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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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Coleman & Horowitt LLP partner Lee N. Smith is participating in AB 617 South Fresno Steering Committee. In mid-December and January dozens of residents, business representatives and other community members attended the first meeting of the South Central Fresno Steering Committee as part of AB 617 Assembly Bill (“AB”) 617 (C. Garcia, Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017) was approved by the…