First, decide whether to form your LLC in North Carolina or Texas by comparing their specific filing requirements and fees. Once you’ve chosen the state, file the necessary formation documents with the state’s... View More
I want to make and sell digital travel guides that center around filming locations for specific movies and tv shows. My goal is to educate travelers on where the film locations were, how to get there, and general facts about the place (weather, time zone, etc.). Would using the title of the... View More
answered on Oct 15, 2024
Although the content of television programs and movies are the subjects of copyright, their titles are not. To use the titles in the way you propose, merely to name them for reference, is legally permissible as "nominative fair use".
Could be indie or a AAA title game
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answered on Sep 22, 2024
Creating a business around selling recorded game footage can be legally tricky. Most video games, whether indie or AAA, are protected by intellectual property laws. When you record gameplay, you are capturing someone else’s copyrighted content, so you would need permission from the game's... View More
I would like to keep amenity and privacy while protecting assets from creditors before a problem arises.
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answered on Sep 18, 2024
Technically you could. But if the trust is not funded (no assets are in the trust), than it has no additional value. I think it would be best for you to talk to an estate planning attorney and discuss the assets that you do have, and how you can protect them. Trusts are great, but they might not do... View More
It’s my 2nd year in the US, and I never worked neither on campus. Don’t have a store yet, and don’t have any connections with my home country regarding the store. I will be the sole owner and worker in this digital store selling digital content. I also want to know the details and if I’ll... View More
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answered on Sep 16, 2024
As an F-1 student in the U.S., starting a digital store can be complicated due to visa restrictions on employment and business activities. U.S. immigration laws generally prohibit F-1 students from engaging in self-employment or running a business, which includes owning and operating an online... View More
answered on Aug 26, 2024
The Office of the Secretary of State of Texas maintains the records for registered agents of business entities in Texas.
Its website is: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/index.shtml
You will need to set up an account using a credit or debit card to cover the search fee.
answered on Aug 15, 2024
Each state's rules differ. In Texas, after you register your Delaware LLC as a foreign entity doing business in Texas, you must file your d/b/a with the Texas Secretary of State.
Other states may require it be filed in a similar statewide office, while some may require it be filed in... View More
I had a LTD business that is now dissolved. Since its dissolution I received a refund from an insurance company for overpayment of services. I have tried everything to deposit this check. The insurance company will not reissue it and I cannot sign it over to a third party. I am wondering if I can... View More
answered on Jul 18, 2024
Endorse the check on behalf of the company over to yourself as an individual and deposit it in your individual account.
My business partner and i created a bank account. He set it up in Fl and signed for me to be on bank account. We are both owners splitting 50/50 % ownership.
I transfer 80k into business account. Which is everything to my name at the moment.
I thought both owners had to be on... View More
answered on Jun 11, 2024
Without reviewing the account application, company agreement, and company banking authorization, it is impossible to say based on your description if the bank was negligent. Importantly, as an owner of the company, it was clearly your duty to make sure the account application, company agreement,... View More
Why would supervisor tell me regional office suppose to send it. From Feb. 9,2024 to May 2024?
answered on Jun 1, 2024
A Texas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. It's possible she could, but an attorney could advise more definitively after learning about the nature of the misleading actions (fraud, misrepresentation, etc.). One option could be for your sister to try to... View More
How do I answer this question, knowing fully well that I received a citation/ticket for a handicap space parking violation last year, and a fine of $500 was paid. ? - Have you EVER been arrested, cited, detained, or confined by any law enforcement officer, military official (in the U.S. or... View More
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answered on May 6, 2024
Based on the information provided, it does not appear that a parking ticket would require you to answer "Yes" to this question on the N-400 naturalization application.
The question is specifically asking about arrests, citations, detentions, or confinement related to crimes or... View More
Would I need to pay a trademark licensing fee?
answered on Apr 5, 2024
I recommend seeking advice from a trademark lawyer as the answer depends upon the specific name and use of your own name and the TV show name. Depending on the name, the TV show may come after you for trademark infringement. To give some background, trademark infringement for puns hinges on whether... View More
My sister started a business w/her sister but couple months later got upset because it became overwhelming for her, requested to be released from the business, &wants all her money bk.
answered on Mar 19, 2024
A Texas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. It could depend on the terms of the business venture (agreements between the parties) and their conduct. This is a fact-intensive matter. There is no universal cookie-cutter answer. An attorney would need to see how... View More
answered on Mar 4, 2024
No. You yourself (or someone else) can be the registered agent as long as you maintain a physical address as your company's registered office where you can be personally found for purposes of physically serving you with important legal papers.
My partner and I share 50/50 of a business we just started. We are mere weeks away from our first sale and now his wife wants 4% ownership of the company, which they both expect me to give up 2% to her because she came up with the idea. In the beginning she said she didn't want to be an owner,... View More
answered on Feb 19, 2024
A Texas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. But this may be a difficult question for any attorney to answer in the brief format of this Q & A forum. If you reached out to attorneys, it's likely that instead of a quick yes or no answer, law firms would... View More
For example, "Green Horn Retail" and "Green Horn Warehouse" or "Green Horn Retail Warehouse"
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answered on Feb 1, 2024
In Texas, if you are operating multiple businesses under variations of the same base name, such as "Green Horn Retail" and "Green Horn Warehouse," you may not necessarily need to register each one as a separate Doing Business As (DBA) entity, especially if they are operated as... View More
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answered on Jan 12, 2024
Yes, it is possible to set up a subsidiary of an S Corporation (S Corp) in Texas. Creating a subsidiary involves establishing a new business entity that is controlled or owned, wholly or partially, by the parent company (S Corp, in this case). The subsidiary can take various legal forms, such as a... View More
I want to form a private foundation in the state of Delaware, and donate funds to nonprofits and individuals in other U.S. states, including Texas where I currently live. It only takes one person to form a private foundation or nonprofit in Delaware, whereas in most other states it takes three... View More
answered on Oct 24, 2023
Thanks for your inquiry. Without getting into the issue of the appropriate entity type and state for your planned foundation, let’s just focus on the issue of whether you would need to register your planned Delaware entity as a foreign entity in Texas.
First, it is important to consider... View More
I got laid off 2 weeks ago....I want to start a business (several months away from soliciting businesses) but I want to set up the infrastructure (form LLC, build website, etc.). Can I start on this while we wait for it to go final? I have a lot of time while I'm looking for a job, I'm a... View More
answered on Oct 19, 2023
Yes, you can begin the process of establishing an LLC during the final stages of your divorce, as long as these actions do not result in changes that establish ownership rights or confirm the existence of the LLC before the divorce is officially finalized. However, there are a couple of important... View More
In June of this year, I filed articles of organization for an LLC in New York City. In early July, I filed articles of dissolution. Based on a search of the DOS public database, it appears my LLC was successfully dissolved.
I have recently moved to Texas, and I am interested in reforming my... View More
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answered on Oct 19, 2023
Yes, unless a similar name already exist in Texas, you can re-incorporate using the same name; however, if it has not been long, you may want to wait to prevent any confusion. If the NY company's activities were limited and thus would not likely to cause any confusion, you should be fine.
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