A Board Certified Patent Attorney
Archive for the ‘Invention & Patent Basics’ Category
8 Floridian Inventors You Need to Watch & Learn From!
Wow! 20 years as a practicing Florida board certified patent attorney has flown by yet I still vividly recall just about every inventor who walked into my patent law firm over the past two decades.
Look Around: The Simplest Ideas Have Made Inventors Millions…
Just because your idea seems simple does not mean it does not have the power to disrupt an entire industry. I come across inventors regularly who tell me they were too embarrassed or afraid to see a patent attorney because they felt their idea did not have the complexity or scale to match those currently […]
Shortcuts for Patent Searches
Before you waste lots of time tinkering on your new invention (or spend thousands on a patent application), you might want to invest a little time researching if someone else has already received a patent on your idea. Why? First, you can’t get a patent if someone else already has one. And second, you can’t […]
A Florida Patent Attorney’s Suit of Armor: Integrity
A great majority of the news on patents deals with patent infringement, patent law, and, not coincidentally, it brings to mind the overriding importance of ethics in protecting intellectual property--and profits. As a Florida patent attorney, the long term growth of my business depends on the integrity of the patent applications I file, and recent news underlines its significance.
Patent Claiming, Like Football, is a Game of Inches
In the movie Any Given Sunday, Al Pacino played a football coach tony D’Amato in a wonderful locker-room motivational speech telling his players to keep playing even when everything seems stacked against them and fight for every inch. Watch the short 3-4 minute video below first and then lets look into how this is relevant to […]
Fort Lauderdale Patent Attorney John Rizvi Selected to Join Florida Bar’s Inaugural Class of Board Certified Intellectual Property Lawyers
Ft. Lauderdale Patent Attorney John Rizvi was selected to join the inaugural class of Florida Board Certified Patent Attorneys approved by the Florida Bar. The Florida Bar is the first state bar in the country to certify attorneys for their expertise in intellectual property law. Board certification evaluates attorneys’ special knowledge, skills and proficiency in various areas […]
Florida Patent Attorney Sees Green Opportunities
As a Florida Patent Attorney concerned with keeping the innovation pipeline full and streaming, I've often pointed out patenting opportunities as they emerge with social, cultural, and other macro trends evidenced around us. I don't think it will surprise anyone that I'm today urging Florida innovators to consider the strong opportunity for fuel-less alternatives.
Samsung Patents Interchangeable Cell Phone Keypad
Recently, I posted a blog about Apple’s patent pending idea to sell a keyboard with dynamically shifting keys. (A number of keys on the keyboard have the ability to change according to the user’s needs.) They’re not the only ones who want to patent ideas to make things more fluid for users. Samsung has […]
Patent Rules Debate and the Worth of an Expert Patent Attorney
Recently, I posted about current changes to patent rules, most notably restrictions on the number of extensions that can be used and limitations on the number of claims that can be made. The debate continues with a preliminary injunction imposed by a U.S. District Court judge in VA, according to an article in today’s Crain’s […]
Pfizer Wins Patent Battle With China Over Viagra
Pfizer has been in a tenacious six-year battle defending its Chinese Viagra patent against twelve domestic drug companies who claim to have spent over US$12M to produce generic versions of the drug. In 2004, it looked as if the plaintiff’s would be victorious when the China State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) invalidated Pfizer’s patent, saying […]
ID Card to Offer Patented Security
IVI Smart Technologies, Inc. has announced receipt of a patent for their "intelligent biometric identification card technology," which it will license to subsidiary e-Smart Technologies (PRNewswire-FirstCall, Nov. 5). The company reports that their engineers have worked steadily over the last three years to develop and refine their technology, hard work that has paid off with […]
Patent Attorneys Know Every Letter of the Alphabet in the Issued Patent Counts!
Can getting a single letter of the alphabet wrong in an issued patent spell disaster when it comes to litigating against infringers? Unless the mistake is seen as being a minor typographical error that can be corrected by filing a certificate of correction, the answer is a resounding yes. Hats off to Peter Zura of The 271 […]
Patent Application Quantity Not an Accurate Indication of Patent Quality
Hats off to Mark Reichel of The Daily Dose of IP Blog for his post regarding the U.S. Patent Office discontinuing its annual top ten patent holder list. In the Patent Office press release, the PTO announced that it will no longer be publishing its annual ranking of the top 10 organizations obtaining the most U.S. […]
