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H-1B Cap Season Update: Registration & Next Steps
We have officially begun H-1B cap registration for our candidates, and we are on track to complete all registrations before the end of registration - March 7-24 Our goal is to make this process as smooth, efficient, and stress-free as possible for employers and...
U.S. Reverts Dropbox Visa Eligibility to 12-Month Rule – What Employers & Foreign Workers Need to Know
In a significant shift affecting H-1B visa holders and other work visa applicants, the U.S. government has quietly rolled back the visa interview waiver eligibility ("Dropbox") from 48 months to just 12 months. This change, though not officially announced by the...
Legal AI Using Copyrighted Material to Train Is Not Fair Use
Thomson Reuters has won a legal battle against Ross Intelligence for the latter using material from Reuters’ Westlaw platform to train their AI model. On February 11, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 2023 decision, issuing a summary judgment decision...
Why You (Or Someone You Know) Should Participate in INTA’s Open Invitation Challenge
If you are in the IP world or have been following this blog for any length of time, you have probably heard me talk about INTA, the International Trademark Association. I typically attend their annual meeting, and like to write about my experiences and what I learn...
Takeaways from the Copyright Office’s Report on AI Copyrightability
At the end of January, the Copyright Office released part two of its long-awaited report offering guidance on the copyrightability of AI-created works. For those who have been paying close attention over the past year, the Copyright Office’s AI report is essentially...
Hiring? Protect the Public – and Your Business – from Domain Name Abuse
If you have a business, it is almost guaranteed these days that you also have a website. The name people type into their browser to find your website? That is your domain name. Broadly speaking, most businesses in the US are at businessname.com. You likely know that....
🚀⚡️ Corporate Immigration and Compliance NEWSLETTER
Amidst all the noise and uncertainty, one thing remains constant— Love is the greatest force of all 💗 In this February newsletter, I share updates about the following topics: 💗 Listen to my TWO H-B Cap Webinars: How to prepare for the upcoming H-1B Cap Lottery? 💗 H-4...
Music IP Lawsuit Could Shut the Internet Archive Down
Have you ever heard of The Wayback Machine? The website, an initiative of the nonprofit Internet Archive, is a vast repository of old web pages (916 billion and counting!), texts, video, audio, software, and images. Essentially, it acts like a digital library,...