Law 4 Small Business is Moving!
L4SB
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Beginning February 27, 2023 our New Mexico Home Office will have a new location! Law 4 Small Business will be moving to 6801 Jefferson St NE in Albuquerque. The new.
USPTO Patent Fees Reduced for Small Businesses
The IP Law Blog
MARCH 30, 2023
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. Most of these fee reductions have an effective date of March 22, 2023, with the remaining ones effective as of April 1, 2023. A small entity is defined under 37 CFR § 1.27
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L4SB
APRIL 27, 2023
Super Lawyers rates outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys nationwide, across a variety of practice areas and.
Argentina president sued for promoting cryptocurrency $LIBRA
JURIST
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
President Milei shared an advertisement for cryptocurrency $LIBRA via X on Friday, claiming that the coin would help fund small businesses. President Milei’s election in 2023 marked a victory for the far-right movement in Argentina. President Milei included a link to purchase $LIBRA in his post.
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50+ Powerful AI Tools For Small Business You Can’t Ignore
The Process Street
AUGUST 4, 2023
If you’re looking for the best AI tools for small business, you’re in the right place! Running a small business can be challenging, but with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), you now have a powerful ally to overcome obstacles and achieve success.
Bangladesh court grants Nobel laureate bail in labour law violations case
JURIST
JANUARY 28, 2024
Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work pioneering microfinance and microlending, which helps poor entrepreneurs start small businesses. Yunus and three others were sentenced to imprisonment on January 1st 2023 by Sheikh Merina Sultana, chairman of the Third Labour Court of Dhaka.
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Discounts Available! Submit a Small Business Certification Request Today for a Reduced Medical Device User Fee
FDA Law Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won — In our last blog post , we advised medical device companies to consider applying to FDA’s Small Business Program to help with the noticeably higher user fees for FY2023. In this blog post, we provide a primer on user fees and the Small Business Program.
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 13 to March 17, 2023
Broadcast Law Blog
MARCH 19, 2023
The FTC also announced that it would issue a 6(b) order to five business credit reporting agencies (Dun & Bradstreet, Experian Information Solutions, Equifax, Ansonia Credit Data, and Creditsafe USA) requesting information on how they collect and report data about small businesses, and how they market their business credit reporting products.
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HRW: sexual violence in Ecuador schools persists despite implemented measures
JURIST
JULY 25, 2024
Previously on September 8, 2023, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Olivier De Schutter cited poverty as the “root cause” of violence and instability in Ecuador. ” The post HRW: sexual violence in Ecuador schools persists despite implemented measures appeared first on JURIST - News.
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New Zealand implements lifetime ban on youth tobacco consumption
JURIST
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The ACT party objected to the bill, citing the impact that reducing tobacco licenses would have on small businesses. There are currently around 6,000 authorized retailers, according to a statement by Associate Health Minister Dr. Ayesha Verrall. The number of people who vape daily has grown from 6.2 percent to 8.3
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FDA Grants A Registration Fee Waiver for Very Small, Broke Device Manufacturers
FDA Law Blog
MARCH 7, 2024
Gibbs — Our last post on small business certification requests described how small medical device manufacturers, defined as those with gross receipts of less than $100 million in gross receipts and sales for the most recent tax year, are eligible for a reduced fee on those medical device submissions that require a user fee.
Time to Vote! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2023
LawSites
JANUARY 23, 2023
Help pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete at the seventh-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2023. 3, 2023, AT 11:45 P.M. Haloo Elevator Pitch: We’re the ‘GoDaddy’ of trademarking for small businesses, and the world leader in trademark search for enterprise brands. DEADLINE FOR VOTING IS FRIDAY, FEB.
Legal Tech Trends: The Rise of Integrated Payment Solutions
CosmoLex
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
A McKinsey study in 2023 found that 73% of participants reported making online purchases in the last year. However, industry-agnostic solutions like Stripe come with compliance issues and other risks because they are not designed to meet the specific requirements of law firms. Consumer internet-initiated ACH payments increased by 5.7%
The Justice Gap in Legal Tech: A Tale of Two Conferences and the Implications for A2J
LawSites
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Estimates say some 60 percent of small business owners deal with legal problems without the assistance of a lawyer, and countless middle-income Americans go without legal help. billion was invested in legal tech in 2023 and $2.2 As already noted, many small businesses are unable to afford legal help when they need it.
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The Alert: October – December 2023
Parasec
OCTOBER 4, 2023
To our clients, we appreciate the opportunity to do business with you and are grateful for the trust you’ve placed in us. One such publication is the Small Entity Compliance Guide , which aims to help small businesses comply with the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule. Great company!”
