Hi Everyone. Can you believe it’s that time of year again? The weather up here in New England is turning cold, the leaves have already fallen, and the Holiday catalogues are in the mailbox. It’s the time of year when we small business owners and solo entrepreneurs look at our to do lists and ask [...]
Continue reading... November 7, 2012
Don’t Get Your Legal Advice on Twitter
What do you believe to be true about intellectual property? Are your beliefs based on truth, myth or falsehoods? You might be surprised to find out that a lot of the ‘truths’ about IP that you believe are actually falsehoods perpetuated by the ignorance and half-truths of the media, the internet, other well-meaning entrepreneurs, and [...]
Continue reading... November 1, 2012
Be Prepared (It Applies to Your Intellectual Property Too!)
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin Disaster preparedness seems to be on everyone’s mind this week. With the effects of Hurricane Sandy lingering up and down the East Coast, the news media has been speaking out about the importance of being prepared when a disaster strikes. I know that [...]
Continue reading... October 18, 2012
How a Provisional Patent Application Could Save your Business
You invent something on May 1, 2012. You are still in the conceptual stages, so you put off filing for patent protection. On October 15, 2012, you are given the opportunity to give a presentation on your invention at a local conference. You jump at the chance, and present your invention to the assembly of [...]
Continue reading... September 27, 2012
Are You Making a Bad Investment?
Yesterday morning I sent the following tweet. “All I hear is how expensive IP is. Maybe you don’t understand its value; its purpose. If you knew how to use it, you might spend more.” This sparked a short twitter conversation with @ManagingIP about what aspect of IP is seen as expensive: protection, enforcement, or [...]
Continue reading... September 10, 2012
Big News from IP made simple
I am so happy to announce that I am offering a short guide with 10 helpful tips to get the most out of your intellectual property portfolio to all IP made simple Subscribers. The guide is called 10 Things Every Business Should Do With Their Intellectual Property: A Quick IP Owner’s Guide. It is designed [...]
Continue reading... August 22, 2012
Websites, Webinars and Workshops. Oh My!
The Summer of 2012 has been the busiest on record for me and my business. The new website is up-and-running, my first Workshop is scheduled for the end of September, and a FREE 4 part webinar series on IP basics will kick-off next Wednesday with a primer on trademarks. I encourage you to explore the new website. If [...]
Continue reading... August 14, 2012
Working with Your Patent Attorney
As I was reading the Patently-O blog this morning, my mind started to wander. Dennis Crouch was critiquing an essay on why patents fail as property rights vis-à-vis the trespass doctrine in real estate. (I know, such a stimulating topic for 8:30AM.) This got me thinking about the similarities and difference between patents and real [...]
Continue reading... June 26, 2012
Trade Secret Theft is a Real Crime
And those found guilty go to a real jail cell. Now you know that Trade Secret theft is on the rise and costing US companies billions of dollars in revenues. You’ve also learned 10 important things about trade secrets and how to protect them. Now, let’s look at three recent examples of trade secret theft that [...]
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