New invention promotion company complaints listed on the USPTO site (http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/complaints.htm):
Davison & Associates Inc.January 2005–Guay’s Complaint, Davison’s Response
Synergy Consultants February 2005–Santorello’s Complaint, no resposne from Synergy yet
QVC Product Search–QVC is looking for 100 new products to sell…and are offering inventors and entrepenuers and open audition. They have one date left open this year: [...]
Denise Howell on the new version of the Google Toolbar
http://feeds.feedburner.com/bagandbaggage?m=415
Kevin Heller on the new version of the Google Toolbar
http://techlawadvisor.com/2005/02/googles-autolink.html
Cool Outlook trick. Did you know that you can drag and drop in Outlook? Highlight an address in an email and drag it to your “Contacts” folder or highlight a date and drag it to your “Calendar” [...]
Patent Chronicles—Insights into software and business method patents from a patent searcher.
My Guide to Downloading Patent Copies off the Internet has been updated with this:
PatentHunter. Free trial version. Subscription basis. US version $69, International version $99. PDF and HTML. Seems to be a comprehensive searching program (not just a patent downloader).
PatentOrder. Patents: EPO, USPTO, DEPATISNET ("this German Patent Office service covers a variety of countries"), Canada, [...]
Via the USPTO site:
Senior officials of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as well as a representative from the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program, will be available live on-line next Thursday, February 24, from 2 to 3 pm (EST). They will be answering questions and offering tips for independent inventors. Instructions for taking [...]
Lone Inventor’s Blog on “Invention Promotion Scams“
Pierce Law IP News Blog on “National Inventors Hall of Fame announces its 2005 Inductees”
Question from reader: “Have you ever run across a flow chart for determining whether a copyrighted work has entered the public domain?”
My answer: PDF–http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/copyrightterm.pdf or HTML–http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm
Can’t stand the new Acrobat Reader version…wish you could download Reader 4.0? Look no more. Check out: http://www.oldversion.com/ ("Because Newer is Not Always Better"). Old software versions available include: AOL Instant Messenger, Eudora, MSN Messenger, IrfanView, iTunes, QuickTime, RealJukebox, RealPlayer, Winamp, Windows Media Player, Internet Explorer, Acrobat Reader, DeadAIM, WinZip, etc. You get the point. [...]
I stumbled on a great resource earlier today: a flowchart for determining 35 U.S.C. §102(e) dates [PDF] on the USPTO site. A text version appears HERE.
On another note, I wouldn’t think you’d be able to navigate the USPTO site like THIS and THIS, but I guess you can.
Don’t forget that THIS FRIDAY (Feb.18) is the deadline for registering for the ABA TECH SHOW IF you want the $100 off early bird discount. If you are a member of the ABA Law Practice Management section you get another $100 off. Details here.
