I received a note about a new patent auction site, FreePatentAuction. There’s something very democratic and marketplace efficient in such systems but patent auctions are the kind of thing that fuel a lot of angst in the patent community. Critics worry that this will only appeal to potential plaintiffs (read: patent trolls) or to companies […]
The open source movement, called the Biological Innovation for an Open Society (BIOS), was initiative by molecular geneticist Dr. Richard Jefferson, founder and CEO of the CAMBIA (Centre for the Application of Molecular Biology to International Agriculture) in Canberra. BIOS is an attempt to establish an open-source technology movement in the biotechnology industry, similar to […]
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Like me, I’m sure you are overwhelmed with too many email messages. In a large law firm, we get urgent, breaking-news kind of emails daily like “Does anyone know a good lawyer experienced in riparian rights in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania?” or “Does anyone have the Pensky file in their office?” So, I’m use to deleting lots […]
Taro Yaguchi, one of our associates and a Registered Patent Attorney in Japan at Omori & Yaguchi (But with an office in Philadelphia, PA. Read: they’re open during Eastern Standard Time), sent me a notice that his firm now offers an on-line fee calculator. The calculator gives a comprehensive cost estimate for the PCT Japanese […]
The TechnoLawyer Blog’s Eighth Annual TechnoLawyer @ Awards where announced for best products, services, and Web sites in a variety of categories. While the Patent Baristas didn’t win as Best Coffee-Themed, Bio-Pharma Patent Law Blog, our congrats go out to Dennis Crouch’s Patently-O: Patent Law Blog for Favorite Practice Area Blog (definitely one of our […]
The TechnoLawyer Blog, an amalgam of pithy commentary, industry news, and other helpful information compiled by Neil Squillante and Sara Skiff, is sponsoring the Eighth Annual TechnoLawyer @ Awards where TechnoLawyer members vote for their favorite products, services, and Web sites in a variety of categories. Yes, the Patent Baristas are simply far too modest […]
Groklaw, which advertises itself as “When you want to know more but don’t know where to look” has put together an exhaustive list of links in a Patent Resource Page. Frankly, I was starting to get carpal tunnel syndrome just scrolling through the list. While heavy on software patent and Open Source issues, it is […]
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Editor-in-Chief Barista Stephen Jenei is a patent attorney and Owner of Jenei LLC. When not serving up patent chat over a steaming cup of java, he's handling a diverse intellectual property practice in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical fields. More info @ Jenei LLC
