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...

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...
Employer Guidance: Michigan’s Extended Stay Home

Employer Guidance: Michigan’s Extended Stay Home

STAY HOME ORDER EXTENDED AND EXPANDED On April 9, 2020, Governor Whitmer also extended and expanded the current Stay Home Order through April 30, 2020. The extended Stay Home Order (Executive Order 2020-42) prohibits all businesses and operations from requiring...
Your Company’s Contractual Obligations During The COVID-19 Crisis

Your Company’s Contractual Obligations During The COVID-19 Crisis

COVID-19 has had drastic effects on the marketplace causing the cancellation of major events as well as significant disruptions in supply chains. In this volatile economy, companies must be aware of their contractual obligations as well as what they may encounter from...

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...