Intellectual Property and the Arts Presentation at Art Institute of Phoenix
Here are the slides from my presentation at the Art Institute of Phoenix on May 29, 2012.
When you’ve come up with an invention and are looking for someone to help you obtain a patent, do your comparison shopping and choose carefully. Whether you choose a patent attorney, a patent agent, or an invention promotion service,…
Word Triathlon Corporation, owner and licensor of the IRONMAN, M DOT, and various Ironman-related trademarks, has sued a San Antonio, Texas company for using the domain name “ironmanforkids.com.”
UPDATE: APRIL 28: The USPTO has updated its program which changes some of the information below regarding dates during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here. The US Patent and Trademark Office has made extensions available to filing, response, and fee…
Patently-O did a brief post yesterday on a selected group of patent applications to see how the applications have proceeded through the PTO. Of the applications filed in February 2006, 57% have matured into a patent, 28% are abandoned, and…
I saw on the BBC a few days ago that Australia’s High Court had supported a new law requiring cigarette packs to be wrapped in some fairly revolting advertising. Australia already had very restrictive cigarette advertising laws. The packs will…
In an Op-Ed piece at the New York Times I came across via Patently-O, Paul Michel and Henry Nothhaft argue for the infusion of $1 billion into the Patent Office. What I noticed most in this article was their citation that…