The United States Patent and Trademark Office released its “Performance and Accountability Report” and one thing is obvious from the report is that the number of patent applications filed in the United States is going up. Record numbers of United States inventors and businesses find it more important than ever to protect their intellectual property […]
Last year I interviewed professional patent searcher Martin E. Keller after he sent me his 2011 patent calendar. Each month on the calendar is accompanied by a drawing of a funny device described in a US patent. This year I received a PDF version of the calendar which I share with you here. It is […]
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 […]
The Patent Reform Bill that everybody has been waiting for has been signed into law. President Obama visited Thomas Jefferson High School For Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, and signed the American Invents Act into law. This bill changes the United States patent system from a “first to invent” system with a “first inventor […]
The Leahy-Smith “America Invents Act” H.R. 1249, was passed by the U.S. Senate on September 8, 2011 and because the House of Representatives passed identical legislation on June 23, the bill will go directly to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.),Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, commented on the final passage […]
Ronald L. Docie Sr is the president of Docie Development, LLC, an international company that provides services for inventors and corporations. His inventions are featured in Wal-Mart, Kmart and thousands of other distribution channels. As an agent for inventors, Docie has negotiated license deals with many companies including General Motors, and he’s a consultant to […]
Today marks what would be the 93rd birthday of the inventor of Styrofoam, Otis Ray McIntire. Inventor: Otis Ray McIntire Born August 24, 1918 – Died February 2, 1996 Invention: Styrofoam Brand Foam: Patent #: 2,450,436 Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2008. As with many great inventions, this one was developed […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued US patent number 8,000,000 on August 16, 2011. I’ve been considering writing a blog post for the last month or so about who will receive United States patent number 8,000,000 and as it turns out on Friday, August 19th my law office received a patent that […]
Inventor Harry Coover Born March 6, 1917 – Died March 26, 2011 Invention: Superglue Patent Number 2,768,109; Patent Issued October 23, 1956 Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame™ in 2004 Some of the most useful products in our daily lives were developed completely by accident— and among these is Superglue. While working as a […]
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 […]