Law firm Clock Tower Law Group’s attorneys help iPhone application developers protect their intellectual property (domain names, trademarks, patents).

As it says on Clock Tower Law Groups cool clients page:
Apperian, Inc. helps top companies, government agencies, and educational institutions develop and implement an effective mobile strategy and reach their next generation of customers by creating compelling… [read full post]
Or a pony.

Greetings,
Although the marketing launch of our law firm coincided with 9/11, http://www.erikjheels.com/?p=234, today is the actual 10-year anniversary of Clock Tower Law Group. As we enter our second decade, I want to say thank you for your friendship, your business, and your referrals. But don’t send flowers. Instead, please re-read this recent article and pass… [read full post]
An introduction to patent law in plain English.

On 01/18/11, the spring semester started at my alma mater, The University of Maine School of Law (aka Maine Law) in Portland, Maine. Maine Law invited me to be an adjunct professor for its introductory patent law class, and I gladly accepted. I greatly enjoyed law school and look… [read full post]
Smart businesses should use all laws – including IP laws – to their advantage.

Before I launched Clock Tower Law Group in 2001, I worked for 6+ years in non-legal positions for various Internet companies. So I have seen how intellectual property works – or fails to work – in the real world. I advise my clients based… [read full post]
Considering filing your trademark without a lawyer? Spend $17 to have a lawyer file it instead.

The TrademarksForStartups.com promotion starts at 12:17 ET 10/01/10 and ends 12:17 pm ET 12/31/10 (2010 Q4, for those of you scoring at home).
You got questions? I got answers.
1. Aren’t you the same dude who did the http://www.freetrademarksforstartups.com promotion?
Yes. I… [read full post]
These are not the droids you’re looking for.
Greetings,
My name is Erik Heels, and this is my LawLawLaw newsletter. Why the name LawLawLaw? Because lawlawlaw.com was, at one point, the only good domain name left.
LawLawLaw includes my observations on trends in technology, IP law (trademarks, domain names, and patents), baseball… [read full post]
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… [read full post]
Apple vs. Google, Bilski, Recession Ending?
Greetings,
Welcome to the latest installment of my LawLawLaw newsletter. 2010 is the 10th year of the newsletter, and for this issue, I’m going retro: plain text, no graphics. I’m also using MailChimp for delivery.
Why the name LawLawLaw? Originally, LawLawLaw mapped nicely onto intellectual property law’s three areas: patent… [read full post]
Don’t sweat the small stuff.
In 2009, my social networking fun was interrupted by Big Stuff: my wife and I decided to amicably divorce. We sold our big house in Acton, moved into two separate places, and are spending 2010 starting over.
Why do I blog about this? Three reasons.
First… [read full post]
Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Etc.

The opinions expressed in LawLawLaw do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Clock Tower Law Group, its employees, or the author. All your base are belong to us.
Doing Our Part To Fight The Recession: Clock Tower Law Group’s $45K Stimulus Program
We added 30… [read full post]