9/11 Wars + Tax Cuts + Bailouts = Recession.
This article analyzes, chronologically, how the US got itself – and the world – into the current recession. I wrote this post primarily… [read full post]
A newsletter by Clock Tower Law Group founder Erik J. Heels about trends in technology, intellectual property (IP) law (patent law, trademark law), baseball, and rock ‘n’ roll.
Greetings,
I, Erik Heels, a lawyer, do hereby swear and affirm that this is my LawLawLaw newsletter: read/subscribe at http://www.LawLawLaw.com.
LawLawLaw is about technology, law (mostly patents… [read full post]
Especially when it comes to patents and trademarks.
Philosophy #1: The Customer Is Always Right.
Philosophy #2: Treat Customers As If They Are Always Right.
Which philosophy does your business follow?
My law firm follows #2.
Wrong Customers And The 80/20 Rule (Pareto Principle)
What? You don’t want all customers?
That’s right, I… [read full post]
Advice for new Boston patent lawyers.
I try to help everybody who contacts me. Lots of patent lawyers ask for my advice when starting their own practice. Here’s what I tell them.
1. Quit your day job. To paraphrase Albert Einstein, success is 10% inspiration, 90% perspiration. In order to succeed as an entrepreneur, you have to commit… [read full post]
Posted August 17, 2011, in Copyright Law, Erik's Favorites by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2882.html)
Content owners have been getting it wrong for a long time. Plus why 1995-2025 is the dark ages of the Internet.
A common theme in this, the dark ages of the Internet (see concluding paragraph for definition), is that content owners overreach with their associated IP rights. For example, copyright owners conveniently forget about fair use except when it… [read full post]
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Greetings,
My name is Erik Heels, I am a lawyer, and this is my LawLawLaw newsletter, available at http://www.lawlawlaw.com.
LawLawLaw includes my observations on trends in technology, IP law (trademarks, domain names, and patents), baseball (long story), and rock ‘n’ roll (longer story). Besides IP law, I’m good at spotting trends, connecting people on social networks, fixing things, boiling… [read full post]
Don’t Fall For China Domain Name Fraud. Seek The Deeper Meaning Of Words.
By now, you have probably heard about the Chinese domain name scam. It’s almost as old as the Nigerian 419 scam. Helpful hint: Google these things and/or check Snopes.com to see if they are legit. See also my earlier blog post on… [read full post]
Clock Tower Law Group: Helping Smart Companies Get Richer(TM).
Over the last ten years, Clock Tower Law Group clients have been acquired by publicly traded companies ten times.
Over the last ten years, Clock Tower Law Group clients have raised $2 billion from angel investors and venture capital (VC) firms.
Over the last ten years, Clock Tower Law Group clients… [read full post]
Posted May 09, 2011, in Patent Law, Patent Law 101 by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2691.html)
35 USC 102: Patent Decoder
I made this chart for my patent law students. It is not perfect. Then again, neither is patent law. Since this may not render well as HTML, I’m also including it as a PDF:
2011-04-06-erikjheels-patent-timing-issues-102-novelty-bar-dates.pdf
Timing Issues in the Patent Process (Novelty & Anticipation; Statutory Bars; Interference
Posted April 11, 2011, in Erik's Favorites, Patent Law, Patent Law 101 by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2627.html)
All modern patent statutes are derived from the Venetian Patent Act of 1474.
When studying or criticizing patent law, it is often easy to not see the forest for the trees. Certainly the US has killed a forest of trees in the form of patent laws, patent rules, and patent procedures.
But US patent law… [read full post]
