Someone left a couple comments on this blog a few months ago with a question about the “Emirates Manufacturing Corporation.” Based upon search engine hits to those comments, I am suddenly receiving all sorts of inquiries and search hits regarding them. Sounds like an excellent opportunity to ask my brilliant readers for [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2007
CAFC Affirms Discipline of Patent Attorney Working for Invention Promoter
The CAFC released an opinion today affirming the discipline of an invention promotion company’s patent attorney (Bender v. Dudas, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. June 21, 2007)(Linn, J.)). A very interesting read.
For those wanting the quick summary:
S. Michael Bender (“Bender”) appeals from a final decision by the United States District Court for the District [...]
Most Popular Posts on this Blog
I recently installed a WordPress plug-in for The Invent Blog that allows me to create a list of my “most popular blog posts.”
The results are very interesting. Beyond recent posts (which you would expect to be “popular”), the following posts appear to be very popular (ala Google, Yahoo, etc.):
Forward This Post to Your Office Manager: [...]
EFS Filing Errors…the top ten
Bill Heinze has a post listing the most common e-filing mistakes according to the USPTO, namely:
Not including all documents in the filing as would be done in paper.
Not calling the Electronic Business Center when there is a question or when encountering a problem which leads to later filing dates and late fees/surcharges.
Not indicating Customer Number [...]
Test Marketing Your Invention…Using Google AdWords?
Eric Waltmire says it is the way to go. Interesting concept…I’d love to hear real life examples of inventors that used the technique.
Article: Marketability
Testing the Marketability Of Your Product Idea [By KELLY SPORS, Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal]
New Patent Attorney Job on LegalMojo
Trade in your suit for a pair of jeans, and get ready for the ride of your life! Mountain Bike, Motorcycle or other Action Sports-related enthusiasts viewed very favorably.
Details: http://www.legalmojo.com/archives/2007/06/patent_attorney_fox_racing_shox.php
PTI Follow Up
In follow up to some of my earlier posts on Patent and Trademark Institute of America (PTI), I stumbled on a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) news release (dated back in March) called FTC Charges Invention Promotion Swindlers with Contempt.
The sidebar includes a link to Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. International Product Design, Inc.; the Innovation [...]
Inventor Books
Thanks for those of you who left comments regarding your favorite books for inventors on my earlier post (The Invent Blog Community on Books Independent Inventors Should Read). I’ve created a static page on this blog to host those suggestions and others here: http://inventblog.com/books-for-inventors. Keep the suggestions flowing…
Books
This is a list of books/publications I recommend (or know others have recommended) for inventors:
1. Guy Kawasaki’s The Art of the Start. A preview of the book can be found here: http://guykawasaki.com/books/Artprop.pdf
2. Booklet (PDF) — From Invention to Innovation
3. Booklet (PDF) — AIPLA: [...]
