Your client calls to tell you they’ve developed this extraordinary new product concept and wonders how it can be protected (i.e., how can we keep competitors from offering the same thing?). You realize right away that this might be achieved by patent protection, but what possible value, exactly, does a patent provide? Exclusion Owning a patent doesn’t confer the patent
The United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit recently provided guidance regarding the proper analysis and valuation of a personal property lessor’s administrative expense claim in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding in a case of first impression in Minnesota. Attorneys representing debtors and creditors alike should take note as the decision establishes a timetable with significant evidentiary and
The California legislature enacted several measures affecting commercial real property that became effective Jan. 1, 2016. Selected measures include: Repeal of Energy Disclosure Law: New Energy Program The energy disclosure law in effect in California since 2007 requiring disclosure of energy consumption in non-residential buildings in connection with certain sales, leases and financing of real property was repealed. New Public
Companies use the H-1B visa to employ foreign national professionals in engineering, information technology, finance and other fields requiring a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent for entry-level work. Due to the quota, the H-1B visa is unavailable most of the year and the April opening of the filing window triggers an employer stampede. The H-1B visa filing window opens April
There are many flaws in the workers’ compensation system. These flaws can egregiously harm the injured worker physically, financially and emotionally. The news and TV seem to focus on the bad injured workers who have committed fraud or abused the system. The truth is that those injured workers do not represent the average workers’ compensation claimant. Those are the rare
“ Numerous trademarks and copyrights protect a good part of our Valentine’s Day commercialism and one particular image now associated with Valentine’s Day is a character named Betty Boop.” “Betty Boop’s history is rife with controversy, particularly in regard to the intellectual property rights to her name and image.” February is the month for lovers, relationships and maybe making long-term
Parents, lawyers, social services professionals and therapists all become involved in trying to work out a parenting schedule that works. The focus, however, is too often on what is fair to the parents versus what will meet a teenager’s needs. As a family law attorney, I have had several cases recently where the parties have inquired about parenting time for
The Florida Revised LLC Act was enacted in 2013 and took effect Jan. 1, 2014 for new Florida LLCs and Jan. 1, 2015 for all Florida LLCs. However, in 2015, the legislature further amended the act with clean-up changes and glitch fixes as well as some important substantive adjustments. One of those substantive adjustments may cause members and managers of
The Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) recently supported amendments to legislation in the Ohio General Assembly that propose substantial changes to Ohio’s foreclosure process. The legislation has four components: increasing the statute of limitations for suit on a promissory note, expanding the right to enforce a promissory note, creating new criminal code for homeowners between the date of foreclosure filing
For many workers’ compensation clients, their injuries lead them to also apply for Social Security disability. Later, most are upset to find out that some or even all of their Social Security benefits are offset by their workers’ compensation payments (some states offset workers’ compensation benefits, others Social Security). The windfall provision, under the Social Security Act (SSA), allows for
Your client calls to tell you they’ve developed this extraordinary new product concept and wonders how it can be protected (i.e., how can we keep competitors from offering the same thing?). You realize right away that this might be achieved by patent protection, but what possible value, exactly, does a patent provide? Exclusion Owning a patent doesn’t confer the patent
The United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit recently provided guidance regarding the proper analysis and valuation of a personal property lessor’s administrative expense claim in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding in a case of first impression in Minnesota. Attorneys representing debtors and creditors alike should take note as the decision establishes a timetable with significant evidentiary and
The California legislature enacted several measures affecting commercial real property that became effective Jan. 1, 2016. Selected measures include: Repeal of Energy Disclosure Law: New Energy Program The energy disclosure law in effect in California since 2007 requiring disclosure of energy consumption in non-residential buildings in connection with certain sales, leases and financing of real property was repealed. New Public
Companies use the H-1B visa to employ foreign national professionals in engineering, information technology, finance and other fields requiring a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent for entry-level work. Due to the quota, the H-1B visa is unavailable most of the year and the April opening of the filing window triggers an employer stampede. The H-1B visa filing window opens April
There are many flaws in the workers’ compensation system. These flaws can egregiously harm the injured worker physically, financially and emotionally. The news and TV seem to focus on the bad injured workers who have committed fraud or abused the system. The truth is that those injured workers do not represent the average workers’ compensation claimant. Those are the rare
“ Numerous trademarks and copyrights protect a good part of our Valentine’s Day commercialism and one particular image now associated with Valentine’s Day is a character named Betty Boop.” “Betty Boop’s history is rife with controversy, particularly in regard to the intellectual property rights to her name and image.” February is the month for lovers, relationships and maybe making long-term
Parents, lawyers, social services professionals and therapists all become involved in trying to work out a parenting schedule that works. The focus, however, is too often on what is fair to the parents versus what will meet a teenager’s needs. As a family law attorney, I have had several cases recently where the parties have inquired about parenting time for
The Florida Revised LLC Act was enacted in 2013 and took effect Jan. 1, 2014 for new Florida LLCs and Jan. 1, 2015 for all Florida LLCs. However, in 2015, the legislature further amended the act with clean-up changes and glitch fixes as well as some important substantive adjustments. One of those substantive adjustments may cause members and managers of
The Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) recently supported amendments to legislation in the Ohio General Assembly that propose substantial changes to Ohio’s foreclosure process. The legislation has four components: increasing the statute of limitations for suit on a promissory note, expanding the right to enforce a promissory note, creating new criminal code for homeowners between the date of foreclosure filing
For many workers’ compensation clients, their injuries lead them to also apply for Social Security disability. Later, most are upset to find out that some or even all of their Social Security benefits are offset by their workers’ compensation payments (some states offset workers’ compensation benefits, others Social Security). The windfall provision, under the Social Security Act (SSA), allows for
