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Attorney Tyler Oldenburg Announced as New Vice Chairman of THE PLAYERS Championship
THE PLAYERS Championship announced May 8, 2019 that Tyler Oldenburg, a tournament volunteer since 2013, has been appointed as the newest volunteer vice-chairman. Oldenburg joins the four existing vice-chairs who, along with 2020 Tournament Chairman Andy Carroll, lead...
Consumer Surveys in Trademark Infringement Cases
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Intellectual Property Litigation seminar in Austin, Texas. During the course of the seminar, I had the opportunity to talk with an expert in consumer surveys for trademark infringement...
Giselle participates in Jacksonville’s “Dancing with the Stars” to support the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus
“I’m thrilled and honored to have participated,” says Giselle about the event. “I’m grateful for the support and encouragement I received from family, friends, the Marks Gray team, and clients. It required a lot of training and focus for a magical result – the event...
IP Lawyers Donate Books to Children’s Book Drive
Children’s books and intellectual property lawyers were the highlight of my day yesterday. In Austin, Texas, I met with a group of intellectual property lawyers from all over the world. We met as the steering committee for the Defense Research Institute (DRI)...
Celebrating Team Member Thyra Reveron and Our Community Contributions
Congrats to Thyra Reveron for completing the AILA Paralegal Course! “This was a great course to continue to sharpen my skills. I now have a greater level of understanding of the immigration system as a whole to better serve our clients in today’s challenging...
Why the Huge Processing Delays?
Nationwide millions of employers and people applying for work visas and green cards are waiting longer than ever for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to process and approve applications and petitions. Five years ago, an average case took about five...
H-1B Cap Selection Is Complete. Now What?
USCIS announced that the cap of 85,000 new H-1B visas for FY2020 was met. They received a total of 201,011 H-1B cap petitions. There was an 11% increase from FY2019 in H-1B advanced degree (master’s and above) petitions selected in the FY2020 lottery; about 63% of...
Scandalous Trademarks Update
On April 15, 2019, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Iancu v. Brunetti. Erik Brunetti’s legal team successfully argued to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that the USPTO should approve registration of the mark “Fuct”...