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]
Posted October 19, 2011, in Milestones, Photos, Random, Videos by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/3139.html)
Thomas Heels turns 75 today.
Today is the 75th birthday of my dad, Thomas (Tom) Heels. Here is a sampling of photos of Tom from the 1960 to today. This who know him well will tell you that he is a great father, husband, friend, and person. My dad has many friends, few enemies. He has often been compared to Mister Rogers.
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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]
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 February 18, 2011, in Internet Law, Social Networking, Spam, Videos by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2734.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.
Sample topics: Paper.li spam, RIAA’s failed business model.
Hosts: Denise Howell and Evan Brown
The Darwin Awards of Criminal Law and Technology, getting busted by tech, super secret national security letters, and more.… [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
Posted June 28, 2010, in Copyright Law, Internet Law, Videos by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2240.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.
YouTube summary judgement and possible settlement or appeal, infringing video viewers responsibilities, uproar over Apple collecting location data, and more.
Guests: Erik Heels and Chris Ridder.
Download or subscribe to this show… [read full post]
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This Week In Law #48, re Google Buzz and more, with:
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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]