Well..it’s here. Earlier this morning the Supreme Court released its opinion in the case of KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. et al. (550 U. S. ___, April 30, 2007).
While others will likely do more detailed analysis (click here to easily review what others are saying), here are my quick thoughts:
In Graham [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Antacids & Graham Crackers — The Supreme Court Decides KSR and the Future of Obviousness
Tip: Schedule that Backup
It’s easy to remember to back up local (hard drive, server) data. It is data you regularly use after all.
However, what about data you don’t personally host/maintain? What about your Firm’s website? Your blog? When was the last time you made a backup copy of THAT data? How much time/headache could you save by having [...]
“I’ve got the best lawyer soft tacos can buy…”
Strongbad with a little lawyer and IP humor.
Small Businesses and Blog Wisdom
This blog was recently honored (I promise not to dance) by inclusion in a post on the Wall Street Journal’s StartupJournal blog. The post: What Small-Biz Owners an Learn From Blogs by Sarah E. Needleman. Other blogs mentioned include:
WorkHappy.net -www.workhappy.net
Franchise Pundit – www.franchisepundit.com
Young Go Getter – www.younggogetter.com
Escape from Cubicle Nation – www.escapefromcubiclenation.com
BizzBangBuzz [...]
A Once in a Lifetime Domain Name Opportunity
Carl Oppedahl is putting his (and his former law partner’s) patents.com and patents.net domain names up for auction. What a great opportunity for a law firm or patent services/products provider to obtain an unbelievable domain name pair. You have until June 15, 2007 to bid. Bidding is already up to $10,000. [...]
Patent Filing Receipts and Drawings
From a colleague:
I received a filing receipt that did not list any drawings on it, so I called the PTO. The lady I spoke with knew immediately what I was going to ask about because they are getting many phone calls about it. As of April 3, 2007, the drawings will no longer [...]
1000 down…
I just realized that the last post I made was #1001 here on The Invent Blog. Wow. Thanks for listening/encouraging me for the last three plus years. Here’s to the next thousand posts!
Ready for Microsoft Office 2007 Files From Your Clients?
Microsoft, in Microsoft Office 2007, decided to reinvent their file format…making it XML based. If you want to know why…read this.
“New”means that unless you have Office 2007…you’re not going to likely be able to view the file without a converter. What a headache! If you, like most of us, will [...]
Hiring? Our Legal Jobs Board Is Having a Sale
Spring is here…which means 3L law students everywhere are gearing up for joining the law job market. Anyone want to trade shoes with them and become a first year associate attorney again???
After much deliberation and an epic game of Paper-Rock-Scissors we decided to have a “Spring Cleaning” sale over at our law jobs board at [...]
Planning for Your Joint Venture’s Failure (and hoping it doesn’t)
Inventors involved in joint ventures often ignore this bit of advice…while the going is good, figure out what you are going to do if the going gets bad. Here’s a great article directly on point: StartupJournal: Forming an Alliance? Plan for Your Break Up
