“The Florida Regional Independent Inventors Conference will be held April 27-28, 2012, in Tampa, Fla., on the campus of the University of South Florida. Senior USPTO officials, successful inventors and intellectual property experts will be on-hand to provide practical advice and information for novice and seasoned inventors.”
Yesterday, the U.S. Patent Office released the following press release about the U.S. Commerce Department’s report on the effect that Intellectual Property has on the U.S. Economy:
“The U.S. Commerce Department released a comprehensive report, entitled “Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy: Industries in Focus,” which finds that intellectual property (IP) intensive industries support at least 40 million jobs and contribute more than $5 trillion dollars to U.S. gross domestic product (GDP).
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday in the very controversial case of Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. that began hearing arguments in September of last year.
By unanimous decision, the Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit and stated, “We conclude that the patent claims at issue here effectively claim the underlying laws of nature themselves. The claims are consequently invalid,” Justice Stephen Breyer wrote. He went on to further state that “one must do more than simply state the law of nature while adding the words `apply it.’”
“The National Inventors Hall of Fame annually accepts nominations for men and women whose work has changed society and improved the quality of life. The candidate’s invention must be covered by a United States patent, and the work must have had a major impact on society, the public welfare, and the progress of science and the useful arts.”
This firm is proud to announce that our client, John Cogburn, has teamed up with Globe Medical Tech, Inc. of Houston, Texas to produce John’s Crime Scene Trace Evidence (CS/TE) Preservation Gloves. Globe Medical Tech and John Cogburn are currently working on the development of several versions of the CS/TE Preservation Gloves and the first
The United States Patent Office announced a new pilot program at the White House called Patents for Humanity. Patents for Humanity is a competition for patent holders that will recognize those who use their patented inventions to address humanitarian challenges in the four selected categories of medical technology, food and nutrition, clean technology and information technology.
Last Saturday, on the 165th anniversary of Thomas Edison’s birthday, the Palm Beach County Convention Center hosted the Inventors Society of South Florida’s “Resources 2012″ Expo. 75 exhibitors were present to show off their inventions and participate in seminars that offered advice on how to correctly market an invention. Our client, Michael McVan, was one of the 75 exhibitors proudly displaying his invention “BoxerBall®.”
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting a series of events across the country to promote and support the implementation of the Leahy Smith America Invents Act. The roadshow will come to the Broward County Main Library on Friday, March 2, 2012.
Walmart Labs is launching an internet based competition called “Get On The Shelf” offering contestants a chance to win product placement on Walmart’s website.
Yesterday the Supreme Court upheld a federal law that restores copyright protection for foreign works of music, art, film and literature after being in the public domain.
University of Denver’s music professor Lawrence Golan filed suit in 2001 to overturn the law stating that, “the law violated the spirit of copyright — that works given to the public can’t be taken away.” A 6-2 Supreme Court majority upheld that Congress did have the authority and that there was no violation of First Amendment rights.