Publications

On February 1, 2019, the EEOC announced its extension of the EEO-1 filing deadline to May 31, 2019. The EEO-1 survey must be filed annually by private employers with 100 or more employees, and by federal contractors with 50 or more employees and a federal contract/subcontract in excess of $50,000. […]

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (“HIMSS”) conference took place earlier this month. During his session at the conference, OCR Director Roger Severino announced a new enforcement initiative emphasizing compliance with patients’ rights of access to their health information. When asked to comment on this announcement, an HHS spokesperson […]

The First Session of the 106th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 9, 2019. As of Friday, February 22, the session is one-third of the way through. That said, more than two-thirds of the business of the session remains. Bill introduction concluded on January 23, 2019. At the conclusion of bill […]

Businesses are often confronted with trademark issues surrounding the similarity of their brands creating potential trademark infringement. But trademark infringement is usually anything but a black-and-white analysis. In evaluating whether a trademark infringes another mark, the standard used is whether the junior mark (i.e. the mark second to the market) […]

On February 15, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “Office”) published a proposed rule that would require a U.S.-licensed attorney to represent a foreign applicant or registrant before the Office in trademark matters. The proposed rule would amend the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases and the […]