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The America Invents Act (AIA) will move the United States Patent System from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system on March 16, 2013. Under the current system, an inventor has a one year grace period to file a…more

The September edition of BrownWinick's The Legal Monitor contains the following articles: - 2012 Post-Session Report - The United States Patent System - The Change is Coming! - Our Firm Continues to Grow to Serve Your Needs -…more

Yesterday, June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the exception that the Federal government's power to terminate Medicaid funding is to be narrowly read. The main focus…more

Yesterday, June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the exception that the Federal government's power to terminate Medicaid funding is to be narrowly read. The main focus…more

Yesterday, June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the exception that the Federal government's power to terminate Medicaid funding is to be narrowly read. The main focus…more

Sufficient number of H-1B Petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 petitions for FY2013. Petitions received after June 12, 2012 requesting employment in FY2013 will be rejected…more

As outlined in the previoius article, the United States patent system will move from a first-to-invest system to a first-to-file system on March 16, 2013 pursuant to the America Invents Act (AIA). One of the more interesting…more

Historically, the United States patent system has been a first-to-invent system. That is, in a competition between two inventors seeking a patent on the same technology, the patent has been awarded to the inventor who invented…more

The March edition of BrownWinick's The Legal Monitor contains the following articles: • Growth and Developments at BrownWinick • The I-9 Audit: Why You Should Care and How You Can Prepare - United States Immigration and…more

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new rule which requires most private employers to post a notice of employees rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) effective November 14, 2011. The notice is…more

On August 12, 2011, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that the individual mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") is unconstitutional. The individual…more

Making safety a primary concern on your jobsite will save your construction company money. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reported that one out of ten construction site workers are injured every…more

A well structured indemnity provision is critical to ensuring both parties are protected in relation to breaches of an asset or stock purchase agreement…more

A budget bill signed on April 15 included the repeal of all provisions of PPACA relating to "free choice vouchers." The voucher provision would have gone into effect in 2014. It required all employers (not just large employers)…more

Many companies have been considering going private as a part of their efforts to reduce expenses. "Going private" transactions describe the process of shareholders, management, or affiliates of a public company taking the…more