Patents
Six Ton Tower Trike Patent
Jim Gesto of South Bend, Indiana, has invented and patented an 11,000 pound trike!
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.”
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,
Constitutional Law, General Counsel, Information technology (IT), International, invention, Patent Prosecution, Patents, Technology
Patent Incentives, Innovation and Profits
“We’ve run out of big ideas,” the Wall Street Journal wails. The voice of Corporate America paints a bleak picture without offering any path forward. In this article,
Claim Construction, Constitutional Law, invention, Patent Prosecution, Presidents, Technology
3 criteria for @realDonaldTrump for new Director of Patent Office
The President-Elect @realDonaldTrump and his transition team @transition2017 are working on appointments to his new Cabinet. One of the chairs is reserved for the new Secretary of Commerce.
Appeals, Patent Prosecution, Patents, Presidents, Technology
Help inventors, Mr. Trump
Dear Mr. Trump:
Here’s a surefire way to jump-start the economy and put people to work: Help inventors convert their ideas into reality, get patents, and make and sell their new improved products.
Appeals, Bar Associations, Claim Construction, Copyright, Federal Circuit, History, Information technology (IT), International, invention, Licensing, Patent Prosecution, Patents, Supreme Court, Technology, Validity
The Crisis in Software Patents
There is an international crisis in software patents. The critical, unanswered question is this: When are software inventions eligible for patent?Billions in corporate assets are
Counterfeiting, Licensing, Trademarks
Chicago Cubs Billion Dollar Trademarks
Little noticed among this week’s flying blue W flags is the notice of allowance of the W trademark for caps and clothing.Yes, just Tuesday, November 1, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office agreed to issue the W trademark to the Chicago Cubs for valuable merchandising rights.
General Counsel, invention, Patent Prosecution, Patents, Technology
3 steps to patent success
In the last six weeks, as in the last four decades, I have attended intellectual property (IP) and patent litigation conferences across the country and around the world.