adam sikich – Dunner Law PLLC

Mar 30 | 2020

Do Your Business Contracts Excuse Your Performance in Times of National Emergencies?

The fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyone’s life and upended nearly all channels of commerce. State and local governments are allowing only essential businesses to stay open and banning large public gatherings, resulting in travel, hotel and…

Copyright Office to Clarify How to Determine Whether an Online Work is Considered Published for Registration Purposes

The U.S. Copyright Office seeks public comments to help the Copyright Office clarify what constitutes a “published” online work. Comments in response to the Notice of Inquiry Regarding Online Publication are due March 19, 2020. All works registered with…

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Adopts New Requirements for Foreign Trademark Applicants

Trademark applicants residing outside of the U.S. now need to use a U.S. attorney for all United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) trademark filings and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings. Effective Aug. 3, 2019, the rule (previously…