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🚀⚡️ Corporate Immigration and Compliance NEWSLETTER February 2024 for YOU
Hello HR heroes, legal leaders, and hiring maestros! In this February 2024 newsletter, I share updates about: Overhaul of the H-1B registration and lottery process Updates about Employers New Organizational Accounts to participate in the H-1B cap lottery H-1B and...
Design Gaps, Inc. v Former Employee
Have you ever walked into someone’s home and realized that it was exactly the same layout as yours? That might come across as a funny coincidence to you, or you might attribute it to certain industry standards. Now, to raise the stakes: what if your business built...
Single Letter Trademarks: a Challenge of Distinctiveness
Though it is far from a new issue, the emergence of the company X (formerly known as Twitter) has refocused the spotlight on single letter trademarks. X Corp, Elon Musk’s company, was sued by X Social Media in December 2023 for trademark infringement based on consumer...
More Than Mickey – What Is Entering the Public Domain in 2024?
If you pay any attention at all to copyright and public domain, you have probably heard the big public domain news happening this year – the original Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie is becoming public property. (Except, as we previously covered, it is not quite as big...
Honoring a Legacy – James “Jim” C. Rinaman, Jr. (February 8, 1935 – January 26, 2024).
James “Jim” C. Rinaman, Jr. (February 8, 1935 – January 26, 2024). James C. Rinaman, Jr. was Marks Gray’s longest tenured attorney. Mr. Rinaman’s career began in 1960 and he served as an attorney with the firm for 56 years. He retired from Marks Gray in 2016. Mr....
Remembering Sandra Day O’Connor, the First Female Supreme Court Justice
On December 1st of last year, Sandra Day O’Connor passed away at the age of 93. She was the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice, serving for 25 years. Because of her impact on women in the legal landscape, we are devoting some space to her on the blog this week. ...