By David Posteraro Welcome to Market! Talking with manufacturers, designers and reps at the High Point Market, one thing was clear: sellers have become much more sophisticated in protecting their intellectual property; on the buyer side, unfortunately,...
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Is Cash Still King? The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the Corporate Taxation of Incentives
Over the past few weeks, I have received several calls from accountants knee-deep in corporate tax returns. All of the inquiries are the same: “Where can I find a master development plan approved prior to Dec. 22, 2017?” These inquiries are all related to changes in...
Insights from High Point: Using MAP Policies to Expand and Increase Sales
By David Posteraro Welcome to Market! Twice each year, more than 75,000 people from around the globe descend on High Point, North Carolina for the High Point Market: the world’s largest furniture, lighting, and design industry trade show. Buyers and sellers, designers...
Seven Steps to Winning Your Child Custody Battle
By James L. Lane, OSBA Certified Specialist in Family Law High-conflict child custody cases can be brutally difficult and severely stressful. Parents fighting for custody of their kids are thrown into a daunting legal vortex while facing the nightmare of losing their...
Jaguar Wins Big in Chinese Court Trade Dress Case: Rover Takes the Wind out of Jiangling Landwind X7
By David Posteraro In 2017, China’s People’s Congress passed the first amendment to the PRC’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law (the “AUCL”). The revised law, which became effective on January 1, 2018, brought important changes affecting intellectual property rights owners...
Equal Pay Day: Can the Paycheck Fairness Act Help Close the Wage Gap?
By Cary Zimmerman It is no secret that women make less money - on average - than their male counterparts. U.S. Census Bureau data shows that white women working full-time earned roughly 80% of what men earned in 2018. This pay disparity exists despite federal laws,...
European Parliament Adopts Sweeping, Controversial Online Copyright Rules
By David Posteraro If you have ever attempted to view online content and received a message that the content is unavailable in your country, you may find this occurring more often; so too, content that you may have viewed yesterday, may not be available tomorrow. On...
District Court Deals Blow to Unauthorized Resellers, Confirming First Sale Doctrine Not Absolute
In ADG Concerns, Inc. v. Tsalevich LLC, the Northern District of California found that the defendant’s unauthorized resale of plaintiff ADG Concerns’ products amounted to trademark infringement and unfair competition. The decision is a win for manufacturers...
Overview of the New Board Rules for Chronic Pain Opioid Prescriptions
By Kate Hickner This article was originally published in the March/April 2019 issue of Northern Ohio Physician. On December 23, 2018, Ohio physicians became subject to new rules governing the prescription of opioids to address chronic pain (the “New Rules”).¹ The New...
California Mandates Gender Diversity For Boards – Will Other States Follow?
By Cary Zimmerman On September 30, 2018, California became the first state to mandate corporate board gender diversity by requiring public companies to include minimum numbers of women on their boards with the signing of Senate Bill No. 826. The law requires that, by...