Navigato & Battin, LLP is pleased to announce that partner Michael Battin has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the University of San Diego School of Law.  Mr. Battin will be teaching in the Experiential Advocacy Practicum in Fall, 2019.  This unique course – a requirement for all first year law students at USD — entails a combination of...

Navigato & Battin thanks its clients and friends who attended Opening Day at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on July 17, 2019. Between mingling with old friends and new, enjoying the food, and wagering on the races, fun was had by all. “Every year, we get to show our gratitude to our clients by putting on this event at a beloved San Diego...

California employers with 50 or more employees have been required to train and educate their supervisory employees on sexual harassment prevention since 2005. However, as we reported in the beginning of the year, this law is being expanded effective January 1, 2020. By the beginning of next year, every California employer with five or more employees must...

We previously published an article about the requirements for registering a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) here. Our past article did not explore in any great detail the numerous reasons the USPTO might deny a trademark application. However, one basis the USPTO has historically relied on to deny an application is where...

When you interview a candidate for hire at your company, you likely have a list of questions you plan to ask him or her. This list can be as simple as why the candidate wants to work for you, or substantially more complex. It is not uncommon for interviewers to ask a question during an interview only to discover later that the answer to the question...