Patent Law Is Broken
Attention People of Earth:
Patent law is currently broken. Especially software patent law. A pending Supreme Court case (Google Bilski for more info) may fix it or make further break it. In short, you can expect to pay more for, wait longer for, and get less from your patents than you would have 5 or… [click here to read more]
I started this as an email and decided to make it a blog post instead. Hence the format.
I also use two spaces between sentences. Sue me.
Greetings,
Thank you for signing up for yesterday's LEXpertise BLN event where Victoria Merriman of Digital Loom spoke about Web 2.0 and I spoke about Twitter.
At the end of the presentation, I made "secret envelopes" available for… [click here to read more]
Today, we’re tweeting with @erikjheels: lawyer, electrical engineer, columnist, Red Sox fan, former Air Force Captain and more.
By Lance Godard
First published 5/14/2009; 22tweets.com; 22 Tweets
Erik J. Heels.
Trademark, domain name, patent lawyer and more.
Founder, Clock Tower Law Group.
Avid blogger.
MIT Engineer.
Today, we're tweeting with @erikjheels: lawyer, electrical engineer, columnist, Red Sox fan, former Air Force Captain and more… [click here to read more]
My latest TV appearance.
I recently did a public access cable TV show about starting a company during a recession. It's a rate opportunity to see me in a suit. If you're reading this in a feed reader, then you may need to click through to the website to see the video:
Here's what I talk about and when:
- 06:03 - startups in a recession
- 90:08 - choosing a
I WAS GOING TO CALL THIS POST 'HOW TO GET NOTICED ON TWITTER,' BUT I CHANGED MY MIND AND DECIDED TO USE THAT AS A SUBTITLE INSTEAD. SORT OF. THEN I REALIZED THAT SOMETIMES AN ARTICLE CRIES OUT TO BE IN ALL CAPS! THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING!
I LOVE MY TWITTER FOLLOWERS! I LOVE THEIR AVATARS! THESE ARE THE ONES THAT JUMP OUT… [click here to read more]
File your trademark application with TEAS.
This is part three in an ongoing series about why and how to register your trademarks.
Erik J. Heels is both the founder of domain name, trademark, and patent law firm
Clock Tower Law Group and the owner of many
trademarks and
domain names.
1. Where To Start
To file a US trademark application, go to the…
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Search trademarks to rule out likelihood of confusion.
This is part two in an ongoing series about why and how to register your trademarks. Erik J. Heels is both the founder of domain name, trademark, and patent law firm Clock Tower Law Group and the owner of many trademarks and domain names.
Trademark Searches Never End
Trademark searching is like scuba diving. You are… [click here to read more]
Ideas are cool, but execution is key.
I have ideas for new companies every day. One problem with the current recession is that not enough people are starting new companies.
So here's three free ideas for new companies. I'm not going to patent these ideas. I'm not going to pursue them. I'm going to tell the world about them and see what happens… [click here to read more]
Lessons learned from suck-related registered trademarks.
Sometimes the government screws up. Like when
funny license plates get issued. The Internet is full of funny.
Funny trademarks abound. When you file a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), it is examined by Trademark Examiners (who are lawyers) and (if it passes their scrutiny) then it is published…
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A trademark is to your business as a foundation is to your house.
This is part one in an ongoing series about why and how to register your trademarks. Erik J. Heels is both the founder of domain name, trademark, and patent law firm Clock Tower Law Group and the owner of many trademarks and domain names.
The Problem: Unregistered Trademarks
In the summer of… [click here to read more]
