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Reinhard von Hennigs met Ambassador Scharioth

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Ambassador Dr. Klaus Scharioth and Reinhard von Hennigs

Reinhard von Hennigs, a principal with Byrne, Davis & Hicks, PC, met with the Ambassador of the Federal Re public of Germany, Dr. Klaus Scharioth.

USCIS to Reissue Advance Parole Documents

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There was an error by processing Advance Parole documents (the so called "Form I-512") earlier this year. U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS) announced today that it will reissue these in response to documents that were mailed to applicants with an incorrect issue date of January 5, 1990 (instead of 2010). All affected documents have been identified and USCIS will automatically reissue documents to individuals who have received a document with the incorrect issue date.

According to USCIS all documents continue to be valid. This is because the expiration dates remain accurate, therefore it is not necessary for applicants to contact USCIS regarding their pending application unless their application is outside the "normal" processing time of 90 days.

If you need to travel urgently and you have received a document with an invalid issue date, then you may travel using the incorrect document. U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has been alerted however, you may be questioned about the issuance date. Therefore, please print this explanation to share with CBP if necessary. You can also contact our law firm for more support.

iPad: the Trademark

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With all the hype about Apple and the new release of a new product today there are a few legal aspects one may keep in mind:

1. A company called Slate Computing registered for the iPad trademark in Canada in July. Similar trademark filings were made in Europe and Hong Kong in the same month. Whoever this Slate Computing company is, one may speculate: is it a front company for Apple?

2. However in the US another company owns the iPad trademark for handheld computing: Fujitsu.

Although Fujitsu filed initially for the iPad name in March 2003, the trademark was never assigned. The US Patent and Trademark Office in fact declared the name "abandoned" in April 2009. The reason: Fujitsu did not respond to demands for more information. Was this when Apple first looked into the name?

In June 2009 Fujitsu worked again to get the trademark approved. However but Apple has since certain actions: see here some examples of recent activity. Apple now has a new deadline: they have until February 28, 2010.

What happens legally with the Apple launch prior to that day? Apple could be in a better legal position if they announced or even better launched an iPad product before filing an appeal.

Registration Begins for Temporary Protected Status to Haiti

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that eligible Haitian nationals in the United States may begin the application process for Temporary Protected Status. Details and procedures for applying for TPS are provided in the Federal Register notice published today.

On Jan. 15, 2010, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano designated TPS for eligible Haitian nationals as a result of the catastrophic earthquake that occurred in Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010.

The TPS designation for Haiti is effective January 21, 2010 and will remain in effect through July 22, 2011. The designation means that eligible Haitian nationals will not be removed from the United States and will also be eligible to apply to work in the United States. The 180-day registration period for eligible Haitian nationals to apply for TPS begins today and will end on July 20, 2010.

The designation applies only to those Haitians who resided in the United States on or before Jan. 12, 2010; TPS will not be granted to Haitian nationals who entered the United States after Jan. 12, 2010.

Haiti joins El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Somalia, and Sudan as countries currently designated for TPS.

If you are qualified for this status and need help, please contact us. We may assist you free of charge (pro bono).

Reinhard von Hennigs

law @ bdhlaw . net

Immigrants from Haiti: Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

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Here may be some hope for persons from Haiti living in the USA. US Immigration (USCIS) may grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to eligible nationals of certain countries (or parts of countries), who are already in the United States.

The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country's nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately. Eligible individuals without nationality who last resided in the designated country may also be granted TPS.

However at this time Haiti is not on this list, but there is political discussion about adding Haiti as a country.

If you know politicians please contact them in the interest of humanity to convince USCIS to add Haiti. If you are from Haiti in the USA and are interested in help, please contact our law firm and we will attempt to help you free of charge as a pro bono client.

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