Trademark lawyers Bill Finkelstein and Cheryl Hodgson discuss the phenomenon of trying to register ubiquitous terms such. In these situations a number of people jump on the band wagon. Is the first to file the winner? “Keep Calm and Carry On” is a...
Following the non-discrimination principle, in response to an appeal dated 25 Octobe the Spanish Supreme Court has applied a tax credit to avoid double taxation, provided in the Corporate Income Tax Law for Spanish resident entities only, to capital...
On January 17, 2014, President Obama signed into law the $1.1 trillion dollar Omnibus Spending Bill, thereby funding the federal government through October 1. Included in the Bill was a provision directing the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate...
“E-Verify” is an internet-based system, operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). Used in conjunction with Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, it allows...
In the first days after a key employee, or any employee with access to a company’s sensitive or proprietary business information, leaves to join a competitor, employers must quickly decide how to respond. In these situations, certain questions...
On January 8, 2014, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice issued a Dear Colleague Letter to assist schools in administering discipline without discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin. The letter...
During the past two years the European equity capital markets have shown clear signs of recovery. However, these markets continue to experience more volatility than before the global financial crisis. Virtually every market participant —...
Tax authorities around the world continue to wrestle with the tax issues arising from the use and sale of Bitcoin currency. Sweden recently announced that it will treat Bitcoin as an asset, and Finland has stated that it will treat Bitcoin as a...
In October 2013, California enacted several new laws that provide California workers, who are seeking to change their personal information, engage in whistleblower activity, or exercise their workplace rights, with expanded protections against...
There’s more to buying a condominium than finding the right unit in the right location. Many first-time condo purchasers do not really understand what condo living entails and how this may affect their lifestyle....