2023: A Year in Review
Customs & International Trade Law
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Top 2023 Success Stories Successfully Mitigated Penalty Actions and Obtained Refunds Issued by CBP to our Clients Our client was issued a notice of penalty in the amount of $812,500.00 We are thrilled to report another year of achievements including saving our clients MILLIONS of dollars. We look forward to working with you in 2024!
CFPB Will Issue Small-Biz Lending Data Rule By March 2023
Law 360
JULY 11, 2022
trillion small business lending market. A California federal judge signed off Monday on a settlement deadline that gives the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just under nine months to finalize regulations creating an expansive new data collection regime covering the $1.4
What Employers Need To Know About Confidentiality & Non-Disparagement Clauses in Settlement Agreements.
L4SB
APRIL 3, 2023
In February 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in McLaren Macomb, holding that confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses commonly found in severance and settlement agreements may be.
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Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot
Customs & International Trade Law
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CBP releases August 2023 monthly update. Effective September 27, 2023, goods produced by Xinjiang Zhongtai Group Co. Highlights: CBP identified nearly $7.1 billion of duties to be collected by the U.S. government.
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Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot
Customs & International Trade Law
OCTOBER 21, 2023
Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CBP announced a new series of quarterly training webinars and resources to help small- and medium-sized businesses report trade violations that threaten their bottom line and hurt the broader U.S.
A New Era in Cosmetics Regulation: The Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act
Customs & International Trade Law
MAY 24, 2023
Existing facilities have until December 29, 2023 to register. A “small business” is defined a business with average gross annual sales in the U.S. The term “facility” means any establishment that either manufactures or process cosmetic products distributed in the United States.
The Alert: July – September 2022
Parasec
JULY 5, 2022
Alabama: Tax Relief for Small Businesses. With the signing into law of House Bill 391, small businesses in Alabama will see the minimum business privilege tax cut in half (from $100 to $50) for the 2023 tax year. Industry News. You can read the bill online here.
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Registration and Listing for Cosmetics Required under MOCRA
FDA Law Blog
AUGUST 13, 2023
For facilities that are small businesses that may not have a facility registration number, the facility name/address may be submitted. FDA is developing an electronic portal for registration and listing submissions that will be available in October 2023. In addition to the mandatory information to be submitted (i.e.,
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DEA Updates Special Surveillance List of Precursor Chemicals and Equipment
FDA Law Blog
OCTOBER 30, 2023
39,479 (June 16, 2023). Commenters asserted that the proposed updates would further regulate the chemical industry by imposing “additional regulatory burdens on small businesses.” 73,044 (Oct. DEA’s notice of updates with the Special Surveillance List is attached here. 21 U.S.C. § Our blog post on the proposed updates is here.
Customs and Trade Weekly Snapshot
Customs & International Trade Law
APRIL 27, 2023
Trade Representative for Small Business, Market Access, and Industrial Competitiveness USTR Releases 2023 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement The report notes that while China continued to implement agreed upon reforms to its intellectual property protection and enforcement programs last year, the pace slowed.
LLC’s and Operating Agreements: What every business owner needs to know!
L4SB
APRIL 20, 2023
Free virtual workshop 3/3/2023 Workshop Description: Attorney Larry Donahue discusses the topic of LLCs, (the pros and cons) as well as the absolute importance of a specific operating agreement that.
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The Alert: April – June 2024
Parasec
APRIL 4, 2024
Federal: Federal Court Rules CTA Unconstitutional On March 1, 2024, a federal court in Alabama ruled in National Small Business United (NSBU) v. Yellen that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) exceeds Congress’s constitutional power.
Is ASCA worth it? FDA’s Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment
FDA Law Blog
JUNE 28, 2023
FDA recently shared some statistics on the impact of ASCA during the FDA Small Business Regulatory Education for Industry (REdI) Annual Conference held on June 5-9, 2023. We look forward to reviewing the 2023 Annual Report when published to see if there are more statistics on submissions using ASCA.
Australia’s statutist orthodoxy: High Court confirms the extraterritorial scope of the Australian Consumer Law in the Ruby Princess COVID-cruise case
Conflict of Laws
DECEMBER 6, 2023
On further appeal, the High Court held that ACL s 23 does apply to Mr Ho’s contract, with the result that the class action waiver clause was void: Karpik v Carnival plc [2023] HCA 39. The appeal was heard in March 2023. ACL s 23 protects consumer contracts and small business contracts but not others.
