posted by on Mar 8
There are many misconceptions about what a patent is and is not. Many believe that patents can “protect an idea” in the sense of preventing people from acting on a concept you thought of. Others believe that mailing yourself notes and drawings is a “poor man’s patent” that provides sufficient protection. In fact, patents are only granted to inventions, and the only way to achieve patent status is to apply for one and have it approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The two main parts of a patent are the specifications and the claims. A specification is where you describe the inner workings of your invention in gross detail. Claims are the part of the patent that explains precisely what this invention does, and is capable of doing. Claims are where you define the invention and what it is from a customer’s standpoint.In most cases, the patent holder will seek monetary compensation for any past infringements. In addition to any damages, he will also seek an injunction. This is a court order prohibiting the infringer from infringing on the patent at any point in the future.
posted by on Feb 28
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posted by on Jun 5
Obama Immigration Policy is on every American citizen’s mind. People in the United States are somewhat puzzled at the way Immigration has been handled in the last decade. Most people agree that the U.S. is a “melting pot” of many different nationalities coming together to form the best nation in the world. However, somewhere along the line, the immigrants that have come into the U.S. have not had to be processed the way they were a hundred years ago.
Obama Immigration Policy is to help the immigrants become legal so that the question of whether they belong in the U.S. is moot. With the economy not doing well, he has even more opposition to this situation. He is counting on support from those who feel he can fix the immigration system in the U.S. He is also hoping that it will outweigh those that fear losing jobs to the immigrants. His explanation is that legalizing the immigrants will not take jobs away from Americans because these people have already been living here holding those same jobs.
They just don’t want the immigration issues to cloud what is really important to them, which is putting food on their own tables. As far as many Americans are concerned, the illegal immigrants should be deported. When the economy is better, then a process of allowing people into the U.S. who want to become citizens through the proper channels and agree to live as Americans do obeying the laws and paying their taxes.
posted by on Jun 5
Child support is a very important part of any divorce process. In family law the term child support (sometimes child maintenance) is defined as the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, or the government, for the care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated. Child support is usually arranged during a divorce, marital separation, dissolution, annulment, determination of parentage or dissolution of a civil union.
But before turning to such an agency there are two simple rules that the parent or guardian, must remember: consultation with a family lawyer and most important a well written agreement on child support. The agreement will be the cornerstone of your defense in case any problems arise. All the terms of child support and spousal support must be written in a Court Order or written agreement in format prescribed by the regulations of your local child support protection organization. Consulting an experienced family lawyer, will speed up this process and help you to avoid mistakes.
The agreement must hold precise information on who pays support, who receives it, the amount and frequency of payments, whether the payment is for spousal or child support, the start date and the end date of the payments. If the document is not written well, you might not be able to enforce the non-paying side, because most of the organizations that enforce child support have no right to vary the language in the Order.
posted by on May 22
The Canadian legal system in every province except for Quebec is based on the British common law system. The Quebec province retains a civil system for issues of private law, however both of these legal systems are subject to the Constitution of Canada. Inside the commonwealth system everything is divided into areas like criminal law or civil law. It this article we will examine the Civil Law area and the Common Law area in Canada.
Canada belongs to a group of common law countries, so Canadian law adheres to the doctrine of stare decisis. In this system all the lower courts are bound by the decisions of higher courts and must follow it. But this works only inside one province, lower courts from two different provinces are not bound by each others decisions. The decisions made by a province’s highest court like the Court of Appeal, nevertheless are considered as “persuasive” even though they are not binding on other provinces. There is also the Supreme Court of Canada that authority to bind all courts in the country with a single ruling.
In Canada Civil Law also includes a growing sphere called Administrative Law, which deals with things like federal and provincial administrative tribunals, including labour boards, human rights tribunals, and workers’ compensation appeal tribunals. These decisions still can be reviewed by superior courts like the Federal Court Trial Division or the Federal Court of Appeal. Also Civil Law contains the Municipal Law area that covers jurisdiction of the provincial legislatures (that naturally varies from province to province).
posted by on May 12
In the area of Private International Law, Comity is a courtesy, amity, and reciprocity by U.S. courts towards court decision issued in other nations. Such a consideration by U.S. courts does not entail an obligation to agree with the rulings of foreign judgments. There is therefore a distinction between the doctrine of comity and law.
Public International Law can become part of the national law when the country has its signature on that law, Private international Law however, does not have the same level of recognition by U.S. Courts. The issue of comity is raised in Islamic divorce cases when a person who resides legally in the United States travels to a foreign country and obtain a certificate of divorce from a religious court.
