The USPTO has released new rules that will apply to trademark registration and court proceedings starting December 18, 2021. These rules establish new procedures, as well as changes to the old procedures, that have the potential to affect all levels of trademark law from registration to litigation. There are three main changes to the existing procedures: new grounds for expungements for TTAB Cancellation Proceeding, a shorter three-month response period for office actions, an

It is not surprising that since the pandemic started national inflation has jumped, however, no one was expecting that the prices for goods and services would skyrocket to record numbers as well. There are two key reasons for this. The high number of stimuli checks that were distributed nationwide and the labor shortages. With the pandemic keeping many people at home either due to health reasons or the mass layoffs that occurred for non-essential workers, many were not going

The IRS recently released the 2022 annual inflation adjustment report and how it will affect tax brackets for the 2022 tax year. These adjustments in totality are cited in Revenue Procedure 2021-45. Whether you are filing jointly or singly, the standard deduction is rising. For married couples filing jointly, it rises to $25,900, up to $800 from the last tax year. For a single taxpayer, it rises to $12,950, up to $400 from the prior tax year. However, the personal exemption w