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Which federal court lists Oldham County
The court’s county lists place Oldham County in the Louisville Division of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, and the court’s pages give 601 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202 for that listing. That tells you how the court sorts its counties.
Help for inventors and business owners in Oldham County
The Oldham Chamber and Economic Development office is at 204 South First Avenue in La Grange. Questions about who owns an invention or a brand belong with an attorney.
The Oldham County Clerk lists its main office at 100 West Jefferson Street in La Grange. That address matters for one paperwork step. Kentucky LLCs, corporations and other entities are formed through the Business Filings division of the Secretary of State in Frankfort, where most filings can be made online and an annual report is due by June 30 each year. A business that operates under a name other than its exact legal name files a certificate of assumed name. An entity files it with the Secretary of State and then files a stamped copy with the county clerk where its registered agent is located, while an individual files with the county clerk of the county of the principal place of business. An entity that has no registered agent and no principal office in Kentucky files only with the Secretary of State. If that county is Oldham, the clerk’s office above is the one to ask. An assumed name lasts five years and can be renewed in the six months before it ends. The Secretary of State says trade names are not registered at the state level in Kentucky.
Kentucky rules that sit beside federal law
Kentucky lets a business register a trademark or service mark with the Secretary of State, whose Trademarks and Service Marks division is in Frankfort. The mark must already be in use in Kentucky. A registration is effective for five years from its date and can be renewed for further five year terms by filing within six months before the term ends (KRS 365.581). The registration applies inside Kentucky. The Secretary of State adds that registration does not create rights, since those come from actual use, but that it gives notice across the state and may help in court.
Kentucky has adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as KRS 365.880 to 365.900. It reaches information such as a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process, provided the information gets independent economic value from not being generally known or readily ascertainable by proper means and the holder makes reasonable efforts to keep it secret. A misappropriation claim must be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence, and a continuing misappropriation counts as one claim.
Kentucky has a narrow statute on one kind of noncompete: KRS 216.724 stops a health care services agency from restricting the job opportunities of its temporary direct care staff. An attorney should confirm the current rule before you sign or rely on a noncompete.
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Before a first conversation, write down the dates on which you created, shared, sold or published the work, along with any agreement that touches it. For a statewide view, see Kentucky intellectual property attorneys. Readers in nearby Middletown and Shelbyville can find pages written for their own towns. To start, you can get matched with an intellectual property attorney.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Kentucky trademark registration protect my brand in other states?
No. A state registration with the Secretary of State applies inside Kentucky. The Secretary of State also says registration does not create rights, which come from actual use, though it gives notice across the state and may help in court.
How long do I have to bring a trade secret claim in Kentucky?
A claim under the Kentucky Uniform Trade Secrets Act must be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence (KRS 365.890). A continuing misappropriation counts as one claim.
Do I register a trade name with the state of Kentucky?
The Secretary of State says trade names are not registered at the state level in Kentucky. A business that uses a name other than its exact legal name files a certificate of assumed name, which lasts five years and can be renewed in the six months before it ends. The Oldham County Clerk lists its main office at 100 West Jefferson Street in La Grange.
Is there a Kentucky statute on noncompetes for temporary health care staff?
Yes, a narrow one. KRS 216.724 stops a health care services agency from restricting the job opportunities of its temporary direct care staff. An attorney should confirm the current rule.
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