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Drawings, Charts, And Videos That Explain The Recession

Posted November 22, 2011, in About, Air Force, Book Reviews, Business, Copyright Law, Drawings, Erik's Favorites, How To, IP Law, Law, Patent Law, Politics, Random, Startups, Technology, Videos, Worst Practices by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/3428.html)

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]

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How To Start A Boston Patent Law Practice

Posted November 08, 2011, in About, Book Reviews, Clock Tower Law Group, Erik's Favorites, How To, IP Law, Law, Patent Law, Random, Startups, Technology by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/3319.html)

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]

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Books To Read Before Law School

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]

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How I Sold My House In Acton 01720 In 5 Days

Posted December 07, 2009, in Book Reviews, Erik's Favorites, For Sale, How To, KnowltonDrive.com, Marketing, Photos, Random, Technology by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/1993.html)

For-Sale-By-Owner (FSBO) real estate transactions done right.

After I graduated from MIT 21 years ago, I lived in 12 different places (Raahe, Finland; Foxboro, MA; Waltham, MA; Lubbock, TX; Belmont, MA; Waltham, MA; Eliot, ME; Acton, MA; Marlboro, MA; Centennial, CO; Acton, MA; Boxboro, MA). First, I was in the Air Force. Then, my wife and I moved around a lot for… [read full post]

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Book Review: Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing

Posted November 18, 2008, in Book Reviews, Marketing by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/1098.html)

By Harry Beckwith.

The excellent book Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing by Harry Beckwith makes many great points about service marketing, including that a good solution today is better than a perfect solution tomorrow. A ready-fire-aim approach (implement first, then iterate to fix mistakes) is generally better than a ready-aim-fire approach (wait for the perfect solution, then… [read full post]

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Book Review: Economics In One Lesson

Posted November 13, 2008, in Book Reviews, Patent Law 101 by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/1095.html)

By Henry Hazlitt.

Every politician and business leader should be forced to read and understand Economics in One Lesson. Again and again, the classic mistake is made: pursuing a short-term policy that benefits only a select few at the expense of a long-term policy that could benefit many. It’s why hybrid car policies can lead to more traffic and pollution

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LawLawLaw 2008-08-17

Posted August 17, 2008, in About, Air Force, Apple, Baseball, Best Practices, Book Reviews, Business, Clients, Clock Tower Law Group, Copyright Law, Domain Names, Google, How To, Internet Law, IP Law, LawLawLaw Newsletter, Licensing, Marketing, Microsoft, MIT, Music, Open Source, Parody Law, Patent Law, Politics, Privacy, Random, Security, Social Networking, Spam, Technology, Trademark Law, TV, Videos, Weblogs, Worst Practices by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/1064.html)

Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Etc.

Intro Stuff

The opinions expressed in LawLawLaw do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Clock Tower Law Group, its employees, or the author. Do not taunt happy fun ball.

I lived the life of Dilbert when I was in the Air Force. Once while… [read full post]

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FreakonomicsSucks.com

Posted August 09, 2007, in Book Reviews, Clock Tower Law Group, Copyjacking, Copyright Law, Domain Names, Freakonomics, Internet Law, IP Law, Marketing, MIT, Parody Law, Patent Law, Security, Social Networking, Technology, Trademark Law, TV, Weblogs, Worst Practices by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/838.html)

In which Erik Heels demonstrates that domain names – not diamonds – are forever.

I am an engineer (BSEE from MIT). I have worked with engineers. Engineers share a common feature/bug: they like to be right. And they will go to great lengths to prove that they are right.

I am also a lawyer. I have worked with lawyers. Lawyers, like… [read full post]

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Book Review: Nineteen Eighty-Four

Posted August 01, 2007, in Book Reviews, Copyjacking, Copyright Law, Freakonomics, Marketing, Weblogs by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/832.html)

By George Orwell.

In George Orwell’s classic book Nineteen Eighty-Four (sometimes called “1984″), Winston Smith struggles to cope as a member of the Party where Big Brother sees and knows all and where the past is rewritten to create a fictitious present.

“Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.”… [read full post]

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LinkedIn Recruiters

Posted August 01, 2007, in Book Reviews, Marketing, Social Networking, Spam by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/830.html)

The downside of LinkedIn.

This week, I passed 300 connections on LinkedIn. Shortly thereafter, I received multiple unsolicited contacts from intellectual property recruiters. (I founded Clock Tower Law Group, which specializes in patent law and trademark law.) This is one of the downsides of LinkedIn: recruiter spam.

I have nothing against recruiters. In fact, a good retainer recruiter is… [read full post]

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Drawings, Charts, And Videos That Explain The Recession

Posted November 22, 2011, in About, Air Force, Book Reviews, Business, Copyright Law, Drawings, Erik's Favorites, How To, IP Law, Law, Patent Law, Politics, Random, Startups, Technology, Videos, Worst Practices by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/3428.html)

9/11 Wars + Tax Cuts + Bailouts = Recession.