News

• IP News: USPTO Fee Increase
  Trademark Fees Increasing January 2, 2021
  December 14, 2020
  
• Holiday-Inspired Inventing
  December 10, 2020
  
• Morse Holiday Greetings
  Our E-Cards Through the Years
  December 08, 2020
  
• Corporate Attorneys Peter Cifichiello and Richard Cocci Join Morse
  November 16, 2020
  
• Morse’s Faith D. Kasparian Named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Top Women of Law for 2020
  November 11, 2020
  
• Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act: What Employers Need to Know and Next Steps
  Event Date: November 5, 2020 8:30 am
  
• USPTO Issues New Exam Guide for Generic Top-Level Domain Marks
  November 03, 2020
  
• Employment Law Round-Up: Inflection Points
  What Massachusetts Employers Need to Know For Q4 2020
  October 14, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: SBA Change of Ownership
  Small Business Administration Issues New Guidance That Impacts M&A Transactions Involving PPP Loan Recipients
  October 08, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Administrative Tax Relief
  Massachusetts Extends Administrative Tax Relief for Small Businesses
  September 18, 2020
  
• Reviewing Software License Agreements
  A Licensee's Checklist
  September 15, 2020
  
• Morse Welcomes Litigation Associate Paige Zacharakis
  September 14, 2020
  
• 10 Steps to Creating a Valuable Trademark
  September 09, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Payroll Tax Memo
  IRS Issues Guidance on President’s Payroll Tax Memo
  August 31, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: FFCRA Leave Eligibility
  DOL Updates FAQs on FFCRA Leave as a New School Year Approaches
  August 28, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Enhanced Unemployment Benefits
  President Issues New Executive Order on Enhanced Unemployment Benefits
  August 13, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: FFCRA Update
  NY Federal Court Issues Opinion Invalidating Portions of the FFCRA
  August 13, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: PPP Loan Forgiveness Portal
  PPP Loan Forgiveness Portal Opens; SBA Issues New Forgiveness Rules
  August 12, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Payroll Tax Obligations
  Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing Pandemic
  August 12, 2020
  
• Book Publishing Contracts
  Checklist of Deal Terms
  July 28, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Employment Law Regulations
  The Complex Web of Employment Law Regulations Expands: The Latest COVID-19 Considerations for Massachusetts Employers
  July 27, 2020
  
• In Memoriam: Peter Barnes-Brown
  August 22, 1948 - July 6, 2020
  July 16, 2020
  
• EU Regulators Crack Down on Taking Cookies from the Cookie Jar
  How the EDPB's Recent Consent Guidelines May Affect Your Business's Website
  July 16, 2020
  
• Client Alert: Privacy Shield Decision
  Transatlantic Data Flows Face Stormy Seas: Privacy Shield Invalidated - Standard Contractual Clauses Viable for Now
  July 16, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Listing of Lenders
  Federal Reserve Publishes Initial Listing of Lenders Accepting New Business Customers Under the Main Street Lending Program
  July 09, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Main Street Lending Program Update
  Federal Reserve Announces that the Main Street Lending Program is Fully Operational
  July 06, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: PPP Forgiveness Application
  PPP Application Period Ends; Treasury Department Releases Revised Forgiveness Application Forms and Revises Regulatory Standards Related to PPP Loan Forgiveness
  June 30, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Antibody Testing
  EEOC Updates COVID-19-Related Employer Guidance on Antibody Testing
  June 26, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: The Guide
  OSHA Publishes Guidance on Returning to Work
  June 26, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Accelerated Trademark Examination
  Trademark Office Offers Accelerated Examination For COVID-19-Related Trademark Applications
  June 23, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Face Coverings in the Workplace
  OSHA Publishes FAQs on Face Coverings in the Workplace
  June 17, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Lender Registration
  Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program Update: Open for Lender Registration
  June 16, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Employer Guidance Update
  EEOC Updates COVID-19-Related Employer Guidance
  June 15, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Changes to the Main Street Lending Program
  Federal Reserve Expands the Main Street Lending Program
  June 10, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: PPP Flexibility Act
  Payroll Protection Program Flexibility Act Passes: Congress Fundamentally Changes PPP Loan Forgiveness Rules
  June 04, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Additional Guidance for Main Street Lending Relief Program
  Federal Reserve Provides Additional Guidance on the Main Street Lending Relief Program: Program Slated to Commence in the Near Term
  June 03, 2020
  
• Contours of Copyright
  The States Win One and Lose One
  June 01, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Fair Labor Standards Act
  DOL Issues New Final Rule on Fluctuating Workweek Calculations
  May 28, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Updated Response Plan
  OSHA Updated Response Plan and Updated Reporting Requirements for COVID-19
  May 28, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Interim Forgiveness & Audit Rules
  PPP Update: Treasury Department Releases New Regulations Related to PPP Forgiveness
  May 27, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Phase I: Start Plan
  Massachusetts Office Spaces Are Authorized to Re-Open: A Report From the Field
  May 27, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Phase 1 of Re-Opening Plan
  Massachusetts Governor Announces Phase 1 of Re-Opening Plan: Certain Non-Essential Businesses are Authorized to Recommence Operations Today
  May 18, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Form
  Treasury Department Releases PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Form: Technical Aspects of PPP Loan Forgiveness Explained, But Questions Remain
  May 18, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Question 46 Guidance
  Paycheck Protection Program Update: What the Question 46 Guidance Means for Recipients of PPP Loans Under $2 Million
  May 14, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Safe Harbor for PPP Borrowers
  Treasury Department Announces Safe Harbor for PPP Borrowers with Loans of Under $2 Million
  May 13, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Four-Phase Re-Opening Plan
  Massachusetts Governor Outlines Four-Phase Re-Opening Plan
  May 12, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: EEO Data Collections
  EEOC Announces Delay in EEO Data Collections
  May 11, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Prioritized Examination Pilot Program
  USPTO Announces COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program
  May 11, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: “Higher Risk” Employees
  EEOC Issues Guidelines with Respect to COVID-19 "Higher Risk" Employees
  May 11, 2020
  
• COVID-19 Alert: Workplace Sanitation Standards
  CDC Recommends New Workplace Sanitation Standards
  May 05, 2020