As Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Section for the Bar Association of Montgomery County (BAMC), I am pleased to report that the IP Section is having a series of presentations on the fundamentals of intellectual property law at the Bar headquarters in…
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The Licensing Executives Society (www.les.org) is having their big annual meeting soon in New York. Hope to see viewers there. The Greater Washington, DC Chapter that I chair, covering the District, Northern Virginia and now Maryland has meetings throughout the region.…
As Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Section for the Bar Association of Montgomery County (BAMC), I am pleased to report that the IP Section plans a series of presentations on the fundamentals of intellectual property law for this Fall, Winter and Spring…
For those who read my blog the other day on the Alice decision, Alice Doesn't Patent Here Anymore, http://rayvandyke.com/posts/, I thank you. At the September 17, 2015 Licensing Executives Society (www.les.org) meeting in Reston, Virginia, the Licensing Executives Society (www.les.org) prominent IP…
For those who read my blog the other day on the Alice decision, Alice Doesn't Patent Here Anymore, http://rayvandyke.com/posts/, I thank you. On September 17, 2015 in Reston, Virginia, the Licensing Executives Society (www.les.org) is having prominent IP attorney and my…
The U.S. Supreme Court's Alice decision and the Patent Office's draconian rule making implementing that case have had and are having a devastating effect on software-implemented innovation in America - even though Justice Thomas made no mention of software in…
Last Wednesday I had the privilege to speak about the importance of Intellectual Property in Washington, DC. As Chair of the Greater Washington, DC Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society, I and a friend, Sanjay Prasad, conducted the Introduction to…
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Tomorrow, licensing expert Karen Casser speaks to the Greater Washington, DC Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society. She will speak on practical aspects for licensing. For those in the Washington, DC area, I highly recommend that you attend this informative meeting.…
Next week at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, I reprise my course on intellectual property. Excerpts from the course description are set forth below and available online at http://lyle.smu.edu/~matula/IPIT/ Dr. David Matula and I have taught the class since…
Read More Ray Van Dyke Teaches Course on Intellectual Property at SMU
For those in the Washington, DC area, I am giving a talk at INCA (http://www.dcinventors.org/) next Monday evening. INCA, which stands for the Inventors Network of the Capital Area, is a nonprofit educational organization whose members are interested in patents, the innovation…
Song writers and composers often go to great lengths to create new songs and, like all creators, wish to maintain control over their creation, particularly if the song becomes popular or iconic. The copyright laws developed centuries ago to foster…
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On a recent episode of Shark Tank, the hosts quizzed the idea presenter about patent coverage for her new soap product. She said she had none, but was pursuing trade secret protection instead. It seemed to me, an IP practitioner,…
On a recent episode of Shark Tank, the hosts asked the perennial question: "what patent protection do you have?" The idea presenter said he had 4 patent applications and a design patent application. Since some may ask what's the difference,…
Last August, Raymond Van Dyke was interviewed by Bloomberg TV regarding the case between Apple and Samsung. Here's a snippet of the interview. http://youtu.be/pcIXPoleiPg
I and Kathy Rosa will be teaching the IP Basics course this Friday, November 15, 2013. The response has been great, but there may be more space if interested. The course will cover the basics of IP, use of IP…
In his 1955 interview with Edward R. Murrow on See It Now, Dr. Jonas Salk stated that he did not and would not obtain a patent on his polio vaccine, infamously saying, “Could you patent the Sun?” Although Dr.…
Imagine preparing for a major test based on two assigned essay questions. You read and analyze both, perhaps hire a tutor for a few thousand dollars, pay a large exam fee, and confidently take the test. The instructor says that…
Breaking Bad Patents In AMC's Breaking Bad, high school chemistry teacher Walter White, although starting out as a protagonist, descends into depravity and ruin. Clearly, not all high school chemistry teachers are Walter Whites. