Blog: Protecting Businesses and Their Owners

CALSAVERS: A NEW KIND OF RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR CALIFORNIA OH, AND IT’S MANDATORY
To assist the 7 million-plus California employees whose employers have not established a retirement savings plan, the state has launched CalSavers, a mandatory statewide retirement savings program.

The New Year Brings with it New Changes to Labor and Employment Laws that Employers Need to Know
Read and download the article HERE THE NEW YEAR BRINGS WITH IT NEW CHANGES TO LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS THAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW By Steven C. Clark The California Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom have been busy this past year passing legislation which will...

WHY YOU SHOULD NOT REFILE A PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION
Read and download the article HERE WHY YOU SHOULD NOT REFILE A PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION By Bryan C. Gusman When applying for a patent, a provisional application essentially saves an applicant’s spot in line for examination for one year at a lower cost than a...

Actively Manage Your Intellectual Property Portfolio
Actively Manage Your Intellectual Property Portfolio By Gary S. Shuster The primary kinds of intellectual property (IP) are: Utility patents (these protect a device, a function, an artificial molecule, etc.) Design patents (these protect an ornamental design)...

Coleman & Horowitt Attorney, Russ Reynolds, Secures Victory Before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Read & Download the story here In a recent decision, In re Hutchinson, ___ F.3rd ___, 2021 DJDAR 10838 (9th Cir. 2021), the Court affirmed the Bankruptcy Court and the Ninth Circuit BAP holding that a debtor may not attempt to avoid a penalty portion of a tax lien...