The American Invents Act changed the why and the who of patent applications. Along with dozens of other changes to the intellectual property platform, the major advance (or setback depending on who you ask) is the First Inventor to File (FITF) policy that was implemented on March 16th 2013. Ever since intellectual property laws […]
Dr. Howard Schneider is facing a whole slew of accusations from almost 80 different pending civil lawsuits. The 78 year old pediatric dentist is at the center of an “epidemic of dental abuse.” One mother posted a picture on social media of her daughter’s mouth with her horrific story on May 21st of this […]
Widerman Malek Managing Partner, Mark Malek, was awarded the 2015 Bernie Simpkins Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Space Coast Business. The awards ceremony was held on December 1, 2015 at the Melbourne Hilton Rialto.
One area of business law that many may not even think of as an area of law is a department most businesses have within their makeup. It is the Human Resource Department. This department, more than any other has to know and follow the laws of the business world. Your Human Resource Department handles […]
There are many legal terms used in the judicial system that you might not be familiar with. When becoming part of the judicial system, it helps to understand these terms to make your journey through the process easier to follow. Most everyone knows some of the basic terms; judge, defendant, complainant, jury and verdict. […]
We are facing a new era. One in which everyone on earth is involved in some way or another. Do you know anyone who has not been a victim of some form of cyber espionage? We can all probably identify one area of our online lives that has been hacked even if it is […]
How many of you watch Law and Order? Quite a few I’m sure. Don’t we just love to watch the police gather all the evidence and work with the prosecutors to convict the guilty person? Of course we do. We want good to triumph over bad and we all know the defendant must be […]
2015 has been a year that has seen its fair share of celebrity splits. Some of them expected and others, shocking. We’ve seen Blake and Miranda divorce, Reba and Narvel, Jenn and Ben and so many others. And on the opposite side, we’ve seen some celebrity marriages as well. Jennifer Anniston tied the knot. […]
Guns; this is certainly one hot topic these days. The 2nd amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to own and bear arms to citizens of the United States. This amendment to the Constitution was added in 1791. There is an argument over the fact that over 200 years ago this amendment made […]
