Clarence Earl Gideon must be turning over in his grave.

Imagine a judicial system where criminal prosecutors had the power to disbar criminal defense lawyers. How long do you think it would take the United States Supreme Court to issue a unanimous decision declaring that system unconstitutional?

Yet the IRS is empowered to punish with the full force of its bureacratic power tax lawyers and other taxpayer counsel whom it believes has violated its standards of conduct.

That IRS officials have the power to punish taxpayer representatives makes a mockery of the taxpayers’ right to counsel, the linchpin of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

There, I said it. I hope I don’t get suspended for it.

Criminal records include any details about any conviction that you have had. Most employers are now concerned about employing people who have been convicted. A majority of them search criminal records before they can even call you for an interview. Organizations make this decision because they can be accused of being negligent if they hire a person who poses a risk to the other employees. If an employer hires you after finding out that you have been convicted of a crime, they will be held responsible for any crime that you commit within the organization. The concern that most organizations have when it comes to hiring is that you might commit another crime in future. The use of these details to determine whether a person is suitable for a job has been blamed for denying ex-offenders a chance to reform. It is not easy for an ex-offender to get back into society if the job opportunities are limited.

Cyber crimes are criminal activities such as theft, fraud, forgery, defamation and mischief as governed by the Indian Penal Code. Cyber crimes are unlawful acts where the computer is used either as a tool or a target or both and can be categorized as follows:

1. Tampering with computer source documents

2. Hacking with computer system

3. Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form

4. Not to obey the direction of Controller

5. Directions of Controller to a subscriber extend facilities to decrypt information

6. Intrusion into protected system

Getting a patent is a long complicated process, which is why some hire a patent lawyer to help them get it done. That’s an option if you want to pursue it but here are the basics to getting a patent with or without one.

The first thing you need to do is determine whether your idea is marketable. If it is, do a thorough patent search to see if one already exists. This can be done most easily on the website U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Then you should determine if the idea is patent-worthy.

While fairly straightforward, the technical terms and legal aspects of filing a patent application can be confusing. I’ve attempted to outline the patent process step-by-step and include simple explanations of patent terminology you will encounter along the way. It should be noted that getting a Trademark or Copyright follows a very different process.

If you have a patent lawyer they can issue a reply to have the case reexamined, or you can do so yourself. Multiple rejections are not uncommon and at some point you can schedule an in-person interview to discuss the patent application.

To get a patent, your invention also has to: