by Ian Burns | Feb 16, 2013 | Copyrights, Innovation, Intellectual Property Law, Patents, Technology, Trademarks, Uncategorized
Car Sound Effects There are many advantages to electric cars, but there are also disadvantages. Perhaps one of the disadvantages is that electric cars can be extremely quiet. You might think that being quiet is an advantage rather than a disadvantage; the less noise...
by Ian Burns | Jan 16, 2013 | Innovation, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Attorneys, Technology, Uncategorized, Venture Capital
In our last post we discussed Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) and how they may be used by entrepreneurs, established companies, investors and other stakeholders. In this post we will look at some interesting ideas on TRLs for intellectual property. TRLs can be used...
by Ian Burns | Jan 11, 2013 | Innovation, Patent Attorneys, Technology, Uncategorized, Venture Capital
Technology Readiness Levels Technology Readiness Levels can be used by entrepreneurs, inventors and others to rate and evaluate a technology. The United States government and some companies rate the maturity of technologies with various scales. These Technology...
by Ian Burns | Jan 3, 2013 | Innovation, Intellectual Property Law, Myanmar, Uncategorized
Economy in Myanmar From 1962 to 2011, the country of Myanmar, also known as Burma, was under military rule. The military junta was accused of many human rights abuses and shunned by most developed countries. As a result, Myanmar did not experience rapid growth seen in...
by Ian Burns | Dec 5, 2012 | Hong Kong, Innovation, Uncategorized
Bamboo Scaffolding Still Used in Hong Kong On my first visit to Hong Kong in the ’90s I was impressed with the bamboo scaffolding being used in construction. Instead of metal scaffolding you may be more familiar with, the local construction crews used bamboo...
by Ian Burns | Dec 5, 2012 | Hong Kong, Innovation, Uncategorized
Gamification Gamification is the use of games in a non-game context for problem solving and engaging users. This process improves user engagement, return on investment, data quality, and learning. Construction I recently arrived in Hong Kong and was reminded how...
