When you register a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO), you might think you have no more work to do. While registering your trademark is a great way to protect your intellectual property, you will have to take some proactive steps to...
There are many different options that you can choose from when it comes to protecting your creative works. There are copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets. You may sue anyone who uses any of these without your permission. Your intellectual property rights...
Both California and federal law are clear about existing protections for employees with disabilities. But for any business, the effort to ensure compliance with discrimination laws should begin much earlier: during the hiring stage.There are a number of guidelines...
You started your company as a domestic business, but now you want to expand and take it overseas. You think that there is a big market for your products and services that is not being met, and you want to reach out to more than just an American audience.If you're...
You have a job opening and the ideal candidate is one who is up-to-date on technology, modern trends and things of this nature. Maybe you want them to run your social media accounts, for instance. You need someone who uses social media all of the time and who...
Travel restrictions are tight in the United States right now, and it is impacting immigration. It's unclear exactly when this will end, depending on a variety of factors, but it is clear that the new immigration suspension is both strict and controversial.With the new...
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a federal law that went into effect here in the United States in 1977. This piece of legislation makes it illegal for anyone to bribe a foreign official to retain or obtain any business. This law has applications far beyond...
California, like most every other state in the U.S., has its minimum wage standards that they expect all employers to pay their workers. This starting pay rate varies depending on the size of the staff that a company has and the industry that they operate in.The...
The entire country is feeling the impact of COVID-19, a novel coronavirus that has led to thousands of deaths and put many parts of the U.S. into isolation. People are encouraged not to gather in groups, and those who have it need to quarantine themselves so they...
Two tech giants have been embroiled in controversy for several years over the intellectual property that one claims the other stole. Now, that controversy seems to be settled with a court judgment, a series of indictments and a massive fine.When the "star engineer"...
