As I write these words, I am inspired and surrounded by original autographs of seven of America’s eight early presidents.
Invention and profit should go hand in hand. The three steps to success are 1) create a better product to fill customer’s needs, 2) secure intellectual property (IP) rights including filing for patents if appropriate,
In Teva v. Sandoz, 574 U.S. __, No. 13-854 (slip op. Jan. 20, 2015), the Supreme Court held that “evidentiary underpinnings” such as expert testimony considered by a trial court in
I’m a patent trial lawyer. My goal in every case is to win at trial. As for settlement, I believe in the wisdom of my fellow trial lawyers:
Suppose you’re General Counsel for a Company that has given you a budget of $100,000 per year to invest in protecting new proprietary technologies with new patent applications.
Trials are like hurricanes.
Hurricanes form way out in the Gulf of Mexico. They move gradually, gathering force. Only some of them ever reach land,
Most of them never hit.
Patent owners often ask me, how can I stop my competitor from infringing my patent?First, a word of congratulations: A product must be successful to attract imitation (the sincerest form of praise).
Last night, at dinner with friends, I had the opportunity to speak with a young man who has just completed his second year of studies in mechanical engineering.
When you think of high tech, does weaving come to mind?
The Jacquard punch card loom of the early 1800s informed Hollerith’s late 1800s punch card tabulation used in U.S. and other censuses.
Sears, once the world’s largest retailer, recently announced the sale of its famous Craftsman brand of tools to Stanley Black & Decker.The sale price of $900 million is just short of a cool billion dollars.
