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Category Archives: Business/Corporate

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UB Intellectual Property Seminar

Posted in Business/Corporate
As a Buffalo New York patent attorney I often travel throughout Western New York to attend seminars having to do with patents and trademarks. Last week I went to a seminar at the University of Buffalo TCIE.  The Center for Industrial Effectiveness, UB TCIE serves businesses of all types and  sizes through technical engineering, consulting and … Continue Reading

Kodak Seeks to Profit from Patent Portfolio

Posted in Business/Corporate, Patents
Eastman Kodak Company announced that it is "exploring strategic alternatives related to its digital imaging patent portfolios, a move reflecting the current heightened market demand for intellectual property." Does this mean they’re going to try to leverage their patent portfolio against other competitors in lawsuits? Can you say "patent troll"? Some people think that maybe … Continue Reading

Interview With PTIS Co-founder Brian Wagner

Posted in Business/Corporate, Interviews, Trademarks, What Inventors Need to Know
One of the things I enjoy about law blogging is my opportunity to interview thought leaders in the intellectual property arena. Recently I had the opportunity to be introduced to Brian Wagner who is a co-founder of a company called "Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions"(PTIS). PTIS is a group of “Global Management and Packaging Consultants.” … Continue Reading

New Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committees Created by Obama

Posted in Business/Corporate, Other Legal Issues, Patents
President Obama issued on February 8, 2011 an Executive Order called "The Establishment of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committees," establishing two intellectual property enforcement advisory committees designed to improve the Federal Government’s intellectual property enforcement efforts. The Enforcement Advisory Committee shall develop a Strategic Plan as provided for in title III of the PRO … Continue Reading

Five Major Post-recessionary Economic Realities

Posted in Business/Corporate
Guest Blogger: John Manzella John Manzella is the author of “Grasping Globalization,” a frequent speaker on global business and policy, China, and today’s new economic and political realities and the president of Buffalo-based Manzella Trade Communications, a strategic communications and public affairs firm with expertise in global and economic-based issues. This article was recently published … Continue Reading

“Burger King” Steals McDonald’s McMuffin Recipe

Posted in Business/Corporate, Copyright, Interesting Stuff, Patents, Trademarks
How do you protect your intellectual property? What is intellectual property? Is a special sandwich that you make better than anybody else intellectual property? Imagine you are the owner of a new restaurant who has created a new edible masterpiece. And subsequently, to your surprise, you discover that a copycat sandwich is being made across … Continue Reading

What Executives Make of Innovation

Posted in Business/Corporate
Tweet of the week Thanks to @StrongerAmerica for tweeting this week about the importance of making innovation a top priority in corporate America. James Andrew, senior partner and head of the global innovation practice at Boston Consulting Group, authors this article for Business Week. The difference between a company whose CEO and leadership team have … Continue Reading

“Patent Reform Act of 2010″ and False Marking Rule Change

Posted in Business/Corporate, Patents
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“Patent Marking Police” Looking for the Big Jackpot

Posted in Business/Corporate, Patents
Since my recent blog post entitled "Patent Trolls" Search for Falsely Marked Products the ad hoc “patent marking police” have filed at least 17 lawsuits alleging false marking against 33 different companies. This number is an approximation because False Marking suits are not consistently categorized within the federal court system. To see a list of … Continue Reading

The Patent Troll Problem

Posted in Business/Corporate
What a corporation needs to know about patent law… I’m sorry if I insult anybody by using the derogatory term "Patent Troll"  for a non-practicing entity (NPE) or patent dealer that claims patent rights to technology and demands a licensing payment for the use of the technology. But if the name fits… I’m not saying … Continue Reading