What is an EB-5 Regional Center?
The difference between investing directly in an EB-5 project and investing through an EB-5 Regional Center comparable to buying individual stocks and buying a stake in a fund. An EB-5 Regional Center is an organization approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that creates a fund and attracts investors to invest in the EB-5 project. Investors […]
Deportation is not THE END – When there is hope
Deportation has become a source of tears, hardship, and anxiety for many of our clients in recent months. The new administration has tightened policies, increased the number of ICE arrests, and limited the amount of discretion at the disposal of individual officers. As a result, we have seen an increase in the number of detainees […]
5 Reasons why it’s already too late to file your H1B petition
While Spring marks the busy federal and state tax season for CPAs and Tax preparers, H1B is the busy season for immigration law firms. The difference is that “File your taxes with us!” ads don’t start coming out till February-March when companies big and small begin aggressively marketing their clever tax preparation services; yet by […]
Pay your USCIS filing fees with a credit card
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will be accepting credit card payments for certain forms. You can now pay your immigration application filing fees using VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover cards. A credit card can be used to pay for the following applications: EOIR-29 – Notice of Appeal to […]
How to Improve Focus and Superpower Your Startup
If you have a startup, then you know how much work it takes to make it successful. With so much competition today, you need to have strong strategies at work to win and compete. Focus is key in this adventure to grow your company. Here are some tips to stay on top of your game: […]
A. Justin Lum: Providing a Voice to Clients
Interview with A. Justin Lum, Esq. Professional interview Justin Lum: Providing a voice to clients Justin Lum has spent more than 20 years practicing law. The son of a lawyer, Lum set out to follow in his father’s footsteps. A Chinese American who saw the misrepresentation of fellow Asian Americans, Lum’s father want to change […]
Are There Restrictions on Who I Can Hire?
When you want your business to succeed, you need to start by looking at the people that you employ. These people are the ones who will help you make or break your business, so you want to find the best people possible. When hiring new employees, it can be difficult to make sure that you […]
Why even worry about your Intellectual Property?
Risk of loss There is always the risk you will lose the rights to your creations. With patents, your invention can become a public invention with no exclusive usage rights. With trademarks, your mark can become generic. In fact, “Google” might lose its trademark because they argue that the verb, “to google something”, is now […]
Why Yes, You Can Renew Your DACA — for now!
Due to a recent law suit regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a federal judge has ruled that USCIS must continue the program while the lawsuit is pending a decision. As such, USCIS released a preliminary injunction on January 13, 2018 announcing it will be accepting renewal applications for existing DACA holders […]
The Importance of Protecting your Intellectual Property
Intellectual property refers to creations of the intellect for which a monopoly is assigned to designated owners by law. Intellectual property rights are the rights granted to the creators of Intellectual property and include: trademarks, copyright, patents, industrial design rights, and in some jurisdictions trade secrets. Artistic works including music and literature, as well as […]
What is a Copyright?
Definition of a Copyright Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship”, including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives […]
What is a Trademark?
Definition of a Trademark The term “trademark” includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination of the above that is used by a person, or which a person has a true intention of using in commerce and applies to register on the principal registry established by this chapter (15 USC, Section 1127) Legal […]
What is a Patent?
Definition of a Patent “Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.” – 35 USC, Section 101 Definition of an Inventor “The term “inventor” means the individual […]
What is Intellectual Property (IP)?
Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols: names, images, and designs used in commerce. IP is divided into two categories: Industrial property, which includes… inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial designs, and geographic indications of source; Copyright, which includes… literary and artistic works, such as novels, poems, plays, […]
Interview with A. Justin Lum: Business Lawyer for Startups and Small Businesses
What is Lum Law Group all about? “It is a practice started by a family of attorneys that looks out for and cares for its clients.” Read the rest of A. Justin Lum’s answers to a recent interview by Blog Process, a blog that teaches budding entrepreneurs how to make money with blogging.
Small Business Owners: Trademark Your Brand and Grow Your Business
Our intellectual property attorney, A. Justin Lum, was interviewed by Steve Thompson, writer of 245 Days to Go, a blog for small business and startup entrepreneurs and Contented Writing. One of the biggest issues for a startup business is protecting your ideas. Every startup is built on the solid foundation of an idea and the […]
One week left to register for the 2019 Diversity Lottery!
Deadline: November 22, 2017 Where to register: U.S. Department of State website Cost: Free Instructions: Download here Despite recent headlines, the 2019 Diversity Lottery is still available! If you would like to register for the diversity lottery, you still have time. At least 50,000 green cards will be available to those born in foreign countries, […]
EB-5 and L-1 Investment Options
Scenario: You have a real estate client who wants to come to the United States and stay here. Maybe not now, but he wants to eventually immigrate here. The question is how does he do it? How can real estate contribute to his desire to immigrate to the U.S.? Is it part of his plan […]
Intellectual Property in Clothing design, manufacturing, and retail
Do you or your company make designs that are used in fabrics for sale to companies that export to the United States either fabric, or finished clothing companies in the United States? Or are you a buyer of designs made by people outside the U.S.? What you may not realize is that there may be […]
How difficult is it to immigrate to the U.S., to get a green card, right now?
It is very difficult. But it is not impossible, given the right circumstances. And that is what we do, help our clients to find the right circumstances that would allow them to immigrate to the United States. What are “the right circumstances”? The U.S. like any country, or individual, looks out for its own […]
