by Ian Burns | Jun 24, 2013 | General, Innovation, Technology, Uncategorized
Flying Pizza Domino’s Pizza is developing a flying pizza delivery drone. The “DomiCopter” prototype has already taken a test flight that lasted a full ten minutes and was able to efficiently deliver pizza to a nearby customer. Videos of this test flight are...
by Firm | Jun 22, 2013 | Engineers, Jokes, Uncategorized
The Optimist To the optimist, the glass is half-full. The Pessimist To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty. The Engineer To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
by Ian Burns | Apr 16, 2013 | Innovation, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Office, Patents, Technology, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Uncategorized, Valuation
Patent Value Report The value of your patents may be more than you think. A recent report indicates that the median price paid for a granted U.S. patent in 2012 was $221,000 and the average price was $374,000. This is great news for patent owners. The report released...
by Ian Burns | Mar 18, 2013 | First-to-File, Intellectual Property Law, Invention, Patent Attorneys, Patent Office, Patents, Priority, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Uncategorized
Patent Value Report The value of your patents may be more than you think. A recent report indicates that the median price paid for a granted U.S. patent in 2012 was $221,000 and the average price was $374,000. This is great news for patent owners. The report released...
by Ian Burns | Feb 24, 2013 | Filing Fees, Intellectual Property Law, Micro Entity, Patent Office, Patents, Uncategorized
What are micro entities under the new patent rules? Like so many things in patent law, the definition of “micro entities” is not simple. We can, however, make some simplifications for purposes of this post. A micro entity may be an individual who:...