Matt Buchanan had a post yesterday about a secret Rethink(IP) project he’s been spear-heading. He called it “our most ambitious project yet.”
What is it, you ask? I can’t pop the top yet, but can promise that we’ll do it soon. We’re planning a very brief private beta period beginning at the end of this week. If you’d [...]
Sorry for the light posting…I took some vacation and have been buried in other projects.
I did receive the following question from a reader today:
I have my grandmother’s old hand-operated meat grinder. On it is imprinted:
PAT.MCH. 4.’02.
Does this mean that it was the fourth patent issued in 1902?
I’ll appreciate any information you can provide.
My response would [...]
Via an email:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office invites you to the 11th Annual Independent Inventors Conference
September 8-9, 2006 at 8 a.m.
USPTO Headquarters
600 Dulany Street . Alexandria, VA
Join top officials from the United States Patent and Trademark Office and successful inventors and entrepreneurs to learn effective strategies to help protect and market your BIG [...]
One of the excellent services we offer over that Rethink(IP) is called RSS Mojo…a blend of pay and free listings of recently filed patent, trademark and copyright lawsuits.
In example…here is a listing of the IP cases filed in Idaho (Federal) in the past few weeks:
Coldwater Creek Inc et al Vs. Online Reward Center et al 2:2006cv00307
Electronic Controls [...]
Apparently a YTMND fan thinks USPTO Director Dudas is “dreamy.”
For those of us who do considerable work (patents, trademarks) for foreign intellectual property law firms, Wikipedia has a great listing of “Types of companies.”
A great tool to use when you need to satisfy an “entity type” rejection for, in example, explaining whether an Australian LTD is a “company” or a “corporation.”
Blawgr is, like a phoenix, returning. Soon. Ed. even created a post regarding it: http://blawgreview.blogspot.com/2006/08/blawgr-coming-soon.html
I’ve had a chance to be involved in some cool stuff on-line…but the rebirth of Blawgr is going to be amazing. Mark. My. Words.
…more information to follow…
So…how DO you pick an attorney? Enotes thinks they know how: How To Find An Attorney: Encyclopedia of Everyday Law.
It reminds me of: A Consumer’s Guide to Idaho Lawyers.
Very interesting: The RIAA vs. John Doe, a layperson’s guide to filesharing lawsuits – The Digital Music Weblog.
See also this list of recently filed copyright lawsuits: Rethink(IP)’s – Copyright Lawsuit Filing Update
[Update: the below URLs appear to be dead]
Inventors’ Digest magazine notes:
In honor of National Inventors’ Month – August, Inventors’ Digest has unveiled The Best of Inventors’ Digest, a compilation of its best and brightest articles from the past two decades. The first in this exciting 20 volume series can be downloaded free of charge [...]
