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Artists, writers and brands in Clinton
Two company names appear in state announcements about industrial parks in Clinton. On July 25, 2014 the State of Tennessee announced that SL Tennessee, LLC, a maker of automotive head lamps and tail lamps, would build a new building joining its two existing facilities in the Clinton/I-75 Industrial Park and consolidate its North American data infrastructure at the Clinton location, as the state’s announcement describes it. On December 5, 2014 the state announced that 3M planned to buy a building in the Eagle Bend Industrial Park in Clinton to make products for the oil and gas and automotive industries, with operations expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Both items are announcements from 2014. Neither page gives a plant street address, and the current status of either project was not checked, so treat them as history and not as a description of what happens in those buildings today.
Trademarks: federal, state and common law
Tennessee runs its own register as well. The Secretary of State, Division of Business Services, says in its trademark application guide that a signed application goes with the filing fee to 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, TN 37243, that a state registration lasts five years from the filing date, and that it can be renewed for further five year periods, with renewal opening six months before expiration. Ask an attorney how common law trademark rights apply to your mark.
Local institutions and organizations in Anderson County
The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce’s small business page gives 500 N. Charles G. Seivers Blvd., Clinton, as its address and says counseling sessions for small business owners and entrepreneurs are available at the Chamber by appointment. The same page lists the Tennessee Small Business Development Center and SCORE under its entrepreneur and small business listings and a University of Tennessee PTAC under doing business with the government. The listed contact for the first is in Oak Ridge, SCORE is listed in Knoxville and the PTAC in Chattanooga, so none of the three is listed in Clinton. For forming a company, the office to know is the Tennessee Secretary of State. Tennessee businesses file new business and annual report paperwork through its online TNCaB account system. In 2015 the Secretary of State’s Division of Business Services announced online filing of assumed names, meaning a name other than the legal name under which a business transacts business.
Which federal court lists Anderson County
The court’s pages list Anderson County under the Northern (Knoxville) division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and give 800 Market Street, Suite 130, Knoxville, TN 37902 for it. This listing is a starting point to discuss with an attorney and not an answer for your case.
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Common situations and short answers
Does Tennessee have its own trade secret law?
Yes. Tennessee has a Uniform Trade Secrets Act for misappropriation of trade secrets under state law.
What about an employee who leaves for a competitor?
A separate Tennessee statute covers noncompetes of health care providers. An attorney should confirm the current rule for the kind of work involved.
Next step: a match with counsel
Before a first conversation, list when you created, shared, sold or published the work and gather any agreement that touches it. Readers across the state can start at Tennessee intellectual property attorneys. The pages for Oak Ridge and Knoxville are written for those cities, and intellectual property attorneys across the country covers other states. To begin, get matched with an intellectual property attorney.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce say about small business counseling?
The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce’s small business page gives 500 N. Charles G. Seivers Blvd., Clinton, as its address and says counseling sessions for small business owners and entrepreneurs are available at the Chamber by appointment. The page also lists the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, SCORE and a University of Tennessee PTAC, with contacts in Oak Ridge, Knoxville and Chattanooga.
What did the state announce about SL Tennessee in Clinton?
On July 25, 2014 the State of Tennessee announced that SL Tennessee, LLC, a maker of automotive head lamps and tail lamps, would build a new building joining its two existing facilities in the Clinton/I-75 Industrial Park and consolidate its North American data infrastructure at the Clinton location. This is a 2014 announcement, and the current status was not checked.
What did the state announce about 3M in Clinton?
On December 5, 2014 the State of Tennessee announced that 3M planned to buy a building in the Eagle Bend Industrial Park in Clinton to make products for the oil and gas and automotive industries, with operations expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2015. It is an announcement from 2014, not a report of current operations.
Which federal court location is listed for Anderson County?
The court’s pages list Anderson County under the Northern (Knoxville) division of the Eastern District of Tennessee, and they give 800 Market Street, Suite 130, Knoxville, TN 37902 for it.
How long does a Tennessee trademark registration last, and can it be renewed?
The Tennessee Secretary of State says a state registration lasts five years from the date of filing and can be renewed for further five year periods, with renewal opening six months before expiration.
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