Luddite Patent Attorneys Are More Expensive Than You Think
Is Your Attorney as Tech Savvy as You Are? You go to great lengths to protect your computer from hackers. But does your attorney? Hackers know all of your most important documents reside on your attorney’s computer. If your attorney is not as tech savvy as your company, who is a seasoned hacker going to target? The scariest part is that if a hacker does steal from your attorney, your attorney, and you, may be none the wiser. Taking Candy From a Baby Charged with protecti

Bilski Oral Argument
Bilski Yesterday oral argument took place in the Supreme Court in what could be the most pivotal patent ruling of our time. The case revolves around Bilski’s patent application for a method of hedging the risk of fuel price fluctuations associated with bad weather.

The Farnsworth Invention
The play The Farnsworth Invention begins tonight at the Des Moines Community Playhouse. Why would a patent blog write about a play? Well, unbeknownst to me before last night, The Farnsworth Invention is a play about patents. It explores patentability, infringement, enablement, interference, licensing and litigation. It even pastes parts of actual patents right into the script. You simply could not ask for any more patent

Carpenter Awarded Iowa 2009 Inventor of the Year
An Overnight Success, Ten Years in the Making Tom Carpenter accomplished what every inventor strives for, but very few attain. He is a success. Over the years I have learned to meter the likelihood of a product’s success on the inventor, not the invention. From the first time I met Tom, over a decade ago, I knew he was merely a matter of time. He was meticulous. He would test and retest every aspect of his inventions. Although

Get Ready For the Real Time Web
The Next Big ThingIn the past, when you wanted to find out more about a topic you would search Google, go to an informational Web site like Wikipedia, or read a blog on the subject. But what if you wanted more information about something that just happened, or about something that is constantly changing? In the past, you would have to wait for a major news organization to gather information, compose an article and post it online. This could takes hours before you get the information you need.