REFRESH Steps for Launching a New Charitable Corporation
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in South Dakota and North Dakota
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Wisconsin and Minnesota
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Illinois and Indiana
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Michigan and Ohio
RoboCop: Overview of Corporate Basics and Compliance Filings
Nonprofit Quick Tip: Corporate Filings in Washington, D.C.
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Colorado and Wyoming
Expedited Review of IRS Applications for Recognition of Exempt Status
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in New Mexico and Utah
Back to Compliance: Reinstating Tax-Exempt Status for a Charity
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Oklahoma and Texas
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 2
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Kentucky and Tennessee
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Outbound Investments and CFIUS Review
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in North Carolina and South Carolina
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Florida and Louisiana
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Rhode Island and New Hampshire
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Private Foundation Advocacy
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Legislative Lobbying and Advocacy Rules for Public Charities
The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) announced that it has shortened the time between the issue notification and the issue date for patents. Historically, the time between these two events averaged about three weeks....more
This week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) made two announcements of interest to patent holders and practitioners as part of modernization and efficiency efforts...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that effective May 13, 2025, the time between an Issue Notification and issue date of a U.S. patent will be reduced to about one week. Currently, it takes three...more
On May 13, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will expedite Issue Dates for patents. This will reduce the average time from three weeks to about two, so patent holders can bring their investments to market...more
On March 11, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear." At the time...more
On March 31, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is permitting patent applicants to request extensions of the time allowed to file certain documents and to pay certain fees due to the ongoing...more
Patent and trademark offices around the world have not been insulated from the effects of the global coronavirus pandemic. Many offices have directed their employees to transition to telework, and several have extended...more
Recently, the government of Canada published the final version of the new Patent Rules (SOR/2019-251) in Canada Gazette, Part II on July 10, 2019. The new Rules and associated amendments to the Patent Act will come into force...more
On October 21, 2013 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Notice of Final Rulemaking to revise its rules of practice to reflect the Patent Law Treaty and title II of the Patent Law Treaties Implementation...more
Our August 2013 News item: "EPO divisional deadline U-turn in the offing..." seems prescient. We now learn that the EPO has made formal proposals to remove the current two-year time limit for filing divisionals. ...more