Patent Baristas

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”  ~British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Surveys are everywhere and poll results are available for every imaginable topic.  In the U.S.,   there were concerns about the admissibility of surveys for hearsay reasons but legislative amendment (Rule 702 of the 1975 Federal Rules of Evidence) eliminated  objections, [...]

“The U.S. patent system has shown a remarkable ability for identifying flaws and implementing self-correcting, substantive policy changes within existing authority.”  ~Barfield and Calfee
On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the Patent Reform Act of 2011 into law (“America Invents Act”).  It is the first major reform of the patent system in decades.  The new [...]

James Madison submitted to the framers of the Constitution a provision “to secure to literary authors their copyrights for a limited time.”  ~August 18, 1787
The various forms of intellectual property (patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc.) all have roots in European laws developed over centuries.  The precursor of modern copyright law first appeared in Britain in the [...]

“The major issue in patent litigation in the People’s Republic of China is obtaining evidence to prove infringement.”  ~ Douglas Clark

As China’s economy has risen to be one of the largest in the world, disputes involving intellectual property rights will become more frequent as well as increasingly critical for business survival.
“Patent Litigation in China” by [...]

“Inevitably, the right to health comes into contradiction with patents on pharmaceutical products, which block the passage of a new medicine to the status of generic medicine.”
“Development and Health In Poor Countries, The Role of International Organizations and of Switzerland,” by Bastien Briand et al. (Centrale Sanitaire Suisse Romande 2010; 224 pp.), presents the mandates [...]

In Great Patents: Advanced Strategies For Innovative Growth Companies, Editor David Orange provides a collection of topics set out by experienced industry insiders.
Great Patents is billed as a book on patent strategy that bridges the gap between primers, intended for those with minimal patent knowledge, and advanced books, serving practicing legal professionals.  Divided into to [...]

“The pharmaceutical industry is trashed nightly as being second only to the tobacco industry in the corporations-we-hate-most department.”
   ~ Martin Voet
In Martin Voet’s book, The Generic Challenge: Understanding Patents, FDA and Pharmaceutical Life-Cycle Management (third edition), he provides a concise guide to the necessary information so that pharmaceutical executives, managers, regulatory, legal and business development [...]

Author and inventor John D. Smith doesn’t want you to file a patent application.  Smith, author of the book “Don’t File a Patent!” book (232 pp.) writes:

“The patent process is an illusion of protection that takes inventors’ hard earned money and gives them nothing in return.”

So, why would I write about NOT filing patent applications [...]