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
Steve Jobs revolutionized our world through his inventions. There are very few inventors in the world that give us devices that change the way we live. There are not many households in the world that don’t have some form of technology created by Apple. My house is littered with almost every generation of iPod, the … Continue Reading
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
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
When starting a new business one of the first things that needs to be done is to create a brand. Branding establishes the first impression that your target audience has of your business. Existing businesses sometimes need to re-create their brand. I once asked an attorney "why does the public perceive you as the best … Continue Reading
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
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted an all-time high 219,614 United States utility patents in 2010 – up 31 percent over 2009. All but one of the companies in the Top 50 are up from 2009, most shattering records and many posting double-digit percentage gains. IBM continues to hold down the #1 … Continue Reading
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
Guest Blogger: Arthur S. Cookfair, Registered Patent Agent WHAT CAN BE PATENTED The patent statutes (35 U.S.C. 101) specify four classes of subject matter suitable for the grant of a patent. To be patentable, an invention must be directed to a: process machine manufacture, or composition of matter Often a close look at the creative … Continue Reading
Guest Blogger: Arthur S. Cookfair, Registered Patent Agent “A country without a Patent Office and good patent laws is just a crab and can’t travel anyway but sideways and backways.” Declared Mark Twain (speaking through his character, Sir Boss, in a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court). In his homey way, Sir Boss was simply … Continue Reading
What Inventors Need to Know… Tom Demitry is an entrepreneur, an inventor, a salesman, a marketer, a man of ideas and as he will tell you first and foremost a father and a man of God. He is constantly coming up with new ideas and new ways to reinvent himself. His passion and enthusiasm are … Continue Reading
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
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
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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
Tweet of the week Thanks to @ipgossip for tweeting this week about Apple being the number one target for NPEs in the US. Joff Wild of IAM Magazine commented that, "Apple must have spent well over $200 million on dealing with NPEs over the last few years and I imagine a few others can match … Continue Reading
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
What a corporation should know about intellectual property law… It is now in vogue for the new breed of "patent troll" to sue corporations in the US Federal Courts on behalf of the government for falsely marking unpatented products with patent registration numbers. Corporations need to be able to identify and protect their intellectual property. … Continue Reading
