Client Alert: New Reporting Requirements for Business Owners

Client Alert: New Reporting Requirements for Business Owners

Overview The Corporate Transparency Act is now in effect. Under the Act, most corporations and LLCs operating in the U.S. are required to file a beneficial ownership information report with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...
The EU AI Act Is Here

The EU AI Act Is Here

And here’s what you need to initially know about it. The European Union published the first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) on 12 July 2024, codifying a widespread regulatory mandate for artificial intelligence development and use. The EU Parliament...
Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Robert C. O’Loughlin

Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Robert C. O’Loughlin

Young Basile is pleased to announce the addition of Robert C. O’Loughlin as a Lawyer in the firm. Mr. O’Loughlin has a diverse practice focused on IP law including the strategic counseling, portfolio management, preparation, prosecution, assertions, enforcement and...
Young Basile Welcomes Technology Specialist, Bryce Hickam

Young Basile Welcomes Technology Specialist, Bryce Hickam

Young Basile is pleased to announce the addition of Bryce Hickam as a Technology Specialist in the firm. Dr. Hickam is a technical specialist providing support for the quantum technologies team. A chemistry major and mathematics minor as an undergraduate at Occidental...
Young Basile Congratulates Lawyers: Matt Chess and Chris Sims

Young Basile Congratulates Lawyers: Matt Chess and Chris Sims

Matthew Chess Associate Christopher Sims Associate Young Basile is pleased to announce the addition of Matt Chess and Chris Sims as Lawyers in the firm. Both were participants in the YB Patent Apprentice program. Mr. Chess focuses his practice on patent application...
Young Basile Congratulates Our 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Young Basile Congratulates Our 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Young Basile Congratulates Our 2023 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars. Bryan Lemanski Rising Star 2023 Eddie D. Woodworth Rising Star 2023 Daniel P. Aleksynas Super Lawyer 2023 Thomas P. Arden Super Lawyer 2023 George S. Fish Super Lawyer 2023 Francine B. Nesti Super...
Webinar: AI and Its Impact on Intellectual Property

Webinar: AI and Its Impact on Intellectual Property

Watch the YB Webinar: AI and Its Impact on Intellectual Property: Harnessing the Benefits While Avoiding the Pitfalls Original Broadcast: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Click here to view the Webinar This informative webinar explains opportunities – and pitfalls – in using...
Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Dr. Erik Chmelar

Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Dr. Erik Chmelar

Young Basile is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Erik Chmelar as a Lawyer in the firm. Dr. Chmelar is a subject-matter expert in digital semiconductors and hardware/software systems. He captures and monetizes innovation through invention harvesting, patent...

Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Brandon Roper

Young Basile is pleased to announce the addition of Brandon Roper as a Lawyer in the firm. Mr. Roper is a registered patent attorney with experience helping clients across all areas of intellectual property law. He has significant experience in patent harvesting and...
Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Bryan Lemanski

Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Bryan Lemanski

Young Basile is pleased to announce the addition of Bryan Lemanski as a Lawyer in the firm. Mr. Lemanski focuses his practice on intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent application preparation and prosecution. Mr. Lemanski has drafted and prosecuted...
FTC Proposes To Ban Noncompete Agreements in Most Cases

FTC Proposes To Ban Noncompete Agreements in Most Cases

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed sweeping changes to the rule defining unfair methods of competition that would upend decades of common business and employment practices. The proposed rule is a near complete ban on noncompete agreements between...
Norman Sims Awarded the Excellence in Intellectual Property Award

Norman Sims Awarded the Excellence in Intellectual Property Award

Congratulations to Young Basile Shareholder, Norman Sims for being awarded the Excellence in Intellectual Property Award by the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Michigan. The Excellence in Intellectual Property Award is awarded by the Intellectual...
Young Basile Welcomes Patent Agent, Daniel Jang

Young Basile Welcomes Patent Agent, Daniel Jang

Young Basile is pleased to announce the addition of Daniel Jang as a Patent Agent in the firm. Mr. Jang concentrates his efforts in patent preparation and prosecution and assists the firm in intellectual property matters. Mr. Jang works in a variety of technologies...
Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, John C. Bacoch

Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, John C. Bacoch

Young Basile is pleased to announce the addition of John C Bacoch as a Lawyer in the firm. Mr. Bacoch focuses his practice on patent application preparation and prosecution in a wide variety of technologies. Mr. Bacoch’s broad technical background enables him to...
Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Jeremy C. Estes

Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Jeremy C. Estes

Young Basile is pleased to announce the addition of Jeremy C. Estes as Senior Counsel in the firm. Mr. Estes focuses his practice on patent application preparation and prosecution across a range of technologies including mechanical devices and systems, electronics,...
Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Andrew M. Mauer

Young Basile Welcomes Lawyer, Andrew M. Mauer

Young Basile is pleased to announce the addition of Andrew M. Mauer as a Lawyer in the firm. Mr. Maurer represents clients in all aspects of intellectual property law. Mr. Maurer has prepared and successfully prosecuted numerous patent applications to granted patents...

Quantum Patents Part 2: Quantum Communications

By Elliott Mason, PhD Published: The Quantum Consortium, October 1, 2021 My prior article looked at trends in quantum computing patents. This second installment focuses on patent trends for quantum communications over the past decade, 2011–2020. The data detail...

Trends in Quantum Computing Patents: Part 1

By Elliott Mason, PhD Published: The Quantum Consortium, May 24, 2021, This article presents global quantum computing patent trends over the past decade. The data details patents and patent applications reported by patent offices worldwide with publication dates since...
Brexit is here – Are you ready?

Brexit is here – Are you ready?

Young Basile’s international trademark experience and knowledge provides cost effective and complete trademark strategies for guiding clients through Brexit. The United Kingdom (UK) is officially separating from the European Union (EU) in what has been dubbed...

Building and Managing a Patent Portfolio

Emerging companies are often advised to build a patent portfolio. While this is sound advice, portfolios are sometimes built in a haphazard manner, without alignment to business strategy. The resulting patents are frequently too narrow or too hard to enforce and the...