Any business that doesn't think it needs the counsel of Daytona Beach attorneys should consider a couple of recent actions that both hit at part of two businesses and caused major disruptions.
In one case Gibson Guitars of Nashville was raided by federal agents, who seized alleged illegal ebony from India. There were similar raids over wood from Madagascar in 2009. Gibson's wood importer Luthiers Mercantile International claims the federal government is unfairly singling out its client and deterring it from manufacturing guitars.
The federal government also is pursuing a criminal case against Luthiers, which it says is connected to a German company that knowingly illegally imports wood to the U.S.
While Congress is considering legislation that would protect companies like Gibson that did not knowingly do anything wrong, Daytona Beach attorneys know how much legal help Gibson still needs as it deals with the situation.
In another unusual case, Research in Motion was hit with a complaint for using the letters BBX for a new operating platform for its smart phones. New Mexico-based Basis International said it has trademarked "BBx" and it is also used as the name for an operating platform. Despite the difference in the capital X and small x in the names, Basis officials said they got numerous inquiries from customers who were confused by Research in Motion's action.
So far, RIM officials have just said they hadn't received a copy of the complaint, which is believed to be a "cease and desist" letter from Basis' attorney.
Research in Motion was already struggling with outages and a lackluster response to its tablet computer, so the trademark dispute wouldn't continue to hurt its operation.
Unexpected or not, these types of unusual cases are what businesses have to deal with occasionally. Consulting with Daytona Beach attorneys can help them avoid the situations, or at least better handle them.
The business world is a daily struggle and not being able to get a component of your product that you need, such as the ebony for Gibson Guitars' fret boards, or having a product launch tied up as you are trying to keep your business successful, is part of that struggle. That's why legal counsel, such as with Daytona Beach attorneys, is so important.
A legal counsel's job is to make sure the unusual or unexpected situations are resolved as quickly as possible to help with the business' survival.
The Daytona Beach attorneys of Florida-based Rice & Rose can help with business law as well as many other practice areas.
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