Types of Documents

Here’s a small sampling of the vast array of documents for which the WeNotifyYou service is applicable:

Option Contracts: Do you lease real estate or equipment?  If your lease contains an option to purchase clause, chances are you are required to give notice of your intent to exercise (or not exercise) the option within a specified time period.  Let WeNotifyYou remind you before the notice period begins.

Auto-Renew Contracts:  Your supply, distribution, maintenance and/or service contracts are likely to renew automatically unless you take action within a specific notice period.  Use WeNotifyYou to give yourself time to make the best business decisions for your company, and maximize negotiations!

Patents: Utility patents are subject to the payment of maintenance fees, which must be paid to maintain the patent in force. Failure to pay the current maintenance fee on time may result in expiration of the patent. These fees are due at 3 ˝, 7 ˝ and 11 ˝ years from the date the patent is granted.  Who is tracking these for your company?  With WeNotifyYou, you can rest assured that your patents will not be lost.

Trademarks: After registration, a trademark is good for 10 years.  But, did you know that between the 5th and 6th years, the trademark holder must show proof that trademark is still being used?  And, between the 9th and 10th year, the holder must file a renewal.  Is anyone keeping track of your company’s trademark(s)?  Let WeNotifyYou take that burden off you!

Regulatory Filings:  In order to maintain UCC filings and other government-regulated filings, renewals must be filed on specified dates, often years in the future.  In some cases, the penalty for failure to file is monetary; in other cases, lost security interests.  WeNotifyYou will ensure that you remember to file in time!

SEC Filings: When a company goes public, it is required to file certain exhibits with the SEC. Often, portions of these are proprietary and/or confidential. As such, upon request, the SEC will give confidential treatment to these filings, whereby the privileged information is extracted so it can’t be seen by the public in the filing. After a certain amount of time, the confidential information will be released to the public unless an extension is requested. Don't miss these deadlines - Use WeNotifyYou!

Writs of Attachment:  when a case is filed, attorneys file (at the registry of deeds) a writ of attachment on the opposing party’s property in a county.  The writ remains valid for six years.  If the attorney prevails in the lawsuit, the writ allows the attorney to collect on the judgment.  If the case lasts longer than six years, the writ expires, and must be renewed.  These are often overlooked when a new associate takes over an old case.  If the writ is not renewed, the prevailing party has no security in collecting on the judgment in the future.  Not only is this bad for the prevailing party, but it may result in malpractice for the attorney!

Execution of Judgment:  Once a party wins a lawsuit and receives judgment for a certain dollar amount, the attorney will file the "execution" with the registry of deeds.  These executions are valid for six years.  If the losing party does not pay on the judgment within that time, the prevailing party must file for an extension of the execution (“bring it forward”).  If the attorney fails to do so, claims to the judgment are lost, to the detriment of the client and possibly resulting in a malpractice suit.