This post is more about the "business" than the "intellectual property," but I thought that IP Spotlight readers would be interested in a recent blog post by my partner Catherine Wadhwani, who reminds tech companies and other employers that hire talented foreign professional who may need H-1B sponsorship about an upcoming deadline for filing H-1B petitions.

Companies who are hiring (or who plan to hire) a foreign professional should be aware that the timing of a cap-subject H-1B petition is extremely sensitive. The time to file an H-1B-cap subject petition is fast-approaching and it's best to be prepared.

For more information, here is a link to Catherine's post discussing the upcoming "H-1B cap season".

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