Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones
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July 9th, 2010


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Does Your Company Have Copyright Issues?
By: Jennifer A. Puplava and Amy L. VanDyke

In the March edition of Business Counselor, we highlighted the importance of understanding the value of trademarks and service marks in your business. Copyright materials also likely play an important role in your business. “Copyright” is the bundle of exclusive rights granted to an author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. These rights can be licensed, transferred and/or assigned. There are several types of works that may be subject to a copyright, including books, maps, charts, prints, photographs, painting, drawings, sculptures, motion pictures, computer programs, sound recordings and architectural works.
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Plastic Injection Molder’s Lien Trumps Secured Creditor
By: Daniel R. Kubiak

A recent Michigan Court of Appeals case resolved an ambiguity under the Molder’s Lien Act in favor of the “molder” and against a secured creditor. In Delta Engineered Plastics LLC v Autolign Manufacturing Group Inc, 286 Mich App 115 (2009), the “molder,” defined under the Act as any person who uses a die or mold to make plastic parts, produced plastic parts using molds owned by the defendant. When the defendant failed to pay, the plaintiff asserted a statutory lien on the molds in its possession.
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Health Insurance: Grandfather Status and Discrimination Rules
By: Timothy J. Tornga

Many of us have now worked our way through the complaint/bewilderment/grief stage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). We are now beginning to evaluate the impact of PPACA as we approach the insurance renewal season for the next plan years. Many questions remain. However, we have enough information to take a few cautious steps forward.
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MMBJ Named One of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in West Michigan

Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC has been named one of West Michigan’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to work for. Companies nominated for this distinction are evaluated in a number of categories, including communication, community initiatives, compensation and benefits, diversity and multiculturalism, employee education and development, employee engagement and commitment, recognition and retention, recruitment and selection and work-life balance. The judges look for above-average programs, services and solutions for employees and adaptations to various new factors in the marketplace.


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