One of the most fascinating and controversial legal decisions in the field of intellectual property is coming to a computer near you! Charles Moster, the firm’s Senior Partner and writer/composer of several radio musicals on NPR, is releasing his latest on August 31st. It is about the life of the brilliant Serbian inventor, Nikola Tesla, who invented radio and had a landmark Supreme Court case! (more…)
By Matt Burr
Trademarks are used to protect a name, word, or symbol that is used for the purpose of identifying the source of goods or services. Many economists have shown the direct relationship between the increasing importance of branding and the value of securing your IP - a lesson that the “Octomom” has clearly not missed! (more…)
By Matthew Burr
On Tuesday, March 3, 2009 the “Patent Reform Act of 2009” was introduced in Congress. This is the latest effort to pass this legislation, which has been knocking around Washington for years, into law. The 2008 version died in the Senate last year. It is thought by many observers to have a better chance of becoming law this time around. In fact the bill was approved on April 2, 2009, in a 15-4 vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill now moves to the Senate floor. (more…)
By Charles Moster
(Originally published by Fred Patterson, SBIR Coach)
Imagine that you just stepped off the elevator having traveled 30 floors talking to the CEO at your top prospect. You gave the most stirring elevator speech in the history of elevator speeches, and captured her imagination with your tale of cutting-edge technologies and memorable branding. (more…)
By Charles Moster
Consider the following scenario:
If Darth Vader went to the best law school he could get into…
And then became the biggest baddest lawyer in town…
And set his Laser Light Saber on your Texas business, how would he fare? (more…)
By Charles Moster w/ contributions Matt Burr
As a fellow entrepreneur, it is disheartening to see how many emerging businesses operate without protecting even their most critical forms of intellectual property. In fact, many business owners are not even sure what “intellectual property” (IP) means. (more…)
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