Effective February 21, 2025, Michigan employers will face significant changes under the new Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA), replacing key provisions of the Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA). Current Law: Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA) Overview Under current law,...
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...
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...
The modern trend in the United States has been to restrict the power of employers to enter into noncompetition agreements with their employees. While some states, such as Massachusetts and California, have long imposed restrictions on these agreements, the federal...
Troy, Michigan, April 4, 2024 – Young Basile, a leading law firm specializing in intellectual property, proudly announces that its president, Andrew Basile, has been recognized as the 15th best-performing U.S. patent attorney by Patexia, a distinguished intellectual...
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 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...
California has historically maintained some of the strictest laws in the country regarding covenants not to compete. The California Business and Professions Code, Section 16600, provides that “every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful...
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. 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...
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 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...
by Stacie Farina and Will Kehoe A design patent can be a valuable asset in a patent portfolio for protecting the “ornamental design for an article of manufacture,” namely the visual characteristics embodied in, or applied to, an article.[1] However, questions often...
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...
Employers Required to Give Severance Agreements a Second Look Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) called into question years of common business practices with its recent decision, forcing employers to reevaluate their well-established practices and...
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...
Young Basile, a member of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), is the only law firm to be a founding member of the consortium, which was tasked with growing the US quantum industry by the National Quantum Initiative Act (of 2018). Elliott Mason, a...
Young Basile Congratulates Our 2022 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars. Stacie Farina Rising Star 2022 Ryan McCleary Rising Star 2022 Eddie Woodworth Rising Star 2022 George Fish Super Lawyer 2022 Francine Nesti Super Lawyer...
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...
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 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 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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
On May 7, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-77, titled “Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life” (the “Order”). The Order takes effect immediately and extends Michigan’s prior shelter-in-place...
The COVID-19 virus is an unprecedented global crisis in our time. Policyholders are struggling with losses arising out of business closings, lost revenue, labor and employment issues and other potential losses they believe should be covered by their business...
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...
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...
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-21, titled “Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life” (the “Order”). The Order takes effect on March 24, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. and continues through April...
In response to COVID-19, our team at Young Basile is working remotely. As we have served our global clients for many years, this transition will cause no interruption to the high level of service we provide. Please note that the USPTO also continues to operate without...
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...
TROY, MI, September 23, 2019 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced that it hired Daniel P. Aleksynas as the latest addition to its Michigan office. “We are very pleased to have Daniel at the firm,”...
TROY, MI, May 23, 2019 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that White & Case litigator Kevin Menes is joining its Silicon Valley office. “We are very pleased to have Kevin on our team,”...
On March 20, Francine Nesti attended the inaugural National Council on Patent Practicum (NCPP) board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Valencia Martin Wallace, the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality, spoke to the board members about patent quality and how the patent...
On March 29, Darryl Shorter was a panelist for the intellectual property session at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) national convention. That evening, Francine Nesti represented Young Basile at an IP mixer with other law firms and leading, innovative...
The Chicago office of Young Basile won an $8.6 million judgment for client Monros International in a trademark and copyright infringement case before the federal district court in Chicago involving Monros’ ANESTHESIA® brand contact lens business...
Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. is pleased to welcome Run_Zhi Lai, Ph.D. as an associate in the firm. Dr. Lai handles patent matters over a range of technologies in the life sciences, electrochemical and electromechanical arts. Dr. Lai focuses his practice...
A November verdict in favor of Young Basile client IXL Learning, Inc. of San Mateo, California was ranked by Law 360 as one of the most most significant of the year. The EEOC and former employee Adrian Scott Duane contended that IXL fired Duane, a transgender man,...
Young Basile Litigation Department Chair Jeff Wilson recently participated on the faculty of an online seminar entitled, “Navigate Noncompetes and Trade Secrets.” The on-demand webcast reviews how to develop the best approaches to safeguard your business...
TROY, MI, November 6, 2018 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that it hired Elliott Mason as the latest addition to its Boston office. “We are very pleased to have Elliott in our firm,” said...
After two hours of deliberations, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Young Basile client IXL Learning, Inc. of San Mateo, California. The EEOC and former employee Adrian Scott Duane contended that IXL fired Duane, a transgender man, from his position as a product...
Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced that it hired Abhik Huq as the latest addition to its growing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office and telecom practice. “We are very pleased to have Abhik in our firm,” said Andrew R. Basile, Jr., the firm’s...
TROY, MI, August 27, 2018 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that it hired Darryl Shorter as the latest addition to its growing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office. “We are very pleased to...
The U.S. Supreme Court in Epic Systems Corporation v. Lewis upheld the enforceability of pre-dispute agreements that require an employee to arbitrate employment claims on an individual basis, rather than as a collective or class action. The Court held that it is not a...
Young Basile is proud to sponsor the Waterford Kettering FIRST robotics team, the Captains, in the First Robotics World Championship at Cobo Center in Detroit. The Captains are the 2018 FIRST in Michigan state champions. The event features 640 robots from 700 teams...
