A panel of experts will discuss strategies and best practices for building and managing a trademark portfolio with a limited budget. The panel will address best practices related to clearance, filing, portfolio maintenance, and enforcement. The session will include a discussion of international searching and filing strategies and tips for prioritizing activities when expanding coverage of US trademarks into new geographies. The panel will review and discuss resources and tools available to assist with aspects of building and managing a trademark portfolio.

Even if you don’t know why your job hunting efforts have yet to yield results, you may be able to breathe new life into your search by taking the actions outlined in this article.

When you start your in-house career, or even change companies, you need to acclimate yourself to your new company, learn as much as possible, and begin to become a part of your new business. Read these 12 tips to help you get started.

People, companies and even governments generate an enormous amount of data about themselves every day. From ordering a latte without foam to negotiating a major contract, there is a growing perceived need to collect and mine the resulting data for useful insights about markets, customers, competitors or competitive threats. How can we do this? What legal issues surround the collection of this data? What issues surround the use of the data? If your company is using big data, what should it be concerned about? How does it stay out of trouble and out of the headlines?

ACC homepage poll results for the week of 5/16/2011 - 5/22/2011.

The Anti-Corruption Law brought about significant changes regarding the relationship between private businesses and government employees. This article focuses on the practical consequences this law will have on business activities.

This Top Ten outlines several of the issues that multinational employers should carefully consider when outsourcing in Mexico.

The DWP has updated its guidance on certifying money purchase and defined benefit schemes for auto-enrolment. Employers preparing for staging should review the clarifications and changes in the new guidance to ensure that they can certify their scheme on the correct basis. This article highlights the key changes. Employers who have already certified their auto-enrolment scheme should also review the new guidance to check that no new issues arise as a result of the changes.

Susanna McDonald is counsel and the director of information for Claimant Management Systems in Wilmington, DE. Read her commentary on work-life balance and why Fs are good!

Brief guidance on updates to Mexican environmental regulations related to forests and environmental impact statements.

With seemingly never-ending shifts in global politics and economies, everyone is looking to in-house counsel for guidance. Follow this roadmap to guide your organizations through uncertainty.

US companies venturing overseas have to be aware of all of the legal issues that can arise as a result of joint ventures, and in-house legal departments need to know how to navigate the risks. This article details how you can make sure that your company is following proper foreign business practices.

New laws in the People’s Republic of China – which went into effect on 1 January 2021 – have completely revamped the rules pertaining to the succession of the deceased’s assets into a more organized system. The new policies, which have replaced laws in place since 1985, provide more guidelines and structure regarding appointing estate administrators and their scope of power.

In this Quick Overview, the basic elements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are explained as well as practical steps that can be taken to comply with this new regulation.

This is a non-disclosure agreement between two companies, one based in New York.

Technology procurement has many pitfalls. These tips from a technology acquisition expert will help make your large technology procurement project a success.

The Digital Marketers Act published 11 May 2022 will have consequences for the EU on the following: more information on costs and metrics with digital advertising, limitations in targeting, and limitations on targeting minors and profiling based on sensitive data.

As corporate culture continues to expand on a global scale, professionals in almost every industry no longer find themselves restricted by borderlines and jurisdictions. This trend includes everyone — it would seem — except attorneys. These limitations are inconvenient and detrimental to the corporate attorney attempting to provide effective counsel. Change, however, is in the works. Explore the different reforms that might bring the in-house profession into the 21st century.

Discuses several measure that you can take to protect your company and minimize the risk when a customer's or supplier's financial situation worsens and includes sample forms.

This alert contains an overview of current rules on access to clinical trials data, an overview of the anticipated legislative changes and provides a summary of the issues that the new regulation may bring, including concerns raised by the industry.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview on private acquisitions law and practice in Luxembourg.

This Fraud Awareness and Detection training course will help you recognize situations that raise issues of fraud and to help you deal with them appropriately and effectively. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)