Mon Apr 27, 2020 | Cliff Schneider | Business, Covid-19, Paycheck Protection Program
After the first $350 Billion of funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was exhausted, last week, Congress and the President approved the appropriation of another $310 Billion towards the PPP. The Small Business Administration (SBA) then issued new guidance through an updated set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) prepared in response to the questions, concerns and requests for clarifications raised during the administration of the first $350 Billion through the PPP.
Read More Fri Apr 10, 2020 | Cliff Schneider | Business, Covid-19, Entrepreneur, Organizations, Startups
As businesses, organizations and individuals continue to address the challenges that have resulted from the closure or reduction of their operations, a variety of federal and New York City loan and grant programs have been established to provide assistance.
Read More Thu Apr 9, 2020 | Cohen Schneider Law PC | Covid-19, Trademarks
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having a major effect on many businesses throughout the country. Due to the pandemic and its effects, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), is extending the time for trademark applicants and registrants to file certain documents or pay certain fees which would ordinarily have been due on or after March 27, 2020. Such documents include responses to an Office Action, statements of use (or requests for extensions), and renewal applications that were due between, and inclusive of, both March 27, 2020 and April 30, 2020. Due dates have now been extended by thirty (30) days from the initial date from when the filing or payment was due, as long as the filing is accompanied by a statement that the delay was due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read More Mon Apr 6, 2020 | Cliff Schneider | Charter School Insights, Copyright, Education
As schools in New York City enter into their 3rd/4th week of distance learning along with news that for many, the originally-scheduled spring break may not take place, here are a few distance learning technology-focused matters that we have been following:
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