Blog: Protecting Businesses and Their Owners

Update Your Conservator Nomination Regularly
Increase the chance that the Court will select your nominated Conservator by updating your estate plan regularly.

CALSAVERS: A NEW KIND OF RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR CALIFORNIA OH, AND IT’S MANDATORY
CalSavers is being phased in with a series of deadlines for enrollment based on company size with the final deadline, for companies with between 5 and 50 employees, June 30.

The New Year Brings with it New Changes to Labor and Employment Laws that Employers Need to Know
Changes to Labor and Employment Laws that Employers Need to Know

WHY YOU SHOULD NOT REFILE A PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION
Under the USPTO’s first to file system, the most important date is the date of filing. By choosing to refile a provisional, the applicant has effectively moved their date of filing and, as a consequence, exposed their application to a host of problems.

Actively Manage Your Intellectual Property Portfolio
There are several other varieties of IP (such as “moral rights” in certain countries, plant patents, state law trademarks), but they are less critical tools for a business — particularly an early stage business.