ABC’s new show American Inventor apparently has the nation’s invention promotion companies in a frenzy, gobbling up “American inventor” Google/Yahoo ads as fast as possible. For instance, run this Google search for “American Inventor” and check out the ads in the right hand margin.
BEFORE you ever do work with any company, patent attorney, patent agent, [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2006
American Inventors…be wary
Naked in Boise? Shel Israel wants to set up a blogger dinner.
Shel Israel (of Naked Conversations fame (I’m mentioned/quoted twice in that book)) is going to be in Boise on May 15 and we (Shel & I) are going to do a blogger dinner. If you are a Boise/Idaho blogger…we’d love to see you there.
Already on the “I’ll try to be there list”:
Christopher Rudy [...]
PDF Patent Site: PatentReader
I updated my Guide to All the ways to Download Patent Copies (PDF) with this:
PatentReader. Free. PDF. US-only. Allows you to download multiple patent numbers at one time.
The "download PDFs of multiple patent numbers at one time (for free)" aspect is, unless I am mistaken, unique to this site. I’m sure this site will be [...]
Michael Crichton on Patent Law
New York Times: “This Essay Breaks the Law” (op-ed by Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park) on Metabolite). [via Slashdot]
UPDATE: see also: http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2006/03/michael-crichton-assails-metabolite.html
Intellectual Property Trivia and Tidbits
“Intellectual Property Run Amok“–an interesting article containing list of “facts” about intellectual property including facts like: NINETY-ONE pending trademarks bear Donald Trump’s name, including “Donald J. Trump the Fragrance” and “Trump’s Golden Lager.” He failed to trademark the phrase “You’re fired.”and THE CLASSIC civil rights documentary Eyes on the [...]
EFS-Web is live! I found a bug!
As everyone now knows…EFS-Web is live. Applicants can now file patent applications in the United States electronically (as easy as attaching PDFs). I even filed one earlier today.
BUT!!! I had an issue. Using FireFox on my PC I couldn’t get my attachments to attach. So, I pulled out my Mac laptop. Same problem using FireFox [...]
American Inventor…reviews mixed
I had the pleasure of watching ABC’s new show “American Inventor” earlier tonight. It is no American Idol, but certainly had its moments. Overall, it was worth watching. FINALLY my wife can appreciate the interesting types of personalities I see in my own clients.
What would a story about independent inventors be without a poor lady [...]
Business Week articles for inventors
Business Week had a couple interesting articles earlier this year:
When Do You Really Need a Patent?–Every inventor wants to protect his vision. But experts say you should take some careful steps first
A New Invention for Inventors–It’s an auction of patents — and some big-name companies will be selling in “a marketplace where nobody knows what [...]
What is Fair Use under the Copyright Act?
See Chapter 8: Fair Use Doctrine [pdf] from Copyright Law: A Practitioner’s Guide (PLI), by Bruce P. Keller and Jeffrey P. Cunard, of Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP. [Via the PLI Lawyer’s Toolbox Vol. 4.11]
Blawg Review #48 up at Rethink(IP), Blawgr
Matt, Doug and I had the pleasure of hosting Blawg Review #48 this week at Rethink(IP).
Earlier in the week, one of the other two said something to the effect of “let’s only post the cream of the crop.†So, we did. We read every single submission, picked what we thought the top three were [...]
