The SEC proposed rules which would require any company that uses “conflict minerals” from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide a detailed annual report to the SEC.   Under a proposal adopted by the SEC, public companies would be required to report annually whether the goods they manufacture contain minerals from war-torn central Africa.…

The NLRB proposed a rule which would require all employers to post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.   On December 22, 2010, the National Labor Relations Board proposed a rule which would require all employers- union and non-union alike- to post notices informing employees of their rights under…

In Uniloc v. Microsoft, an appeals court issued a decision that may change how infringement damages are calculated by precluding the use of the “25 percent rule of thumb” which has been used to calculate damages in most patent cases for the past fifteen years.  This decision marks an important step towards requiring patent plaintiffs…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Headquarters, Expanded Technology Tools Prove Winning Formula San Francisco, CA January 6, 2010–Rimon Law Group announces the opening of a new headquarters in San Francisco and the debut of a new suite of technology tools to enable collaboration with its partners spread across the United States and abroad. “With the new…

In his speech before the 23RD Annual Institute on Current Issues in International Taxation in Washington, DC on December 9, 2010, IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman said that the IRS is “seriously considering” a new partial amnesty program for taxpayers who report secret offshore bank accounts. Shulman said that the IRS may repeat a voluntary disclosure…

As we await the release of the FTC Green Guides, advertisers also should be aware of the BBB’S National Advertising Division (“NAD”) as a potential means for dispute resolution for false advertising claims. The Better Business Bureau’s NAD offers a self-regulatory mechanism for remedying false advertising claims made in nationally distributed advertisements. The system is designed to provide a streamlined…

San Francisco-Based Firm Expands to New York with Keystone Hire New York, NY, October 19,  2010–Rimon Law Group, a growing law firm comprised of partner-level attorneys, is pleased to announce that Robin Powers has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. She brings more than a decade of experience as a…

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) was created in 1914 to regulate unfair trade practices. It issued its first set of Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (commonly known as the Green Guides) under in 1992, which it then updated in 1996 and 1998. The Green Guides are meant to provide guidance to marketers so they can avoid…

Pipe dreams of trademark protection for marijuana go up in smoke . . . On April 20, 2010 the USPTO issued a federal service mark registration to Sunny Chan d/ba Good Leaf Collective for the mark GOOD LEAF COLLECTIVE for “Retail store and on-line retail store services featuring medical marijuana”. Ironically (and probably much to the delight…

On June 23, the Obama Administration approved $1.5 billion in “Hardest Hit Fund” foreclosure-prevention funding for state Housing Financing Agencies. The funding is meant to support struggling homeowners in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, and Nevada. President Obama established the “Hardest Hit Fund” in February 2010 in order to provide aid to those most affected by…