Nano/Bio in Idaho

August 13, 2004 on 12:27 pm | In Uncategorized |

Sorry for the light posting…been catching up, doing some pro-bono, attending some conferences…

Speaking of conferences, yesterday I attended the “Second Annual Nano/Bio Technology Forum” here in Boise. Speakers included Willam Tong (H-P Laboratories), Dr. Melinda Hamilton (Director of Biological and Geological Sciences, INEEL), Dr. Cheryl Schrader (Dean, College of Engineering, Boise State University), Dr. Mike Laskowski (Chairman, BIO Idaho), Pat Doneen (CFO, Sapidyne Instruments, Inc.), and Karl Tueller (Executive Director, Idaho Office of Science and Technology). It was encouraging to see industry, education and government all coming together to make sure that the State of Idaho is prepared for these new technologies. It reminded me of Dennis Kennedy’s recent post on Missouri Nanotechnology.

Idaho (mainly due to HP, Micron Technology and INEEL) consistenly ranks #1 per capita for patents issued and the Boise metro area ranks #2 (behind San Jose). Before you pack your bags and move out here (to help me with the perceived deluge of patent applications)….a large chunk of that patent work gets done by out-of-state patent firms, a fact that truly amazes me. Maybe Ron Baker is right…clients are not very price sensitive.

The same is not true for foreign IP attorneys….the % increase in work we are picking up from foreign attorneys is increasing faster and faster (relative to our overall increase in work). Perhaps they have figured out something that my local businesses haven’t yet…

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  1. Stephen -

    It also always amazes me that companies in local markets with adequate IP resources feel the need to “go to the coasts” to get the prestige and attention they believe will come with the coastal law firm.

    In Oklahoma City our firm is getting a tremendous amount of business from out of state and large metropolitan based companies who are tired of paying outrageous fees (hourly) for coastal and large metropolitan IP law firms. They appreciate the opportunity to leverage our low overhead into cost savings. On the flip side — local companies believe they need to use coastal firms to be “taken seriously”.

    Really makes you shake your head in bewilderment.

    Douglas
    PHOSITA: an intellectual property weblawg
    http://www.okpatent.com/phosita/

    Comment by Douglas Sorocco — August 13, 2004 #

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