Patents
Six Ton Tower Trike Patent
Jim Gesto of South Bend, Indiana, has invented and patented an 11,000 pound trike!
History, Intellectual Property (IP), invention, Patents, Technology
Invention, Reinvention, and Patents
Among other events that occurred on this date in history, U.S. Patent 942,699, directed to the first synthetic plastic, Bakelite, was granted to inventor Leo Baekeland.
Ethics, Intellectual Property (IP), International, invention, Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Technology, Trademarks
Marching Orders
Business—at least as waged between competitors—is war. That observation was made in 1832 by Prussian General Carl von Clausewitz in his magnum opus, On War, based on his service in the Napoleonic Wars.
Appeals, Claim Construction, Federal Circuit, Information technology (IT), International, Legal Updates, Patent Prosecution, Patents, Software or CII patents, Supreme Court, Technology
AIPPI Resolves Software Inventions Eligible for Patent
In a major new development, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) has adopted a resolution favoring patent-eligibility of computer software inventions, also known as “computer implemented inventions” or “CII.”
Appeals, Federal Circuit, Litigation, Patents, Supreme Court
TC Heartland Throws East Texas Patent Cases
“Deep in the Heart of Texas” was a hit song in 1942. Half a century later, in 1992, patent litigants penetrated deep into the heart of Texas—all the way to Marshall.
Appeals, Infringement, Inter Partes Review (IPR), International, Law Firm, Law Practice Management, Patent Prosecution, Patents
Why Patent Boutique?
Seventeen years ago, I founded Beem Patent Law Firm to provide business clients with customized patents and lean, focused enforcement and defense.
Information technology (IT), invention, Patent Prosecution, Patents, Technology, Trademarks
Real inventions are not on Shark Tank
On Tuesday evening, I went to a “shark tank” event at TechNexus in Chicago. Thanks to my friend and colleague Nancy Fallon-Houle, the startup business lawyer, for inviting me.
Copyright, History, Patents, Technology
When Presidents Signed Patents
On Presidents Day, it is my pleasure to share with you the Beem Presidential Patent collection. The collection comprises historic original patents and an original copyright,
Litigation, Patent Reform, Patents
East Texas Patent Litigation, Part 3: Essentials for Victory
In this third and final part of my current series on East Texas patent litigation, I will discuss essentials for victory in Texas intellectual property (IP) trials,
Bar Associations, Infringement, Litigation, Patents
East Texas Patent Litigation, Part 2: How to Win!
It takes skill to win a patent case. You must marshal the evidence so judge and jury will follow you to the right conclusion.
See Abraham Lincoln School of Patent Litigation.