Most larger cities have a “children’s museum” where kids (and grown ups) can experience “hands on” science. Anything that teaches kids that science is cool is worth supporting!
Our local children’s museum is called the “Discovery Center of Idaho.” For about ten years now, I have provided free patent searches to the winners of the Discovery [...]
Via Gawker, Google has obtained (Sept. 1, 2009) a design patent that covers its user interface. USPN D599,372.
What’s amazing to me is how long it took to obtain the patent, the application was filed on March 7, 2006.
It is also a good example of a patent containing a copyright or mask notice (see my earlier [...]
I’m going to be a guest on this week’s TWiL (This Week in Law) podcast, discussing patents with host Denise Howell and patent lawyers Adam Bagwell and Matt Buchanan. Topics on the slate include Volumedia’s “podcasting patent,” patent reform, “Web 2.0 and uspto.gov,” and Peer-to-Patent. Per Denise’s blog:
This Friday, August 7, this WEEK in LAW [...]
One statistic I get tired of hearing is how data shows (showed?) that Idaho is (was) #1 per capita for patents and Boise is (was) #2 per capita for patents. The reality is those numbers are (were) greatly skewed by Micron Technology and Hewlett-Packard both having facilities in town. Those two entities account [...]
Boliven Patents. Impressive collection of patent data, searchable file histories, listings of the most prolific inventors, which examiners have examined the most patents…and so on.
It is sad hearing that Michael Jackson passed away.
Did you know he had a patent? See this 2004 Invent Blog post.
FT.com notes “A laboratory robot called Adam has been hailed as the first machine in history to have discovered new scientific knowledge independently of its human creators.”
Patent bar exam trivia question of the day: can the robot be listed as an inventor on a U.S. patent application?
Video from Ignite Boise 01 is online now. One of the videos that my readers may enjoy is my law partner Bob Shaver’s (Patent Pending Blog) FIVE MINUTE presentation on The History of Bicycle Technology (below).
By the way, Bob has a new blog: BicyclePatents.com.
I’m jazzed by the great speakers/presentations we have on tap for IgniteBoise|01. See the IgniteBoise blog post”: Without further ado… « Ignite Boise | Boise’s best ideas in 5 minutes, 2 0 slides.
Included in the speaker list is my law partner Bob Shaver (aka the bicyclepatents.com blog) speaking on…bicycle technology.
LEGALZOOM.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation v. LEGALZOOM.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-nvdce/case_no-2:2009cv00273/case_id-64319/
UPDATE (2/20/2009): The page now shows “Incorp Services, Inc., v. Legalzoom.com, Inc.”