Generally, a judgment of divorce for example issued in a foreign country is recognized in the U.S. on the basis of comity, provided both parties to the divorce received adequate notice, i.e. service of process and, generally, provided one of the parties has a domicile in the foreign nation at the time of divorce, and the foreign court has given opportunity to both parties to present their case, and the trial was conducted upon regular proceedings after due citation or voluntary appearance of the litigants, and under a system of jurisprudence likely to secure an impartial administration of justice between the citizens of its own country, and those of other countries, an no prejudice towards either party and should not violate a strong U.S. principle of law, and the parties were present in court.
posted by on Apr 21
Every businessman understands that Corporation is a completely normal step in the development of his business. Other forms of partnership like joint ventures not so many potential advantages as the corporation so at certain moments of business development starting a corporation is a great solution. After creation of your corporation you need to solve a number of serious questions, set up and organize your corporation properly to create an effective and profitable corporation. An experienced corporate lawyer is usually the person who will help you the most. Naturally the most important things in any corporation are shares. When you establish a corporation you need to specify the class of shares.This class can be voting or non-voting. The main feature of preferred shares is a wide array of potential preferences over common shareholders.
This type of shares is often used to attract additional capital to Canadian Corporations. Very often the holders of these shares have a priority on the return of paid up capital in the event of the winding up or dissolution of the Corporation. Also the holders have the right to receive a dividend at fixed, or floating amounts, and a right of redemption, under this right the Corporation is required to buy back the shares from the holders.
There is always a possibility to offer participation to unknown investors, but very often it is overpowered by the temptation to include family members and loved ones as Shareholders, Directors or Officers in a Corporation. In some cases building your corporation on family bonds is a good decision, but sometimes if you family has a part of shares they can influence the board of directors and block their decisions if they disagree with you. Also choosing partners is a very important decision.
posted by on Mar 26
Personal injury claims are a way to get a reward for the injuries and sufferings that a person goes through as a result of an accident. This accident has to be happened due to the rashness and neglect of another person who gets to be held liable in order to pay the compensation to the injured party. Lawyers play a very important role in these cases and most of the credit goes to them if the claims are won or lost.
The lawyer is to determine after having listened to the details of the accident whether the claimant has a solid case or not. There are many victims who think that are free of fault but after discussing it with lawyers they come to know that it is they who are to be held responsible for that accident.
This is the very basic criteria of a claim that is to be made on legitimate grounds. The injury should be assessed in a truthful manner. All the questions come afterwards once this is being established that the fault belongs to the accused party.
posted by on Feb 21
The beginning of the criminal process in the United States is usually initiated with some kind of arrest or stop. The process has several phases or stages and typically ends with the sentencing phase. Individuals who are being investigated or have been formally charged with a crime, are entitled to various rights throughout. This article discusses some of the parts making up the criminal process in the United States. The beginning of the process usually involves some encounter with law enforcement. This includes being stopped by a police officer.
While there are various types of stops, depending on the circumstances, it is important to distinguish a stop from an arrest. Law enforcement may perform a stop upon reasonable belief that the individual being stopped has broken the law. It is important to understand that upon being stopped, a person is not required to answer law enforcement questions. If the stop involves an individual’s vehicle, law enforcement may asked the stopped individual permission to search the vehicle.
The rules pertaining to arrests vary depending on the legal locale or jurisdiction. Usually, a law enforcement officer may arrest an individual upon forming probable cause. While the term probable cause is a legal term of art, typical bases for terms of art include belief that a felony was committed, a misdemeanor being committed in front of a law enforcement officer, or the issuance of a warrant. After being arrested, an individual is entitled to certain notices of rights.
posted by on Feb 5
It seems like it’s impossible to go through an advert break on TV without seeing a piece about personal injury lawyers; they’re everywhere it seems, and like many other people, I questioned their validity. It wasn’t until I had an accident in the street which led to me being unable to walk, much less work, that I realised that I had been swayed by the common tabloid opinion.
Since I was only working part time and paid by the hour, I couldn’t really afford to take time off from work, but since I was unable to put any weight on that leg, a four hour shift in a supermarket warehouse just wasn’t going to happen. It looked like I was going to be moving back in with my parents while I went through the long recovery.
Although I took a little convincing because of the perception I had garnered through the mainstream media, I made a call to a local firm and met with one of their personal injury solicitors. He came across to me as being very professional and I felt comfortable dealing with him. There were no fees to pay for the initial consultation and they provided me with a lot of good advice for financing the claim. I felt like everything I thought I knew about personal injury claims and claimants was wrong – I’m not a complainer by nature, I just felt that I needed some compensation for my injury because I was unable to work, the same as many claimants, I’m sure. I wanted to go back to work as soon as I was able to; I just needed some money to tide me over until I could.