Archive for April, 2010

Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (“HIRE”) Act
2010
Apr 28th

The Federal Government passed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (“HIRE”) Act, Public Law 111-147 (HR 2847) on March 18, 2010.  Here are a few highlights.
Section 101 provides a 6.2% Employer Social Security Tax Exemption (“Tax Exemption”) for each “qualified” employee hired after February 3, 2010 and before January 1, 2011, [...]

Patent Marking and False Marking Claims
2010
Apr 7th

Are you marking your products with your patent numbers?  Including patent numbers on products covered by those patents can allow you to collect damages from an infringer for time periods before the infringer had notice of your patent.  Section 287 of the Patent Laws discusses how marking your products can affect damages.  [...]