As a business owner, you depend on your employees. They are the face of your business and the engine of it. If they are unhappy or uninformed, your chances of success are slim. When you read about companies spending large sums on specialist facilities and exotic trips...
A Bespoke Law Firm®
Every business deserves savvy, attentive legal counsel — but not all businesses have the need or the budget for their own legal department. At the Sedhom Law Group, PLLC, we serve as outside general counsel for businesses that want to turn our seasoned guidance into opportunity.
Year: 2021
Your intellectual property is your value
Often, company owners know that their intellectual property is important, but they can’t quantify it. They can’t put a number on it or assign it a specific value the same way that they can with other assets. This can lead to extreme undervaluing of intellectual...
Owners sue developers of expensive high rise alleging numerous defects
The location of a person’s residence in New York City is a bit like a trademark: it speaks volumes about a person’s status in society, about a person’s income and about a person’s wealth. The opening of the 96-story skyscraper at 432 Park Avenue was a much awaited...
Applying for a patent with the USPTO
Inventing something new can be the highlight of a person’s career, so it is important that they do what is necessary to protect it under the law. A patent granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers legal protection to your intellectual property to...
Don’t overlook the importance of a business plan
Many business owners in New York have spent years designing and building their business to make it a successful operation. There are many different aspects of a business that a business owner needs to deal with but one of the more important items is creating and...
Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
As an employer, one of your main responsibilities is to ensure your employees are paid fairly and in accordance with all state and federal laws. One of the most prominent federal wage laws that most employers are required to adhere to is the Fair Labor Standards Act...
Subway Restaurants Inc. embroiled in tuna lawsuit
Who does not enjoy a good sub sandwich from time to time? Many people in New York will visit a Subway sandwich restaurant for their favorite sub, especially the tuna salad sub. However, Subway is now facing business litigation claiming the tuna it offers is not what...
New York City imposes biometric protections
Technology has provided a competitive edge in commerce and allowed businesses to seek new customers. But New York City’s biometrics privacy ordinance imposes limits on the use of biometric data collected from customers. This ordinance has important business and...
The basics of non-solicitation agreements
Many New Yorkers have heard of nondisclosure agreements, which prevent bound parties from sharing the proprietary information of others. Also familiar to many individuals are noncompetition agreements, which limit where and when workers may seek employment...
What are my options under trademark law if there is infringement?
New Yorkers who have created a product or service should be aware of the importance of having trademark protection. Failure to do so leaves the individual and the product in jeopardy of being infringed upon and sowing confusion in the market. In some cases, it is a...