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]
Posted March 12, 2011, in Domain Names, How To, Patent Law, Trademark Law, Videos by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2756.html)
The Brass Ring by Gina Ghioldi.
Gina Ghioldi invited me to do a podcast recently. Here is Gina’s bio from her website:
Attorney Gina Ghioldi is the founder and President of The Law Office of Gina M. Ghioldi, P.C., a civil practice law firm with an office locate in Lexington, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Simmons College… [read full post]
Posted January 26, 2011, in Book Reviews, Patent Law 101 by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2594.html)
Four classics that will help you think.
The summer before I entered law school, I asked Professor Gregory which books I should read to prepare for law school. These are the four he recommended, all of which I devoured and loved. Five years after graduating, I purchased vintage versions of each and they occupy a place of honor… [read full post]
Posted January 26, 2011, in Erik's Favorites, Patent Law 101 by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2585.html)
An overdue public thanks to a lifelong mentor.
Professor David Gregory introduced me to Tom Bohan while I was a student at Maine Law. I ended up working for Tom all through law school, including both summers. Had the Internet not happened while I was in law school, I might have stayed in Maine working for Tom… [read full post]
Posted January 26, 2011, in Erik's Favorites, Patent Law 101 by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2578.html)
Teacher, Mentor, Friend.
Professor Gregory passed away on 12/09/00, just over ten years ago. As I start teaching Patent Law 101 at Maine Law, I would be remiss if I failed to recognized the impact Professor Gregory has had on my life. Professor Gregory was a teacher, a mentor, a friend.
As a teacher, Professor Gregory was my 1L Torts professor. He used the Socratic method… [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]
Posted December 10, 2010, in How To, IP Law, Law, Licensing by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2528.html)
Indemnity clauses suck.
I don’t do as much contract work as I used to, but ping me and I can connect you with good lawyers who do. I wrote this blurb a few years ago and decided to publish it today after reading this question on Quora about indemnity.
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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]
