I’m a HUGE fan of del.icio.us. I tag stuff every day (or so it seems). I dawned on me earlier that my old del.icio.us tags are a gold mine of great links for my readers. So…let’s start with some delicious copyright URLs:
Internet Cases » A guide to registering the copyright in your [...]
I’ve added a couple new plug-ins in the last couple weeks:
1. A plug-in for my foreign readers. If you load the website (www.inventblog.com) you will see (in the right hand sidebar) links to common language translations of this site.
[Global Translator]
2. A plug-in for my iPhone/iPod Touch using readers (makes the site [...]
It is surprising to most people, but attorneys tend to be late adopters of technology. I think it is a result of having a “I don’t have time to learn something new, must keep working” mentality.
Proof: check out branding guru Justin Foster’s recent post on “5 technical skills a modern professional should [...]
Applicants and registered patent practitioners are reminded that the export of subject matter abroad pursuant to a license from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), such as a foreign filing license, is limited to purposes related to the filing of foreign patent applications. Applicants who are considering exporting subject matter abroad for the [...]
Via an email most of you probably received from the Patent Office too:
As a valued United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) customer, your opinions are important and enable the USPTO to learn what is working well and where there is room for improvement. The brief questionnaire at the URL stated below, specifically addresses [...]
Great list of changes the USPTO should make regarding web page organization and access to patent data
The Patent Librarian: Transparency in the US Patent System.
For other things that could be changed…see ReThink(IP) on “Things we hate about the USPTO.gov website.”
Via the American Library Association’s Copyright Advisory Network Digital Copyright Slider.
See also their Fair Use Checklist (pdf).
Netflix (last year?) added a service called “Watch Instantly” where they allowed subscribers to watch streamed selections on their computers for free (as part of their subscription). The titles in the “Watch Instantly” library (10,000+ of them) aren’t “New Releases,” but older movies and TV episodes. Example content available on Watch Instantly: [...]
Apparently, the FTC has settled its case with Davison & Associates for $10.7 million in cash, real estate and investment assets, less than half of the $26 million dollar judgment awarded in 2006. See: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – “O’Hara invention promoter, FTC settle case for $10.7 million.“
With mentions in TechCrunch, Technorati, Inc.com, and an iPhone App…..one local Idaho software company (TSheets) is making big waves! See also this Idaho Business Review post.
As a user of their product (my office uses their software for our employees), I completely understand why. It is a great product. One slick feature is [...]
