What Inventors Need to Know… An inventor does not need a prototype to file for patent protection. Many inventors incorrectly believe they need a working prototype in order to file an application for a patent. The law requires that a patent application include a description of the invention so that somebody skilled in the art […]
Thanks to Mark Tutton, CNN technology columnist for writing this week about how anyone can learn the Five Secrets of Innovation. Studies conclude that innovation is not an inherent trait, uncovering good ideas is a set of skills that anyone can learn. By looking for new ideas and as they relate to the world around […]
Guest Blogger: Registered Patent Agent, Gerald F. Gibbs Jr. Practical Patent Prosecution Training for New Lawyers Seminar I am Gerald F Gibbs Jr., a Registered Patent Agent. I am a native of Buffalo, N.Y. For the past 13+ years I have served as an industrial electrician for General Motors Corporation. Recently I passed the patent […]
I got the opportunity to be a guest on the “On Target” radio talk show hosted by Judge Penny Wolfgang on Buffalo Entercon Radio (WWKB, WWWS, WLKK, WKSE, WTSS). I really had a great time in the studio recording the half-hour discussion about IP Law. Penny Wolfgang is truly a marvelous interviewer and host. I […]
In Matt Chandler’s Buffalo Business First article, Legal Community Weights in on Patent Case, Western New York’s business newspaper, I was quoted along with other Western NY patent attorneys regarding the US Supreme Court case of Bilski v. Kappos (the case which will decide how business method patents are to be reviewed by the United States Patent […]
This holiday season we would like to share some ideas of the best gifts for the patent people and inventor types on your list. What interesting stuff would a creative innovative mind like? Take a look: Apple iPod touch 8 GB (3rd Generation) NEWEST MODEL iPod touch is an iPod, a pocket computer, and a […]
So you are an inventor with a new invention, what next? Inventors usually have a questions like: Should I get a prototype? Do I need to have a patent to protect the idea? Who can I speak about it to? Is it a good idea? Can I make money from it? Who can I trust? […]
On November 9, 2009 the Supreme Court heard an oral argument on the appeal from the Federal Circuit of the case of Bilski v. Kappos, wherein the central issue was whether the Federal Circuit erred by holding that a business method patent application based on a “process” must be tied to a particular machine or […]
Thanks to @ipdotcom for tweeting this week about the Internet’s birthday. And linking from thier Twitter stream @ipdotcom to this very interesting YouTube video giving us an insight of Internet pioneer and UCLA computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock about the meager beginnings of the Internet.