Trade Name and Trademark in Puerto Rico: Two Closely Related Cousins
People often confuse a trade name with a trademark but while they are related, both mean different things. Here are the key differences. Trade name To legally start a corporation or a company you must file paperwork with the state and include your organization’s name. This name becomes your business’s official identification followed by the […]
Franchise in Puerto Rico- Should You Buy or Create One?
A Franchise is a business model that has allowed many people to stop being employees as it facilitates the transition from employee to self-employment. However, franchising Puerto Rico is not for everyone or all types of businesses. As a franchise development consultant and franchising lawyer helping organizations develop franchises or individuals purchasing one, I would […]
The Influence of Social Responsibility in Modern Corporation Law
This article evaluates Hobby Lobby Stores, the US Supreme Court case that addresses among other things the issue of whether current law requires for-profit corporations to pursue profit at the expense of everything else.1 We explore the existence and extent of for-profit corporations engaging in social responsibility and pursuing more than profits and how they […]
Corporate Board and Officers: How their actions affect investors.
If the purchase of Twitter is completed, market mechanisms will have disposed of their top managers and members of the corporate board. Otherwise, they would still be directing the firm. Without getting into the debate of whether these executives were steering the company to the right direction, it is important to realize how many of […]
Trial Lawyer Attorney in Puerto Rico
Fleming has over 30 years of experience as a trial attorney and litigation lawyer in Puerto Rico advocating for organizations. He has a demonstrated successful background in commercial and employment disputes, in arbitration, court litigation and in trials. As a business & employment trial attorney and a litigation attorney, Fleming representing both plaintiffs and defendants […]