Hello HR heroes, legal leaders, and hiring maestros! In this newsletter, I share updates about: ✅Will USCIS speed things up with higher fees, new forms and new filing locations? ✅Successful H-1B Petitions Outcomes Despite New USCIS Challenges Will USCIS speed...
We know that one rule of intellectual property is that the onus is on the copyright owner to enforce their copyright. This means that they must put effort into finding copyright infringers in order to pursue claims and protect their property. However, you may be...
What is your trademark? A simple wordmark? A stylized wordmark? A design/logo with words? Or a design/logo without words? If your trademark consists of a design/logo with words, you have to decide if you want to register the words separately from the...
We have posted many intellectual property cautionary tales on this blog, but the IP news story of this week is an example of the opposite lesson: the intellectual property reward tale. The 1970s rock band KISS recently sold their song catalog for upwards of $300...
Despite the complexities introduced by the new USCIS fee structure and other changes, we are thrilled and grateful to share some outstanding news from our FY25 H-1B cap petition filings. Thanks to the proactive engagement and trust of our clients, a significant number...
On April 1, 2024, USCIS rolled out significant increases to its fee schedule and changed the employment-based immigration forms and filing requirements. The new tiered fee structure is being challenged in court because of its lack of transparency and justification. ...
John is attending Florida State University College of Law. Get to know him below: I have always loved reading and writing and wanted to pursue a career path that focused on those things. In high school, I joined the mock trial team and loved it. I knew from then that...
Trademarks, copyrights, AI, Google Trends, case law updates, Live Stream IP violations, and USPTO expert database searches were some of the many subjects I learned more about during the International Trademark Association’s Annual Conference in Atlanta. Logan McEwen...