business name: claiming it as your own

[stoopid]

Originally Posted by aangelica

Hi Eileen,

Don't wait too long on forming the S corp if you plan on keeping the name (and adding "Inc.", "Corp." etc.). States are beginning to modify their statutes to force more distinguishability between LLCs and corporations. Virginia, for example, has a new law which goes into effect in October that basically says if there's an ABC, LLC you cannot have an ABC, Inc.

Thanks for the kick in the pants, angelica. I really need to get off the dime about this. I feel like I need to understand the S Corp business structure a little better before I make the leap, but I'll put this on the front burner. Thanks again.

[! Hulio !]

Originally Posted by Eileen

Thanks for the kick in the pants, angelica. I really need to get off the dime about this. I feel like I need to understand the S Corp business structure a little better before I make the leap, but I'll put this on the front burner. Thanks again.

Here's an article called "S Corp vs. LLC: Which Structure is Right for Your Business" that might be helpful. It gives real-life examples of how the S-corp taxation works and compares the two pass-thru entities.

Happy reading!

[esmint]

I am in the same position and have some questions, hope I am not hijacking the thread. I own a national magazine and we are putting out our 2nd issue. We currently circulate over 25,000 issues a month but honestly things are tight so we cannot afford a lawyer until January. We had one to do all the initial contracts but now we're on our own for a few months.

I'd like to protect the name of the magazine and general idea of it as it is the first if its kind in a certain niche sport. What can I do? Is it automatically protected since we're already published and circulated or can I trademark the name or take another route? I'd like to have documents in-hand in case our competition (Primedia) decides to play games. ideas?

Thanks!

[Lins]

I have the problem the other way round:

I am registering a company in the UK, the name is similar, but not exactly the same of that of an American company. This name is not registered with the Companies House in the UK.

Their material shows TM, but how can I find out which area that TM exactly covers? What are the chances of this coverage to be worldwide?