The Anon Lawyer Jeremy Blachman…who now is a famous writer, has a new blog (interestingly called Jeremy Blachman’s Brand New Weblog)…and he is hosting this week’s Blawg Review.
My recent Vitamin article: Trademark Tips for Your Web Application is linked to in it (Blawg Review #68). I’ll have to give Jeremy a hard time for naming [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2006
Trademark Tips for Your Weblog Name????
Question from reader: IP from Defendant’s Point of View
Earlier I had a reader ask:
Are there any websites or Blogs written from the IP Defendant’s viewpoint
Hmm…good question. Most of the IP blogs seem to cover both sides of the coin. There are some that lend a little more to the “Plaintiff’s” side (I suppose my blog’s focus on independent inventors & small [...]
PDAs and Attorneys
Have a PDA? I’m a recent convert to a Palm Treo 650…per the suggestions of Matt, Doug, Ernie, Buzz and about a zillion other tech attorneys.
Did you know that the New York Law School has an excellent page called JurisPDA that covers everything an lawyer/law student needs to know about PDAs? The website notes:
You’re a [...]
Reminder: Copyright Office Fees Increased July 1
Yeah, yeah, yeah…so I’m late in posting a reminder to all of you that:
The U.S. Copyright Office increased basic registration fees to $45 per application effective July 1, 2006. Fees
that changed include registrations, document recordation, supplementary
registration, search services, certificates, and additional
certificates. Any request received in the U.S. Copyright Office on or
after July 1, 2006, for [...]
USPTO Chicago Independent Inventors Conference…next week!
UPDATE: The registration deadline for this valuable conference is extended to 5:00 PM on Thursday, July 27.
Reminder from the USPTO site today:
Registration Deadline for Chicago Regional Independent Inventors Conference NearsSpace Limited…Register Now
Greg Hart, a winner of the History Channel’s Modern Marvels contest, has been added to the list of speakers for the USPTO’s Chicago [...]
Constitutional argument regarding change to continuation practice
Sometimes I receive comments on my blog worth repeating (most of you receive my posts via RSS and/or e–mail and thus don’t read the comments). This anonymous one, to my post on Continutations, raises some interesting arguments.
When you say:
“The revised rules would require ………. be supported by a showing as to why the amendment, argument, or [...]
Today’s thought…
The Lazy Way to Success: Top 10 Signs You’re Made to be an Entrepreneur
Trademark troll gets pwnd
Stoller gets PWND. Big time.
TTABlog: TTAB Sanctions Leo Stoller: Vacates All Extensions Granted Since November 2005
ALL. Every one of them…and all of the oppositions he filed too. O-U-C-H.
UPDATE: Stoller responds via his own blog.
Even dumb inventions can be profitable
While we all see some real doozies, one must never tell an inventor their idea is “dumb.” Dumb ideas can make a lot of money in this world.
Proof: Top 10 Dumbest On-line Business Ideas.
File Lots of Continuing Applications? Those days are soon over…
As previously discussed here on The Invent Blog, the Patent Office has proposed drastically changing continuation practice. For instance:
The revised rules would require that second or subsequent continued examination filings, whether a continuation application, a continuation-in-part application, or a request for continued examination, be supported by a showing as to why the amendment, argument, or [...]
