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It is Probably Time to Do Your Annual Meeting Minutes
by evansfox | Dec 19, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Buying/Selling a Business, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Retail Liquor License, Tips For the Entrepreneur, TJLF in the Community, Uncategorized, Wineries
If you are a shareholder in a C-corp or a small business closely held corporation (sometimes called “S-corps”), you probably remember when you formed the entity that maintaining your corporation require compliance in a number of different formalities, especially that...
Attention Uber and Lyft drivers!
by evansfox | Dec 15, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Distillery, General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Retail Liquor License, TJLF in the Community
Attention Uber and Lyft drivers! Want a leg up on your competition? Want more ride or delivery requests? You may be able to deliver food and beer orders through these online app services if you obtain a transportation permit from the State Liquor Authority. A...
New York’s COD list and brewery obligations – are you in compliance?
by evansfox | Dec 7, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Buying/Selling a Business, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Tips For the Entrepreneur, TJLF in the Community, Uncategorized, Wineries
NY law dictates the terms upon which retailers must pay brewers for their beer. The law protects breweries from losses and keeps cash flow healthy. The best part, you don’t need to be the “bad guy” in negotiations with your accounts because the law gives you no choice...
Two major changes to the TTB’s Permits Online filing system
by evansfox | Dec 5, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Buying/Selling a Business, Copyright, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Patent, Restaurants & Bar, Retail Liquor License, Tips For the Entrepreneur, TJLF in the Community, Trademark, Uncategorized, Wineries
I’d like to share some great news about the TTB’s Permits Online filing system. This month the latest system upgrades are being introduced. I am particularly excited about two major changes. The first is that those permit holders who originally paper filed their...
Record Keeping Requirements for NY Farm Breweries
by evansfox | Nov 28, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Tips For the Entrepreneur, TJLF in the Community
With the announcement of upcoming audits of farm breweries by the State Liquor Authority, farm breweries will want to get their records in order. Luckily the rules are fairly straightforward. The records that must be kept and maintained for at least 2 years: -All...
Patent Law 101: Part 3 | Useful Patent Tips
by evansfox | Nov 27, 2017 | Patent
This is the final part of my 3 part guide on patent law for entrepreneurs. For the last part I have included some useful tips and information that can help you get the most of your patent. Some key points about Patent Licenses and Assignments Some key points about...
Time to Reconsider Your Business Structure to Take Advantage of New Lower Tax Rates
by evansfox | Nov 21, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Buying/Selling a Business, Distillery, General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Tips For the Entrepreneur, TJLF in the Community, Uncategorized
There has been a lot of discussion about Trump’s proposed tax revisions. No matter what your politics, the changes are coming soon and are dramatic enough that they merit a second look at your business structure to see if a change could reduce your tax burden. Not all...
Did an iconic whiskey glass manufacturer lead to the demise of its own trade dress protection?
by evansfox | Nov 17, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Copyright, Craft Beverage Branding, General Business, Patent, Tips For the Entrepreneur, TJLF in the Community, Trademark, Uncategorized, Wineries
Glencairn filed a trademark infringement suit in against Plamazonx LLC, claiming Plamazonx’ sales of whiskey tasting glasses sold as “Del Rey Glassware Whiskey glass for Nosing and Sipping” infringe Glencairn’s trademark-protected and trade dress-protected “Official...
Patent Law 101: Patent Applications | Part 2
by evansfox | Nov 3, 2017 | Patent
This is Part 2 of my 3 part guide on Patent Law. This portion of the guide is comprised of helpful information that you can refer to when filling out a patent application. It is the longest of the 3 as the patent application process can be quite extensive. Again,...
Great idea for Finger Lakes area Cideries, IMO (hint, hint)
by evansfox | Nov 2, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Buying/Selling a Business, Copyright, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Tips For the Entrepreneur, TJLF in the Community, Wineries
I read an article in the Democrat and Chronicle “Cider-makers forage for old wild apple flavor” by Lisa Rathke where she discussed a community project by Wildcraft Cider Works in Eugene, Oregon. The cidery has people in the community bring wild apples and apples from...
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