What Is the Protecting Intellectual Property Act?
Crystal Broughan, Intellectual Property Attorney Feb 16, 2023 in Intellectual Property Law Update
At the beginning of this year, President Biden signed the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act into law. We already have laws protecting intellectual property assets, as well as measures to punish those who flout those laws: civil lawsuits, the U.S. restricted parties list, and criminal prosecution. So what, exactly, is the point of this new act? Specifically, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act is designed to make foreign actors think twice about stealing U.S. trade […]
Continue ReadingCan You Copyright a Font? “Blooming Elegant” Designer Confronts Zazzle
Crystal Broughan, Intellectual Property Attorney Feb 9, 2023 in Copyrights
If you have ever opened a wedding invitation from Zazzle, you have likely crossed paths with the Blooming Elegant font, a curly typeface in the “handwritten” family. Well, until recently. Its disappearance from the website last summer at the behest of its designer raised a common question with a surprising answer: Can you copyright a font? You Cannot Copyright a Typeface – You Can Copyright a Font Software Technically, the shape of letters – what […]
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What Employers Need to Know About the FY2024 H-1B Cap Season!
Marks Gray P.A. Feb 3, 2023 in H-1B/H-4
H-1B visa program background The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to petition to obtain a work visa (H-1B) for highly specialized foreign workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher in the specific specialty such as architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, business specialties, accounting, and others. To petition for these workers to obtain a new H-1B visa under the H-1B visa […]
Continue ReadingSmart Business Essentials: Trade Names vs. Trademarks
Crystal Broughan, Intellectual Property Attorney Feb 2, 2023 in Trademark
As we head into 2023, you may be feeling an entrepreneurial itch to start or expand your own business venture. Perhaps you are excitedly brainstorming names for your business and looking up the state and federal to-dos to become legitimate. In this vein, I would like to define trade names vs. trademarks: two common business terms that seem similar but are not. You will deal with both when establishing a business and developing its brand. […]
Continue ReadingAn Employee’s Green Card Is Expiring — Do You Need to Reverify It?
Giselle Carson Feb 1, 2023 in I-9 and E-Verify
Welcome to the second in a series of posts celebrating the publication of my new book: I-9 Verification Employment eGuide for HR professionals. We have made this free, comprehensive book chock-full of detailed information. It’s designed to walk you through the process. Hopefully, it will help you avoid (literally!) costly mistakes. In this series of blog posts, I am sharing helpful information from the first chapter, “Top 10 Questions from Employers About I-9s.” The first […]
Continue ReadingAnswers to the Most Common Business Immigration Questions from HR Professionals
Giselle Carson Feb 1, 2023 in FAQ
In celebration of a brighter future, I am starting a new section dedicated to answering common business immigration questions that I receive from our clients. This way, you can open the newsletter and see what other similarly situated professionals want to know — answers to questions that will also help you! Here is the first question and answer, based on ongoing shifts on our workforce: Common Business Immigration Question #1: What Is the Impact of […]
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