TROY, MI, March 1, 2018 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that it hired former Dow Chemical counsel Norman Sims as a shareholder and Cole Goike as an associate. “We are very pleased to have...
TROY, MI, January 31, 2018 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that the firm elected new shareholders, Andrew S. Balazer, Adam D. Kline, and Lin Xiao, Ph.D. “We are proud to promote these...
Young Basile shareholder Denise Glassmeyer was recognized in Crain’s Detroit Business’ inaugural report Notable Women Lawyers in Michigan. The women honored in the report, “set legal precedents, manage high-profile cases, serve on community boards, win awards and...
We are pleased to announce that Young Basile has once again been ranked in the Tier 1 National category for Trademark Law by the 2018 Best Law Firms rankings. Young Basile was also ranked in Tier 1 in the regional rankings in Michigan in the Patent Law, Trademark Law...
In a recent series, Rolf Provan of Qualmet interviewed legal industry leaders and innovators that are bringing transparency to legal performance in their own unique way, including Sylvia Chen of Google and our own Michelle Knight. Michelle serves on the firm’s Google...
In a recent video for the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, Young Basile shareholder Ryan McCleary discussed the benefits of an LLM in Intellectual Property to a career in Intellectual Property Law. Ryan represents large, global clients in complex patent...
TROY, MI, September 7, 2017 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property a law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that it is expanding its national life sciences practice with the addition of Neil Maskeri in Philadelphia, PA. “We are very...
We are pleased to announce that six Young Basile attorneys were recognized in the 2017 Best Lawyers in America. Firm president Andrew R. Basile, Jr. was recognized for Patent Law and Intellectual Property Litigation. Thomas N. Young was recognized for Patent Law and...
Young Basile was selected as the Trademark Prosecution Law Firm of the Year for the United States by AI (Acquisition International) magazine. Produced by UK-based publisher, AI Global Media, AI is a monthly magazine that seeks to inform, entertain, influence, and...
Young Basile was pleased to be part of the team for the new documentary film produced by our client Wax Trax Films. The documentary, Industrial Accident: The Untold Story of Wax Trax Records, tells the story behind the legendary WAX TRAX record label, which produced...
Young Basile shareholders Molly Markley and Francine Nesti were recognized in the Women In The Law edition of Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most highly-respected peer review guide to the legal profession worldwide. The 2017 “Women in the Law” Spring...
TROY, MI, May 2, 2017 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property and complex commercial litigation law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that it is expanding its national presence with the addition of John Demarco in Houston, Texas....
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a trial court victory led by Young Basile’s Jeff Wilson on behalf of Great Expressions Dental Centers of Connecticut. The plaintiff, a dentist in a small GEDC office, had alleged that she was discriminated against by the company...
Young Basile shareholder George Fish was elected as a member of the Board of Directors for the Michigan Council for Women In Technology Foundation (MCWT). The Michigan Council for Women In Technology Foundation works to inspire women to advance and remain in...
TROY, MI, November 30, 2016 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that it is expanding its national presence with the addition of Kayvon Pourmirzaie as the Managing Director of the firm’s...
Young Basile firm president Andrew R. Basile, Jr. was a featured speaker at the Mobility Innovation in the 21st Century Conference in Novi, Michigan on November 15, 2016. Mr. Basile discussed innovation in the automotive industry and related complex intellectual...
We are pleased to announce that Young Basile has been ranked in the Tier 1 National category for Trademark Law by the 2017 Best Law Firms rankings. Young Basile was also ranked in Tier 1 in the regional rankings in Michigan in the Patent Law, Trademark Law and...
TROY, MI, September 22, 2016 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that it is expanding its national presence with the addition of former Fish & Richardson associate Eric Keller in Boston....
We are pleased to announce that five of our attorneys have been selected for the 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, by the Thomson Reuters lawyers rating Service. Andrew R. Basile, Jr. and George Fish were selected as 2016 Super Lawyers, and Francine V. Nesti, Ryan...
TROY, MI, May 24, 2016 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced its support for VR Kids, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing therapeutic virtual reality to mobility impaired and hospital bound kids. The...
Denise M. Glassmeyer, a shareholder in the firm’s patent practice group, and Stacie N. Farina, an associate in the patent practice group were recognized as winners of the Acquisition International Intellectual Property Awards. Now in its third year, this awards...
We are pleased to announce that Joseph Pytel and Lawrence Nwaesei have joined our Troy office as associate attorneys. Joseph’s practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in mechanical, electrical, computer software and bio-medical...
TROY, MI, May 2, 2016 – Intellectual property boutique Young Basile announced today a restructuring in which 31% of its first-tier equity partnership positions are now filled by women. Young Basile is now one of the country’s leading intellectual property...
TROY, MI, April 6, 2016 – Troy, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. announced today that Ryan McCleary has been elected a shareholder in the firm. “Ryan is a tremendous asset to the firm,” said Andrew R....
