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How to get mediation money? Can I go back and return it? Breaking through the traps of 5 mediation money and letter of offer

When buying and selling houses, you must often hear such words as "mediation fee" and "offer letter", but you don't know what legal effect the mediation fee and offer letter have? In fact, the mediation fee and the letter of offer are common disputes in real estate transactions. This article will explain and compare the concepts of the mediation fee and the letter of offer, and solve the hidden legal traps one by one.

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How to write a franchise contract? Pay attention to 3 major problems, do not step on thunder when starting a business

How to join a business without losing money? Regardless of whether you are an enterprise that wants to open up franchise and investment promotion, or an individual owner who wants to join the brand system, you must be cautious and cautious when signing a franchise contract and negotiating franchise conditions. For the comparison of various franchise types, the 7 must-knows and 3 common legal issues in the franchise contract, please refer to this article.

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Illustrating the legal notification process, time limit, and violation fines for mass dismissal of workers

According to the Law on the Protection of Mass Dismissal of Laborers, if a public institution needs to lay off a large number of workers due to reasons such as closure of business, suspension of business, loss, business change or merger and reorganization, it should submit a plan within the time limit to notify the competent authority, and announce it. This is the correct mass dismissal process, otherwise fines may be imposed.

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2022 Odour Trademark Cases and Registration Specifications (Part 2) Taiwan, Asia and New Zealand and Australia

In the previous article, we introduced the concept and application instructions of scent trademarks, and shared the examination standards for scent trademarks in Europe and the United States. Compared with Europe and the United States, there are also many countries in Asia and Oceania that open the registration of smell trademarks and various non-traditional trademarks. This article will analyze the legal norms of smell trademarks in New Zealand, Australia, Asian countries and Taiwan with practical cases.

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2022 Odour Trademark Cases and Registration Specifications (Part 1) The United States, Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom

Can smells be trademarked too? How is it easier to register a scent trademark? Countries around the world have different attitudes towards recognition and protection of odor trademarks. This article will introduce the definition and advantages of odor trademarks, and analyze the odor trademark regulations in Canada, the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, as well as well-known cases of actual registration.

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