The holiday season is filled with special events – corporate parties, private celebrations, and the like. There are also a …
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Overcoming prior art rejections in your patent application
It’s an inventor’s worst nightmare: your unique, one-of-a-kind idea has already been invented and patented by someone else. You’ve invested …
Options to adjust from non-immigrant to permanent resident status
The most common question I hear as an immigration attorney is “How do I get my Green Card?” Unfortunately, there …
A Temporary Beer & Wine Permit for single events or fundraisers
Don’t have a liquor license but looking to hold an occasional event serving wine and beer? You can obtain a …
SLA Full Board Meetings
The Full Board of the New York State Liquor Authority generally holds two public meetings a month to render decisions …
Citizenship Requirements for SLA Annual Permits
New York Alcohol and Beverage Control law prohibits the traffic in alcoholic beverages to all except citizens of the United …
Citizenship Requirements for NYS Alcohol License Applicants
Often the ownership of stock of the corporation by non-citizens is a bar to approval of an application for a …
Entrances to Package (Liquor) Stores
You want to lease a commercial space to use for a liquor store or wine store (also called a package …
Catering Establishment License
Can an applicant with a fully equipped kitchen use outside professional food caterers to prepare and deliver the food ready …
Trade Dress Series, Part 5: Ineffective trade dress claims
In Part 1 of this series, I introduced the different methods for seeking protection on product designs, namely, trade dress, …