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…)