Technology Patent War: Apple vs. Samsung
Last year Apple Inc filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd claiming patent infringement. This ongoing trial is one of the largest-ever patent cases, which has the possibility to change the fast-moving technology and markets of world. Apple claims that Samsung’s smartphones and tablets are imitations of Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Apple recently obtained […]
The Right Route: re-invent yourself
I don’t always blog about patents and trademarks. Sometimes I like to share “interesting stuff” such as the inspirational story of my cousin Sam Burruano’s treck to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro the summer of 2012. There’s more to the story than “just” walking up the side of a big hill. Sam reinvented himself this […]
Kodak, Patents, and the Buffalo Bills
Guest Blogger: David Stephenson, Rochester, NY patent attorney As a Buffalo Bills fan from Rochester, I was recently thinking about the parallels between the Bills and Eastman Kodak. Both have been in the local news lately, and the news has not been good. The Bills, once again, don’t look like a playoff team; they lack […]
Spooky Series: Patents from the Grave! Can you dig it?
It’s October– which means that Halloween is right around the corner! I am going to be writing a weekly scary blog about patents that are a bit spooky and quite real. Scary is in the air and cemeteries have never seemed more alive. Everyone who has driven by or walked by a cemetery at this […]
How to protect your trademark
Does your company have a trademark that uniquely identifies you as the source of the product or service that you provide to your customers? If so you need to protect that trademark or service mark for your product or service by: Putting the world on notice that you claim common-law rights in the mark; and […]
Assignment Database and Alerts for free
My good friends down at MaxVal have announced a new tool to help patent attorneys and individuals interested in tracking information about corporate filings. It is called the: Assignment Database and Alerts. The Assignment Database offers a structured environment to analyze IP assets purchased or sold by an entity. The Alerts offer an effortless way […]
Patent Reform in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
All the new patent rules didn’t all take effect when on September 16, 2011 President Barack Obama signd Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 into law. On the one-year anniversary of the act many of the new rules kicked in. The patent and trademark office was put to the task of incrementally placing the rules […]
“Who’s Who in Law” 2012 edition
The Attorneys in Buffalo, New York selected the best attorneys in the Buffalo legal community and the list was published in the “Who’s Who in Law” 2012 edition of the Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. I am a registered patent attorney and I was one of the few attorneys in the Buffalo […]
New Patents: School just ain’t the same!!!
So it has been almost a month since the kids have returned back to school. I bet right about now you were wishing there was something that could possibly make the daily grind of school a little bit easier (for yourself and for your child). Not to fear…some new patents are here!!! The first new […]
New Patent Fundamentals Book Published
The patent attorneys here at PatentHome are proud to announce the publication of Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers, Third Edition. This book teaches inventors, scientists and corporate managers how to understand the patent process and how to identify and protect their patentable ideas. The third edition maps out and explains in easy to understand […]