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Press Release: A New Face at SmartUp Legal
Founders Legal (Bekiares Eliezer LLP) and SmartUp®, pioneers of technology-based law, welcomes Lauren Hawksworth as Marketing Administrator.Lauren Hawksworth,Marketing AdministratorAs Marketing Administrator, Lauren will optimize the…

The PPP Affiliation Rules: Thoughts on a Workaround
On
March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into effect the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and the Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which includes,
among other relief provisions, the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”)
aimed at…

US Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Filling Extensions Update
COVID-19 continues to cause numerous cities
and states to issue “stay at home orders” disrupting many business’ ordinary
operations. As a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
Act (the “CARES Act”), the United…

The Benefits of the GDPR Two Years In
The General Data Protection
Regulation (the “GDPR”), promulgated by the European
Commission, was adopted in April 2016 and became effective in May 2018. Rarely
mentioned with positivity in the past two years, the GDPR standardizes data
protection…

Part Two: Managing Equity Incentive Plans in a Volatile Market
This
blog post is part two of two discussing equity incentives and ways for
employees to liquidate a portion of their shares while the company remains
private. Part One discussed the issuance of equity incentives to employees and
other key…

Part One: Managing Equity Incentive Plans in a Volatile Market
This blog post is part one of two
discussing equity incentives and ways for employees to liquidate a portion of
their shares while the company remains private. Most companies are in the middle
of granting 2020 annual equity awards. This granting…

CAN MY VENTURE-BACKED STARTUP BENEFIT FROM A PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN?
With so many companies’ runways depleting in these unprecedented times, many companies are seeking relief through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). One attractive program falling within the U.S.…

US and Foreign Patent Office Updates as of March 31, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to spread and disrupt industries across the globe, patent offices in Coronavirus affected countries are, for lack of better term, not immune. These patent offices are responding by implementing deadline extensions, office…
