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Estate Planning What is Your Estate? Your Estate consists of your house, other real estate, personal property, insurance, bank accounts, stocks, bonds, investment products, and pensions.... What is Estate Planning? Estate Planning deals with the management of your assets while you are still alive and the distribution of those assets after your death. Elements of estate planning may include: Create a will Create a living will or healthcare proxy Make funeral arrangements Name the executor of the estate Assign power of attorney Ensure your property, 401Ks, RRSPs, IRAs and bank accounts are titled properly Establish a guardian for a minor or disabled person Limit estate taxes by setting up trust accounts in the name of beneficiaries Establish annual gifting to reduce the taxable estate Set up a charity or private foundation What are the Benefits of Estate Planning? You choose how you want your assets distributed upon your death Minimize taxes Avoid probate Make your own decisions regarding medical options should you become incapacitated Preserve wealth Transfer wealth

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What is Tax Planning? Tax planning, an important element of any financial plan personal or corporate, is an analysis of a financial plan from a tax perspective. Its goal is to minimize tax liability while ensuring that all taxes owing are paid in a timely manner. It focuses on the application of current tax laws to the revenue that is received during a given tax period. Individual revenue sources may include:... - Salary - Tips - Bonuses - Interest accrued on bank accounts - Investment profits Business revenue sources may include: - Revenue from sales to customers - Stock and bond issues - Interest accrued on bank accounts There are many aspects to tax planning that include but are not exclusive of: - Establish tax-friendly business structures - Manage tax implications - Minimize your tax exposure - Take full advantage of federal and state tax laws in the U.S. - Take full advantage of federal and provincial tax laws in Canada - Cross-border tax issues - Assist in the choice of entity - Assist in the choice of jurisdiction - Determine which expenses are tax deductible - Selection of investments - Selection of retirement plans - Preserve assets - Business succession planning - Filing status - Ensure that the amount of tax due is paid in a timely manner We can help you establish a tax-friendly business structure, take full advantage of federal, state and provincial tax laws in Canada and the U.S. and minimize your tax liability.

Glen Perinot - Intellectual Property and Technology Lawyer

What Are the Benefits of Applying for a Trademark Registration 1.Registering your mark allows you to stop anyone who attempts to use or register a similar mark. A registered Canadian trademark holder has priority nationwide when there are any conflicts between businesses with the same or similar names. Five years after registration a trademark automatically becomes incontestable, eliminating nearly any trademark infringement defense. 2.When you apply for a Federal trademark r...egistration, all companies in Canada are considered on notice of your rights in your trademark; they cannot claim ignorance once the registration issues. In addition, obtaining a Federal registration allows you to use the trademark symbol for your name and logo. 3.Trademarks are "intangible" assets that build the value of your company. If you decide to sell your business or to take it public, registered trademarks will add to your company's value. 4.If someone tries to register a domain name that infringes on your trademark, you may be able to shut down the website based on your trademark registration. This benefit makes trademarks important for internet businesses where confusing names could direct traffic away from your web site. Additionally, if your mark is a composite or design mark it is beneficial to complement a trademark application with a copyright registration. Registering the copyright protected work (ie. logo) allows the facts related to the copyright to be on the public record and gives the registrant a certificate of copyright registration which acts as prima facie proof of ownership in the work

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TRADEMARKS 1. What is a trademark? A trademark is a word, design, logo or get up that is used by an individual or company to distinguish its wares (goods) or services from those of others....Continue reading

What is a trademark? A trademark is any word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, alphanumeric grouping, or combination thereof, adopted and displayed on wares or associated with services, and used for the purpose of identifying the products or services, and to distinguish them from the wares or services of others. The primary purpose of a trademark is as a source indicator, to prevent consumers from becoming confused about the source or origin of the product or service. A trademar...k generally indicates that the wares or services come from the same source as all other wares or services associated with the same mark. A trademark serves to symbolize the quality or characteristics of a product or service. Should you register your trademark? Although it is not necessary to register a trademark since as soon as a trademark is properly used common law rights arise, such rights are generally weak rights compared to the rights for a registered trademark. The common law rights that arise upon mere use of the trademark are restricted to the geographical region in which the trademark is used, or where the owner can establish a reputation in that trademark. What are the advantages of registration? Although it is not necessary to register a trademark in order to use it there are, nevertheless, some important advantages if one does register, including: i) a registered trademark can be enforced throughout Canada, whereas an unregistered trademark can be enforced only in those areas where it has been used to establish a beneficial reputation (referred to as goodwill) ii) the owner of a registered trademark may initiate infringement proceedings in either the provincial or federal courts, whereas the owner of an unregistered trademark may not initiate trademark infringement proceedings, but must rely on passing off proceedings iii) after a trademark has been registered for five years it generally cannot be challenged on the basis that another party used it, whereas there is no such similar cutoff for an unregistered trademark iv) a Canadian trademark registration can be used to claim priority in registering the trademark in foreign countries, whereas trademarks protected merely by common law rights have no such advantage. For further information on how we can assist you with your trade-mark needs contact Glen Perinot at [email protected].

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