By: Mark R. Malek My last article provided a brief overview of the patent system. I also wrote another article about why patents are somewhat important. This prompted me to reflect on my typical conversations with potential clients, and the questions that generally arise as to the different types of patents. This article will attempt to […]
Everyone knows the best way to protect valuables from thieves is to simply lock valuables in a safe or deposit the valuables in the banks. This is assuming your valuables are tangible items. What if the valuable is non-tangible? How then is one supposed to secure it from being stolen? Non-tangible valuables like company trade […]
Jennifer O’Brien had been employed as a school teacher in Paterson, New Jersey for many years. In December 2010, O’Brien was assigned to teach the first grade. There were about 700 students in the school where she taught, and the student body consisted almost entirely of minority students, including African Americans and Latinos. […]
We know the holiday season is over but we just couldn’t help but pass this one along regarding a holiday T.V. classic. It was the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring because we were all intently watching the Warner Bros’ 1983 movie, A Christmas Story, on the television. […]
For songwriters, one of the greatest perks of copyrighting their work is the continuous flow of royalty checks. If Merv Griffin were still alive today he could attest to that. Merv Griffin wrote the recognizable music called “Think” which aired five days a week on the game show Jeopardy during the final jeopardy question. The […]
Do you remember the ridiculously cheesy LifeCall commercial that first aired in 1989? Perhaps you may be able to recall it better with this famous catchphrase, “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” Do you now remember? LifeCall, a medical alert and protection company produced this commercial showing an elderly woman fall within her […]
By: Mark R. Malek I am sure everyone has starved themselves to the point of near collapse in anticipation of the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. For the sake of showing that the Patent world is very in touch with the holiday season, we would like to share with you some Thanksgiving related patents that we came […]
