Lawyers often help companies settle trademark disputes with consent agreements. These are agreements where the parties agree not to engage …
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Australia IP’s Headstart Program for Trademarks Fast Tracks Registration in Australia
Under the Headstart accelerated examination system (AU$540 official fees), IP Australia will issue a confidential assessment within 5 working days …
New Employee Orientation at Your Restaurant or Bar
You find yourself in need of additional help and desperately put your new hire in place so that the business …
How to “revive” an application disapproved due to pending revocation proceedings
If an alcoholic beverage license application is disapproved because of a pending revocation proceeding, that is, that disapproval was not …
Path to Citizenship: Do I qualify for a Green Card?
One of the most popular questions that we get as immigration attorneys is: “How do I become a citizen?” Many …
What a Craft Brewery Needs to Know about Sponsoring Photo and Video Contests
Photo and video contests usually center on consumers using the sponsor’s product or service. The use of smart phone cameras …
Sample Catering Agreement
A licensed Catering Establishment (having a New York on-premises retail license to serve alcoholic beverages) that wishes to have another …
“Cheers”- an alcohol intake monitoring ice cube
There is a new way to way to monitor intoxication: an ice cube called “Cheers.” The ice cube changes color …
Luck of the draw: patent examiner assignment
Luck really does play a role in the patent process. Although most inventors and patent practitioners will not be surprised …
High Rate of Abandonment of Provisional Patent Applications
More than half of provisional patent applications are abandoned without ever reaching the non-provisional application stage. Thus, the protection lasts …