Member Articles

Author: Jessica Wilson With support from nearly 70% of voters in the November 2024 election, Proposition M will substantially modify the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code (the “SF Tax Code”), which im ...

Authors: Caitlin Connell, Jessica Wilson As discussed in our last update on the November 2022 Proposition M, Empty Homes Tax Ordinance (the “Empty Homes Tax”), the San Francisco Apartment Association, the Small Pro ...

Authors: Sabrina Larson and Katherine Gianelli The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has issued its Final Rule with adjusted filing fees at all stages of trademark application and maintenance filings. The ...

Authors: Sabrina Larson and Amber Leong In a significant move that has drawn both praise and criticism, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed Senate Bill 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Arti ...

Authors: Tay C. Via, Megan A. Jennings, Stephanie Straka, Craig Spencer UPDATE: As of September 30, 2024, Governor Newsom signed all but one of the bills we wrote about in our original post of September 16, 2024. We hav ...

Author: Sabrina Larson Trademark scams are on the rise and include increasingly varied communications attempting to trick trademark applicants and registrants into paying fees. If you receive any communications regardin ...