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The patent law specifies the subject matter for which a patent may be obtained and the conditions for patentability. The law establishes the United States Patent and Trademark Office to administer the law relating to the granting of patents and contains various other provisions relating to patents.
Contributed by JD at 6:41 pm under Legal issues.
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To register a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the registrant must be using it in commerce already. The trademark must be used for a product or service that crosses state, national or territorial lines, or affects commerce crossing such lines. Even if the owner of the mark files an intent-to-use (ITU) trademark application, the trademark will not be registered until it is used in commerce.
Contributed by JD at 6:24 pm under Legal issues.
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Contributed by JD at 7:41 am under Legal issues, Tax matters.
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So you start a business and come up with this great name ‘MyName’ (hypothetical name used for this story). You want to play it by the numbers and you check everywhere if the name is a ‘registered trademark’. You’re in luck and you decide to register the name before anyone else does. Good thinking. For our hypothetical case we’ll assume that the name you came up with consists of two syllables f.e. ‘MyName’. Later in the story, you’ll find out why this is a good example but not a good choice. Even though there are hundreds of thousands of companies with such a name. It’s a popular thing.
Contributed by Villa at 6:07 pm under Legal issues.
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The Family and Medical Leave Act
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires employers to give an employee up to 12 weeks off per year to care for a seriously ill family member, recuperate from a serious illness or take care of a newly born or adopted child. Employees have the right to be reinstated when they return from leave but FMLA leave is unpaid leave and that may cause serious financial difficulties.
An employee is entitled to FMLA leave if:
Contributed by JD at 3:06 pm under Legal issues.
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