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In an earlier blogI reported on how the USPTO granted federal trademark registration to Man & Machine for the brand name Mighty Mouse. I noted that Apple will basically have two choices: seek a license from Man & Machine or come up with a new brand name...

The month of December is considered the “holiday season” because of so many holidays of various religions falling during December. Offices often use this opportunity to throw an annual office party in an effort to gather all of its employees together for a fun and festive occasion. A ...

A little fun doesn’t hurt. And expressing through posts and pictures on facebook that you are having fun shouldn’t hurt either. Bu...

The tax system in Pennsylvania ranks 9th worst in the nation due to its regressive nature, hitting low and middle income residents the hardest. These are the findings of a new study conducted in Washington, D.C. by The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)...

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a dinosaur in the IT world, having been enacted in 1984, the same year domain names were invented...

A group of senators have stepped forward with a new estate tax proposal as the potential for an estate tax holiday looms ever nearer. The proposal would gradually reduce the current estate tax rate 1% each year from the current 45% to a fixed 35% in 2019...

Social media can be used for lots of different things. We use it here at the firm to promote ourselves as well as to keep in touch with those in both our professional and personal lives...

While Europeans frequently point to the EU Privacy Directive as an example of superior privacy protection in Europe, that doesn’t mean Europeans can rest easy. ...

Congress has voted to extend the highly publicized first time homebuyer credit this week. The move extends the period the credit will be available past December 1st of this year to May 1st, 2010...

According to The Domains, GoDaddy can now offer incorporation services in all fifty states, taking the wind out of the sails of many online incorporation services...

As of October 31,approximately53,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The USCIS has approved sufficient H1-B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees to meet the exemption of 20,000 from the fiscal year 2010 cap...

Registrar Go Daddy won a significant battle for online businesses when an Illinois court found that it did not have personal jurisdiction over the internet giant...

Due to complaints from employers after processing delays with the new iCERT system for Labor Condition Applications (LCA) from the Department of Labor, the USCIS will accept H-1B filings without a DOL approved LCA for a period of 120 days, fromNovember 5, 2009 through March 4, 2010...