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A Missed Opportunity to Decarbonize Municipal & Nonprofit Buildings: Section 179D Tax Deduction
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Moreover, the 179D deduction is likely to disincentivize public sector contracting with small, local design businesses – architects, engineers and contractors – because they operate with less taxable income and have lower tax rates than do large national and multinational companies.
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10 Best Legal Directories for Law Firms in 2025 + How To Choose One
MyCase
DECEMBER 20, 2024
According to our 2023 Benchmark Report, Part 3 , more than one-third of legal leads come from referrals (34%), but two-thirds are now sourced through online methods like Google searches, social media platforms, and websites.
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At The TLTF Summit, It Was All About Making ‘Who Luck’ Happen, To Drive the Future of Legal Tech
LawSites
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Does tech developed for large firm and large corporate customers eventually inure to the benefit of smaller firms, small businesses and consumers? Another of those impromptu conversations I had during the summit went exactly to this point. Is there a trickle-down effect in legal tech? I think it does, at least sometimes. ”
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The NYIPLA Brief: Advocating for Patent Term Adjustments
Patently O
MAY 30, 2024
by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit’s 2023 decision in In re Cellect, LLC , 81 F.4th 2023) has set the stage for a potentially significant Supreme Court case on the interplay between the Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) statute, 35 U.S.C. § 4th 1216 (Fed. ” NYIPLA cites two articles.
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Comments on the Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment: Sabin Center Urges Deeper Discussion of Climate Resilience Planning, Barriers to Climate Action by Local Governments, and Other Key Topics
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
By Matthew Eisenson On January 27, 2023, the Sabin Center submitted comments on the draft Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). Those comments, which are available here , highlighted key gaps in NCA5 and suggested additions and changes to address those gaps. The Fourth National Climate Assessment was published in November 2018.
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NUON-Claim v. Vattenfall: Pivotal or dud for collective actions in the Netherlands?
Conflict of Laws
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The new framework for collective redress, which became applicable on 1 January 2020 (see also our earlier blogpost ), has received a lot of attention in international scholarship and by European legislators and policy makers due to its many innovations and making it easier for consumers and small businesses to litigate against large companies.
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Cities and the IRA’s Green Banks: Strategies for Engagement
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MAY 20, 2024
While cities were not eligible to apply for NCIF and CCIA funds during the 2023 grant application periods, they are now set to become key players in the green banking ecosystem.
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Machine Learning in Business: What It Is and How to Use It
The Process Street
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Real-world examples of machine learning in business Alright, let’s take a moment and dive into real-world applications of machine learning to give you a better sense of how it’s being used in our every day.
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The Battle Over Domicile Disclosure by Trademark Applicants
Patently O
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Boundy also alleges the USPTO evaded the Regulatory Flexibility Act’s mandate to analyze impacts of rules on small businesses. He notes most small trademark firms would be affected by the domicile requirement, yet the USPTO never considered resulting costs. Boundy Brief.
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Customs and Trade Weekly Snapshot
Customs & International Trade Law
MAY 19, 2023
The Congressional Budget Office released a cost estimate for the CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) participated in the third negotiating round for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) in Singapore from May 8-15, 2023.
Like Everything Else, Medical Device User Fees Are Not Immune to Price Increases
FDA Law Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2022
After the Congressional passage of Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022 (MDUFA V), which was signed into law by President Biden, FDA posted medical device user fees for Fiscal Year 2023 (i.e., October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023). Small Business Fee. Small Business Fee. Standard Fee.
Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot
Customs & International Trade Law
OCTOBER 13, 2023
HSU error update – CBP said it was notified of an issue in update 2309 that included the 2023 Cotton Fee updates. These items were stored outside of labeled temperature requirements and inadvertently shipped to certain stores on or around June 1, 2023 through September 21, 2023. Subscribe for weekly updates HERE.
Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022
LawSites
JANUARY 17, 2022
Target customer: Law departments in 2022 and expanding into law firms in 2023. If a client needs help with a small business, family law, criminal law or any legal matter, no problem, Lawmato helps clients find you quickly and easily. We understand how legal teams work and the tools required to complete everyday workflows.
2024: A Year in Review
Customs & International Trade Law
DECEMBER 27, 2024
Are You Ready?
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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022
LawSites
JANUARY 17, 2022
Target customer: Law departments in 2022 and expanding into law firms in 2023. If a client needs help with a small business, family law, criminal law or any legal matter, no problem, Lawmato helps clients find you quickly and easily. We understand how legal teams work and the tools required to complete everyday workflows.
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