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]
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]
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]
Posted July 09, 2010, in Patent Law, Videos by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2249.html)
This Week In Law
Thanks to Denise Howell for having me on the show again. Video and blurb from http://twit.tv/twil appear below.
Host: Denise Howell
Bilski decision and the validity of business method patents, improving the Patent Office, finding relevant prior art, and more.
Guests: Erik Heels, J. Matthew Buchanan and Stephen Nipper
It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing

On 06/28/10, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Bilski v. Kappos, a case about what subject matter (including software and business method patents) is eligible for patent protection under US law.
Unfortunately, the Supremes blew it. Here’s why. Bear with me, this will take… [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]
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]
Today, we’re tweeting with @erikjheels: lawyer, electrical engineer, columnist, Red Sox fan, former Air Force Captain and more.
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