Five Major Post-recessionary Economic Realities
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 […]
Patent Fundamentals (Part 2)
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 […]
US Celebrations for the 20th Anniversary of ADA
Guest Blogger: Adam Singh The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was signed on July 26, 1990 by then President George H. W. Bush. The ADA prohibits any discrimination based solely on a person’s disability. As defined by the ADA, a disability is “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity.” The […]
Patent Reform: Policing Patent Fraud
Guest Blogger: Brendan S. Lillis, Registered Patent Attorney These days, with the average waiting period to hear back from the patent office regarding a new application exceeding three years, the patent office needs all the help it can get. As such, filers of patents are required to disclose all relevant information about prior art that […]
What I learned at AIPLA’s 2009 “Practical Patent Prosecution Training for New Lawyers Seminar”
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 […]
