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Cybersecurity is a growing area essential for protecting confidentiality of trade secrets. Keep up with this rapidly expanding field by learning about cybersecurity developments put together by CREATe.org. To learn more how CASTAYBERT PLLC can assist y …
By: Karen E. Clarke, Of Counsel As discussed in our June 8, 2016 article, 28 U.S.C. § 1782 is a helpful U.S. statute that enables foreign litigants to obtain documentary or testimonial evidence from U.S. persons for use in a proceeding in a foreign or …
Andre Castaybert recently became a member of the New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC). The NYIAC is a nonprofit organization promoting the conduct of international arbitration in New York. NYIAC develops programs and materials about intern …
The New York Appellate Division Third Department determined Supreme Court properly withheld from disclosure both tax returns and documents which reflect information included in tax returns: ” ‘The policy behind the [tax] secrecy provisions is twofold: …
A group of freelance photographers contracted to shoot NFL games may press forward with a claim that they were forced to enter into unconscionable licensing agreements that cost them their ability to sell higher-value commercial licenses. The seven pho …
Tiffany Tibbot writes on the topic of The Basics of Patent Protection for Design on Maker’s Row reviewing how to protect your designs. Tibbot’s number one lesson: fashion design cannot be protected but the pieces that make up the design can be. Things …
In a recent article on artsy.net, Isaac Kaplan explores How Much Do Artists have over a Work after It Sold. As Kaplan explains, under VARA the answer is, yes. The Visual Artists Rights Acts (VARA) provides visual artists control over the attribution an …
New York employees will be eligible for paid leave to care for family members under the new Paid Family Leave Law, effective January 1, 2018. Phased in over a four-year period with eight weeks of leave in 2018, ten in 2019, and ultimately twelve in 202 …
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Parties to legal proceedings pending outside of the United States should be aware of a helpful U.S. statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which provides a vehicle to obtain evidence from U.S. persons for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal. …
The Clarion List recently published an article regarding the five questions to ask before buying art, available here. To summarize: Is it a good fit? Consider how the piece fits into your existing collection and where you would display it. Many galler …
Lexology recently highlighted some issues regarding surnames as trademarks under the new European Union Trade Mark regulation, available here. In short: Under U.S. trademark law, a mark that is primarily a surname cannot be registered without proof tha …
