Many critics of illegal immigrants purport that these aliens are a huge tax burden on Americans. However, the Chamber of …
Author: Tracy Jong
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Citizenship through children
“Anchor babies” is a term that refers to children born in the U.S. with at least one parent who resides …
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Citizenship through marriage
Marrying a U.S. citizen is not a guarantee of permanent residency or citizenship. Marriage does not automatically transfer to permission …
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Obstacles to the process
Critics reasonably argue that aliens need to apply for permission to enter the U.S. and wait their turn for approval. …
Demystifying U.S. Immigration
Anyone who has had to deal with the U.S. immigration system understands that it is practically incomprehensible and far from …
Strategies for potential PPH participation
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a treaty program of participating national patent offices. The PPH program allows an inventor …
A tequila “brand”?
When it comes to tequila, there are the purists and there is everyone else. (This could be said of any …
Local venues support the Rochester Community
A recent article by Sheila Livadas in the Democrat & Chronicle highlighted the efforts that restaurants and wineries are making …
Warning for restaurants and hotels: what you should know about wage and hour laws in the Fair Labor Standards Act
In an article in the NY Daily Record in May, Steven Carling advised restaurants and hotels in Western New York …
2012 patent foreign filing trends
Earlier this year, inovia, a company that provides a platform for foreign filing, issued a report (The U.S. Global Patent …