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Coollawyer.com provides a free mutual confidentiality agreement, with legal clause explanations for download here. The site also provides
business and e-commerce legal forms for online purchase, as well as online incorporation and information. Finally, Coollawyer offers excellent small business and e-commerce information through a law library, dictionary, search engine, news, attorney for hire, lawyer jokes and more.
The US Copyright Office provides excellent forms and pamphlets
explaining copyright law and how to copyright creations.
Copyrighting a creation is not mandatory, but does expand
the owners legal rights and offers proof of the date of creation.
Through careful review of the information and forms, copyrighting
your own materials can be accomplished.
The SEC requires all public companies (except foreign companies
and companies with less than $10 million in assets and 500
shareholders) to file registration statements, periodic reports,
and other forms electronically. Anyone can access and download
this information for free. Searching the EDGAR files, the
SEC online system, can provide you with valuable information
on a businesses' revenues, losses, board of directors, officers,
employees, market conditions, competitors, legal transactions
and more. This information can be very helpful for businesses
plans or market strategies.
The federal forms collection contains court forms for federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts by district. Each federal appellate court handle matters which are appealed from the federal district courts from several states in a region. (See the map on the linked site to find your circuit.). Online reported case law is from circuit and district courts. The federal court system has special courts for tax and patent matters. Federal courts generally handle matters of federal law, matters involving conflict between lower federal courts, matters involving the US Government, and matters involving parties in different states. Analysis of jurisdiction and case law research is complex, so be sure to thoroughly study the topic prior to attempting it. Allowing an attorney to handle the work is best. The state forms collection contains court forms for state
courts State courts handle state law matters, such as employment,
real estate, contracts, etc. and usually the parties are
both from that state.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
the government agency in charge of patent and trademark registrations.
While filing a patent or trademark is complex and should
always be handled by an attorney, the USPTO offers a variety
of helpful and explanatory information on what rights are
protected by patent and trademark, on the process, fees and
forms involved. 
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This information is not legal advice and is no substitute for consultation with an attorney in your jurisdiction. The law varies based on jurisdiction and time. Users are cautioned not to rely on this information. |