Other Tips For You And Your Clients
Trademarks
Practice Tip: You can help clients protect their intellectual property – which is a form of capital – if you become familiar with State trademarks. You can then advise (or refer) start-ups, small businesses and other businesses about the value, acquisition and maintenance of a State trademark.Practice Tip: Counterfeit trademarked goods harm North Carolina citizens, businesses and the North Carolina economy. Advise your clients about protecting their trademarks. Learn more about our Trademark Enforcement Unit that investigates criminal activity involving counterfeit trademarked goods.
Securities
Practice Tip: You can help your business clients if you become aware of what is, and is not, a security. You don’t want to be surprised.Practice Tip: You can help your clients by sharing information from our Securities Division about how to protect yourself (or your clients) from securities and investment fraud and scams.
Less Well-Known Things We Do
- Regulate Athlete Agents.
- Register Business Opportunities Sales.
- Register Loan Brokers.
- Register Membership Campgrounds
- Administer portions of the State Cable Television Franchise Act.
- Register Telephonic Sellers.
- Receive and maintain records of appointments to certain State government boards, commissions and councils.