UCC Filing in New York: Keep Using Those 2002 Forms
Seven years later, after every other U.S. state enacted Article 9 amendments and UCC form updates, New York only accepts the 2002 versions of UCC forms.
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Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 9 Filing Forms
Explore the 2011 revisions to UCC Article 9 filing forms, including key changes and their impact on secured transactions. Learn how these updates affect filing requirements and best practices for compliance.
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5 Tips for Federal Intellectual Property Due Diligence
As intellectual property assets have become some of a company’s most valuable assets, the value of these intangible assets weighs heavily in a variety of transactions. With this in mind, it is difficult to overstate the importance of intellectual property due diligence before a deal closes.
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Dusting Off the Ol’ UCC Brain Cells
Even if school days are well behind you, it can’t hurt to brush up on some UCC Article 9 fun facts and see how your knowledge held up through the long sunny days of summer. Challenge yourself with the quiz below.
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Georgia Reverses Course on Some of its Recently Enacted State Tax Lien Law Changes
In our January 11, 2018 blog post, we informed our readers about newly enacted changes to state tax lien (STL) law in the state of Georgia. At that time, we cautioned our readers that some of the changes may be changed yet again since there was a new bill pending affecting state tax lien law.
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Georgia Changes State Tax Lien Law
Subsequent to this posting, new Georgia legislation was enacted changing some of the new provisions. For details, see our posting on March 12, 2018.
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Significant Change to Where State Tax Liens are Searched in Illinois
Changes to where Illinois state tax liens that are attached to both real and personal property are searched were put into effect January 2018. Read more.
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An Unintended Space Can Render a Financing Statement Serious Misleading – At Least in Wisconsin
Not noticing an extra space can happen to the most careful UCC filer. Yet in a case from Wisconsin, it caused a financing statement to become insufficient.
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UCC Resources
This page contains additional helpful links and reference information for the secured-transactions practitioner.
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Effective Life of UCC Filings under Article 9: Are You Aware of the Exceptions… and the Exceptions to the Exceptions?
The model amended Article 9 provides a five-year effective life for most financing statements, with the following exceptions…
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