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Ride the Queen on the Indian River!

Visitors travelling over the Hubert Humphrey Bridge on 520 in Cocoa slow to a crawl when their eyes rest upon the “Queen” perched at her dock.  The Indian River Queen is truly a majestic sight to see.  The Queen stands out with her bright red paddle wheel and shiny black chimney. When visitors see this […]

Send the Kids to Surf Art Camp This Summer!

School is out for the summer.  The time of year which parents dread.  The kids are home all day and the parents have to work.  Who is going to watch the children?  They certainly can’t leave their children unsupervised.  What are parents to do? Send the children to Surf Art Camp!  Surf Art Camp located […]

Family Day at The Dinosaur Store

“It’s raining.  It’s pouring.  The old man is snoring.” Not again – another rainy day.  Passing the time on rainy days is torturous, especially when you have a house full of mutinous rambunctious children.  Let’s face it.  Movies may work for the first rain day, but by day two parents are in trouble.  What can […]

Owen’s New FES Cycle

We would like to give a BIG THANKS to all!  With your help, The Widerman Malek, PL Kickball Tournament Was a Huge Success and we reached our goal to get Owen his new FES Cycle.  Take a look at Owen using his FES Cycle below and please know that we are all grateful for the […]

Summer Saturday Nights at the Brevard Zoo

As the summer heat makes itself at home in Melbourne, take the family out to play at night at the Brevard Zoo. This weekend continues the zoo’s annual Summer Saturday Nights, from 5pm to 9pm and it will continue every Saturday through July 27th. Admission is $6 (members of the zoo get in free) after […]

The Effect Of Listing An Improper Inventor On A Patent Application

The Effect Of Listing An Improper Inventor On A Patent Application

An inventor is someone that has had some sort of input into a claim that is listed in a patent application. If an improper inventor is listed on a patent application, then the patent that may eventually issue may be invalidated. This is also the case when not all of the inventors are listed on the patent application.

Defamation and the App Store Review Process

Many retailers rely on reviews by other customers to boost goodwill and rely on good service and a high quality product to encourage customers to post positive reviews. Users of the App Store sometimes rely heavily on those posted comments before making a purchase. As I’ve written about in a previous blog post, App Store […]

Who Is An Inventor In A Patent Application?

It is important for a patent application to list the proper inventors. An inventor is not just someone that you want to put on a patent application, but must be someone that contributed in some way to at least one claim in the patent application.

Mediation-is it a good idea?

Mediation-is it a good idea?
By: Eric L. Hostetler

Mediation can either be voluntary or ordered by the court, depending on the jurisdiction. Mediation is becoming more and more common in small claims cases as the court will provide Supreme Court approved mediators to discuss your case after the pre-trial conference. In most circuit court cases, the Judge will require the parties attempt to mediate as part of a pre-trial order.

Getting A Refund From The Patent Office If You Are Now A Small Entity

By: Mark R. Malek This concludes the series of articles that I have been writing on entity status in the United States Patent Office.  The first article introduced the new micro-entity status.  The next article gave some background information on what would happen if you claimed the wrong entity status before the USPTO, and the latest […]

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