Ep 46: Navigating the World of Online Business Law with Nuzayra Haque-Shah

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Nuzayra Haque-Shah, an award winning intellectual property attorney who works with digital entrepreneurs and coaches to help them safe guard their business assets.

Nuzayra shares her journey from traditional law practice to establishing a virtual law firm, emphasising the significance of intellectual property in the online business landscape. As an expert, coach, or creator, your digital assets and brand identity ARE your business.

She discusses the essential steps for entrepreneurs to protect their brands, the trademark registration process, and global considerations for trademark protection.

Takeaways

• Intellectual property is crucial for online entrepreneurs to safeguard their businesses.
• Understand what assets in your business need to be protected and how you can protect them.
• Setting up an LLC protects personal assets from business liabilities.
• Trademark registration is essential for brand protection.
• Contracts clarify rights and responsibilities in business relationships.
• Monitoring for trademark infringement is vital for brand reputation.

Nuzayra is an award-winning intellectual property attorney based out of Los Angeles, California.

She specialises in counselling U.S. and international clients on trademarks and copyrights, branding strategies, IP portfolio management, trade secrets, data protection, GDPR and U.S. privacy law compliance, and other commercial matters.

She left her 9-5 job with a law firm to pursue her passion and commitment to girls’ education and climate change, and founded her virtual law business in 2020.

With the mission of providing female coaches, course creators, service providers, and product-based business owners with access to vital legal resources and to empower them in building their brand and legacy through the services she and her team offer - business formation, trademarks, copyrights, corporate governance/compliance, and contracts.

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