Foreign Founders Expanding to the U.S.: Why Trademark and Immigration Strategy Should Talk to Each Other
A U.S. expansion plan can involve corporate structure, immigration, intellectual property and operations. The strongest strategy coordinates those decisions without assuming one filing automatically proves another.
Satisfying the One Year Abroad Requirement for L-1 Employment Visa
In November 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum on satisfying the one year abroad requirement for L-1 visa beneficiaries. This policy memorandum is internal to the agency and cannot be used to justify a beneficiary’s qualification for L-1 visa (L-1A and L-1B Temporary Intracompany Transferee). Regardless, the policy […]
