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THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IS SENDING OUT NO-MATCH LETTERS – HOW DOES AN EMPLOYER DEAL WITH A NO-MATCH LETTER?
By Greg J. Norys Read the article here. A no-match letter is a notice sent by the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) to employers when an employee’s name and Social Security number do not match. The stated purpose of these letters is to ensure that the Social Security payments an employer makes on an employee’s behalf are properly credited to the…
Central Valley Regional Water Board investigating Manure Pond Depth to Groundwater for Certain Dairies
This blog is re-posted from the Milk Producers Council Newsletter. If you have any questions please contact Kevin Abernathy at the Milk Producers Council or Lee N. Smith or Craig Tristao of our office.. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) officials confirmed Thursday that they are in the process of contacting about 70 dairies to investigate…
U.S. Supreme Court Holds That A Copyright Claimant May Not File Infringement Suit Until The Copyright Office Registers A Copyright
Although an author automatically gains copyright protection for her work immediately upon the work’s creation, an author may not file an infringement action in court until “registration of the copyright has been made” in accordance with the Copyright Act. The Supreme Court was recently called upon to resolve a split amongst the circuit courts regarding when registration of a copyright…
If A Patent Is expired, Can It Be Used Freely By Everybody?
By Gary S. Shuster It is important to remember that a patent does not give anybody the right to do what the patent covers. For example, if I had a patent on a more effective delivery system for MDMA or LSD, having a patent doesn’t change the fact that those drugs are considered Schedule 1 and illegal under almost…
SCOTUS Finds An Inventor’s Sale of Product to Third Party can Qualify as Prior Art 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)
By Jennifer T. Poochigian In Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, the Court affirmed a Federal Circuit decision invalidating the patent for Helsinns nausea drug Aloxi, based on patent laws Aon sale bar. In short, the Court found that the sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential by agreement may place the…
8 Mistakes Inventors Make With Patent Attorneys
Coleman & Horowitt is a proud sponsor of Valley Innovators, a company dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, mentorship and development of capital for startups. As part of our sponsorship, attorneys from Coleman & Horowitt participate in podcasts, to provide useful information to entrepreneurs and start-up companies. Gary Shuster, an inventor and Coleman & Horowitt attorney who offers consulting services to…
Practical Tips on Protecting Your Business from a Copyright Lawsuit
Have you ever uploaded an image from the internet and used it in your promotional brochure or found a perfect blog post and incorporated it into your own blog theme? If the answer is yes, you may have inadvertently violated copyright law. Copyright law, in a nutshell, protects any original creation, such as pictures, writings, creative efforts (dramatic, musical or…
CEQA Revised Guidelines Memorandum
Coleman & Horowitt LLP provided a presentation to the American Council of Engineering Companies/ San Joaquin Chapter on January 9, 2019 regarding the revised CEQA Guidelines. After several years of regulatory efforts, in 2018 the most recent changes to the CEQA guidelines were finalized, and went into effect in December of the same year. While there are a number…
Coleman & Horowitt LLP World Ag Expo Reception
We are having a reception at the World Ag Expo, please contact us if you wish to attend.