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Starting a business with a similar sounding name of an already existing business

Hi,I am planning to start an online store selling jewelry herein Canada. The site targets customers based both in Canada and USA. I already registered…

What can I do if I believe that I am being taken advantage of by a contractor?

I recently purchased a home. I needed to contact a plumber due to water issues. I contacted a plumber, showed him the work that needed…

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Repackaging and reselling candy

hello,i’m planning on buying a candy in bulk specifically Japanese sugar candy and i was thinking of repackaging it into smaller containers with my own…

Is forgiving to put the ‘tld’ in the name of the company important?

One of my employee signed a contract without including the ‘ltd’ in the company name. The other company signed the contract without noticing and me…

Is there action we can take against a company that promises a gift with purchase, but doesnt deliver gift?

In June we bought an LG phone from Verizon, with the promise that LG will send us a 200 gift card. We still have not…

Does agreeing to a service make an invoice legally binding?

A freight forwarder recently sent me an invoice as I had agreed to move forward with their company to ship my products. Since then, I…

Who owns the product?

We are a small business and wish to gain clarification on who now owns the purchased product. Approximately 1 year ago, a customer purchased a…

What is meant by ‘detrimental reliance’?

If a business has copyrights on their products listed on their website and the product is made by a different company, can I use the same name for that product?

All the information for the name of the product is on the product itself. Am I stealing?