Leaving science to pursue a career in patent law requires a considerable investment of time and energy, and possibly money, with no guarantee of finding a job or of returning to science should the decision prove infelicitous. Yet the large number of former scientists now practicing patent law shows that it can be done. [...]
Many corporate legal readers find that they are more successful in developing a vision that in turning it into reality. While these legal visionaries are able to articulate a new and exciting way of practicing law, or managing the business laws. While each legal department and situation are different ,there are some tried and [...]
Inventors are supplied with an incentive of limited exclusivity in order to induce the difficult efforts to solve complex scientific and technical problems or to find applications for technological solutions. This bargain is fused with entrepreneurship, with multiple inventors competing in order to promote dynamic economic development. Society and the economy benefit from the [...]
Kim Kardashian's company, Kimsaprincess Inc., is in trouble for its endorsement of LuMee, the light-up phone case that makes it ideal for taking selfies. Snaplight on Monday filed a patent infringement lawsuit in California federal court. According to the complaint, a man named Hooshmand Harooni filed a patent in 2013 for an "integrated lighting [...]
Focus your ideas to a single, important area of passion. You are not all things to all people. Decide on your niche, then narrow your focus and broaden your appeal. I decided to focus on one area of law from the start: immigration law. I didn’t know everything about immigration, but what I [...]
First a little background Apple has employed various tactics to keep its product names secret over the years. One is to simply register the name via a Delaware shell company. That's what the company did as it was preparing to launch the iPad in 2010. But the trademark was also filed in major regions [...]
