April 17, 2024 | Immigration
Hello HR heroes, legal leaders, and hiring maestros!
In this April 2024 newsletter, I share updates about:
âś… FY25 H-1B Cap UpdateÂ
âś… FAQ about Cap-Gap and transitioning to H-1B
âś… White Paper about Alternative / Work Options Beyond ...
April 12, 2024 | FAQ, Immigration, Students/CPT/OPT/STEM
What is the Cap-Gap and its benefits?
The Cap-Gap extends an eligible F-1 student’s status to bridge the gap between the end of F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT or STEM) and the start of H-1B cap status (typically Oct. 1). This allows the ...
March 13, 2024 | H-1B/H-4, Immigration
Hello HR heroes, legal leaders, and hiring maestros!
In this March 2024 newsletter, I share updates about:
Employers’ H-1B cap Organizational Accounts Update
Form I-9 re-verification for those on CPT, OPT and STEM entered in the H-1B ...
March 6, 2024 | Copyrights, Intellectual Property
Creators of two-dimensional art tend not to register their work for copyright protection. According to surveys by the Coalition of Visual Artists and the Graphic Artists Guild, somewhere between 50-60 percent of artists haven’t registered any ...
December 13, 2023 | Copyrights, Intellectual Property
Back in October, I wrote about how a number of famous authors were banding together to file a lawsuit against OpenAI for copyright infringement. Novelists, of course, are not the only creatives who believe they are being negatively impacted by ...
November 29, 2023 | Events, Intellectual Property
Gratitude is an attitude we learn to appreciate as we grow older and realize how beautiful life is. I am incredibly grateful that I had the opportunity to travel to Houston, TX the week before Thanksgiving to attend the International Trademark ...
October 17, 2023 | Real Estate & Property Law
What’s the use of a land designation? If you have spent any time looking into land zoning, you may have discovered its older and wiser cousin in real estate law. Both land use designation and land zoning come into play in an ongoing dialogue ...
September 12, 2023 | Intellectual Property, Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
You’ve heard of intellectual property in the art world, but what about intellectual property in the ART world? I’m referring to intellectual property in assisted reproductive technology (ART), a field that’s grown with fervor in the past few ...
September 7, 2023 | Copyrights, Intellectual Property
AI and copyright are far from new themes in September 2023. You have likely heard about multiple cases on the nature of AI-generated work and how copyright law may (or may not) apply. A recent ruling on a completely AI-fabricated piece of ...
August 29, 2023 | Copyrights, Intellectual Property
The fashion retailer Shein is known for its constant waterfall of online clothing listings. Shein enthusiasts are known to scroll the app like they would social media, gazing upon absurdly cheap outfits, shoes, and home decor. But if you are at ...
August 15, 2023 | Real Estate & Property Law
When real estate is in the news, it is often that same old tale of “Big Developer Continues with Plan to Upset Surrounding Community, Surprising No One.” When the party with deeper pockets always comes out on top, these situations can feel ...
August 2, 2023 | Intellectual Property
Picture this: you have developed a groundbreaking invention. One that could change your life. You are bubbling with excitement to share your idea with others. But did you know that speaking about your invention can potentially prevent you from ...
June 22, 2023 | Events, Intellectual Property, News
When the International Trademark Association (INTA) announced several years ago that the 2020 Annual Meeting was going to be in Singapore, I debated whether or not I should attend. Many of my friends in the organization encouraged me to ...
May 23, 2023 | Compliance and Enforcement, Enforcement (ICE), I-9 and E-Verify, Immigration, Immigration News, Immigration Tips
There are key changes and requirements in immigration compliance in the State of Florida starting July 1st, 2023. This document summarizes key sections of the 43-page law for you.
As of July 1st, 2023, when Florida Law 1718 takes effect, all ...
May 11, 2023 | Events, Intellectual Property
New Orleans is a wonderful place to meet interesting people and experience some of the best life has to offer. On April 26- 28th, I had the great fortune to serve as the Chair of the DRI Intellectual Property Litigation Seminar in New Orleans. ...