It’s not the seeds that matter, it’s the flowers.
This article is in response to another article: Don’t Post The Same Content On All Your Social Profiles.
It does not matter whether or not you post the ‘same content’ on multiple social networks. There are many other examples of where the ‘same content’ is posted: direct… [read full post]
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]
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]
Internet marketing is a process, not an event.
I’m redesigning my website again. So I’ve been thinking about how to most effectively tell my story.
Rick Klau recently commented that he was surprised how many startups were unable to succinctly state their value proposition:
It’s amazing to me how many entrepreneurs aren’t able to tell their startup’s… [read full post]
Encrypt your data after storing it in the cloud.
By Erik J. Heels
First published 8/4/2011; CloudSwitch Blog; CloudSwitch
Wikipedia defines “cloud computing” as “the logical computational resources (data, software) accessible via a computer network (through WAN or Internet etc.), rather than from a local computer. Managing local computers is hard: there are security issues, computer lifecycle… [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 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.
1. About
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]
