HOW TO PROTECT “COOL” TWO FAMILIAR WAYS TO PROTECT PRODUCT DESIGNS, PLUS A THIRD WAY YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF AND CAN UNDOUBTEDLY AFFORD. Everyone wants a patent. It’s perfectly logical to want to protect a new product. Technical innovations help set you apart in a crowded marketplace and a patent prevents anyone else from offering [...]
I’ll report on the health effects and proposals for the future, later in this issue. Meanwhile, for SHOT Show number 18, I continued a more relaxed approach I started last year. Instead of worrying about visiting every client, friend, and lead I possibly could, I focused on simply having a good show, and making each [...]
The thing I love best about my work is all the cool secrets I get to learn. The thing I like least is that I have to keep them secret. This month is an exception, where a number of my clients have decided to let me reveal the secrets of their pending patent applications, possibly [...]
When you own property rights like patents or trademarks, you have the right to stop infringers. But only if you know they exist. Often an infringer will be operating below your radar and will come to your attention only late in the game, when the infringer is entrenched and reluctant to back off. How can [...]
No, it’s nothing to worry spouses of those of us who visit several industry gatherings per year. But, there’s something special about NASGW. I always used to say it’s the show they put on just for me, so I can meet with 100 clients in one practical venue, plus see other friends. But something kept [...]
(What Their Trademark Filings Reveal) Every month on behalf of my clients, and to keep tabs on the industry, I personally search and review every trademark in the industry. I like to know who’s filing what, and even who’s doing the filing. I can sometimes get a peek behind the curtain when a major company [...]
