Posted July 13, 2010, in Business, Startups by @ErikJHeels (permalink: http://erikjheels.com/?p=2253)
New Massachusetts companies.
Entrepreneurs in Massachusetts formed 888 new companies in June, 2010. That's down four percent from the same month in 2009:
period
current
year ago
change
2008-10
826
959
-14%
2008-11
651
777
-16%
2008-12
839
921
-9%
2009-01
945
1200
-21%
2009-02
831
951
-13%
2009-03
954
1001
-5%
2009-04
886
980
-10%
2009-05
866
940
-8%
2009-06
927
920
1%
2009-07
840
908
-7%
2009-08
738
823
-10%
2009-09
835
877
-5%
2009-10
831
826
1%
2009-11
696
651
7%
2009-12
900
839
7%
2010-01
1015
945
7%
2010-02
852
831
3%
2010-03
1113
954
17%
2010-04
957
886
8%
2010-05
879
866
2%
2010-06
888
927
-4%
TOTAL
18269
18982
-4%
Notes
- This data is taken from Massachusetts public records and was correct at the time of publishing.
- This list includes newly incorporated companies in Massachusetts (so-called "domestic corporations") as well as companies organized in other states that have
Posted July 09, 2010, in Patent Law, Videos by @ErikJHeels (permalink: http://erikjheels.com/?p=2249)
This Week In Law
Thanks to Denise Howell for having me on the show again. Video and blurb from http://twit.tv/twil appear below.
Host: Denise Howell
Bilski decision and the validity of business method patents, improving the Patent Office, finding relevant prior art, and more.
Guests: Erik Heels, J. Matthew Buchanan and Stephen Nipper
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Posted July 09, 2010, in Drawings, Erik's Favorites, Patent Law by @ErikJHeels (permalink: http://erikjheels.com/?p=2222)
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
On 06/28/10, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Bilski v. Kappos, a case about what subject matter (including software and business method patents) is eligible for patent protection under US law.
Unfortunately, the Supremes blew it. Here's why. Bear with me, this will take some time to explain.
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