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      law library book or form needed

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I am looking for a Boilerplate non disclosure/trade secret agreement. I want to prevent a former employee or contractor from using our customer base. What reference book in a law library do I need, or website URL could I use to get an...
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      Clients stolen!!! Very dramatic, read on..

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Most surprising development: I informed our clients that an independent contractor we were using was terminated, and a number of them forwarded me support emails from contractor for WORK HE WAS DOING ON THE SIDE outside of the company. If I...
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      time to pay contractor

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA If I fired a contractor, what is the maximum amount of time I have legally before I have to pay his final invoice? If the contractor threatens to physically return to our warehouse, can we warn him that he is not wanted and if he appears, we...
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      bad IT contractor: best way to remove??

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I have been using a technical contractor for the past two years and now I want to end the relationship. I want to be sure that in the future he wont take any of our clients or use any internal data. I was thinking to have him sign a non...
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      Assigning filing basis for new USPTO application

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA What is the best category to assign a mark to, when there are multiple categories that could apply? I would assume a broader category is better than a specific one?
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      22349(A) Freeway Speeding: Paced at Night

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA First ticket ever: 82mph in 65 zone (freeway), the CHP officer marked it down to 80. I don't think I have much of a case (clear view, no weather, I wasn't avoiding any potholes, no errors on ticket, etc.) Questions: Should I submit a written...
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      Electronic submission to TTAB

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA How do I electronically file a submission to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board through ESTTA?
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      how to research/hire an attorney

      How can I research an attorney to find out what law school he went to, how many years he has been in practice and if he has any complaints registered against him by clients filed with the ABA (American Bar Association)? Is it customary to pay a retainer to file a simple Answer that I have...
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      answer to opposition: "marks are famous"

      What does it mean that "[Because of] Opposer's regular, extensive, and well-publicized use of Opposer's Marks, Opposer's Marks are famous world wide and became famous before Applicant's application? As I use my Mark locally in a County in the State of California, how can I write an Answer to...
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      extension of time to file answer - how?

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I need to file an extension to respond to a notice of opposition for a trademark dispute. How do I do that? "The time for filing an answer may be extended by stipulation of the parties, approved by the Board, or on motion granted by the...
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      Notice of opposition received from a lawfirm!

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I registered a mark and now have received a notice from another company that is claiming they have rights to the mark. However, my use in commerce predates theirs by several years or more. I have the original computer file of the mark on a...
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      scratched/damaged laptop

      What is the name of your state? ca I brought my laptop computer in for repair and when I got it back, there were some new scratches on it that I didn't have before. Is the burden of proof on me to get the company to fix this? It's an expensive fix, to get the plastic of the laptop replaced...
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      filing basis needed - how?

      What is the name of your state? CA. My trademark was approved but I received an email that I need to submit a filing basis. The deadline to respond is approaching and I have no idea how to do it. Can someone lend a fellow human a helping hand? Precise steps would be very, very much...
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      Overtime / mileage for Contractors?

      What is the name of your state? CA In California, are there any laws pertaining to overtime for contractors? We do not have any employees, but only use contractors. They write their hours and submit timesheets and we pay them based on those. Now the contractors are saying that any hours...
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      Ex-contractor is harassing us via phone

      What is the name of your state? CA What law can we invoke to stop a former contractor from calling our business during normal hours? We are getting non stop calls from him asking about open issues. We asked him to contact us via email only but he refuses to do so. Is there something we can...
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      Contractor is owed $, or is he?

      What is the name of your state? CA We are an employer who hired a contractor who performed negligenty and damaged our business and injured our clients. He would submit contractor timesheets and we would pay him for those. Awhile back we gave him an "advancement on commissions owed" which did...
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      avoiding slander: how?

      What is the name of your state? CA We hired a contractor to do computer repair work for us and recently let him go. He kept company and client's eqiupment for weeks, and we had to stall our clients and jump through endless hoops to keep everything smooth. Plus he treated our clients very...
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      Negligent Contractor - small claims?

      What is the name of your state? CA We hired a contractor to do computer repair work for us and recently let him go. He kept company and client's eqiupment for weeks, and we had to stall our clients and jump through endless hoops to keep everything smooth. Plus he treated our clients very...
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      Invoice with no terms/warranty, lawsuit threats!

      What is the name of your state? CA Ordered some computer parts from a merchant but the invoice has no part numbers or model numbers, just vague descriptions of the equipment. Also, there are no terms or conditions. One of the parts was faulty, now the merchant wants to charge a 15% restocking...
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