Marks Gray intellectual property attorney Crystal Broughan is presenting a free SCORE workshop entitled "Trademarks, Copyrights and Your Intellectual Property Assets" on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 6 to 8 pm. In the presentation, Broughan will discuss the various...
Year: 2019
Why a Work for Hire Agreement Should Be Signed in Advance
In the late 1970s, a US federal statute formalized the concept that a work is innately copyright protected at the time of creation. As written, “A work is created when it is ‘fixed’ in a copy or phonorecord for the first time.” While every creator naturally has...
Appeals Court Affirms That Elected Officials Can’t Block Critics on Twitter
Questions on First Amendment rights violations in the new digital public square continue to circulate in the lower court systems across the country. However, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently solidified the precedent that social media accounts of...
Library Of Congress 19th Annual National Book Festival
A few months ago, I signed up for the Library of Congress blog to keep track of new developments in the world of copyright and the Library of Congress. I learned that for the past eighteen years the Library of Congress has hosted a National Book Festival in...
In the Community & Profession
Building a Better World The Marks Gray immigration team is honored to partner with amazing clients who are designing and building a better world. Bowling for a Cause The Marks Gray law firm bowling team supports the Small Business Resource Network in Northeast...
H-1B Visas Are Going, Going… Gone
With the option of obtaining a cap-subject H-1B visa off the table, you may wonder: what options are available to employers seeking work visas for skilled foreign nationals? What should the plan of action be for professionals seeking an employment visa? Download our...
USCIS Returns All Unselected H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
USCIS has announced that all H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2020 that were not chosen in their computer-generated random selection process have been returned. Read more.
A Note about the Form I-9, which Expired August 31
Until USCIS makes an announcement, employers should plan to continue to use the current Form I-9.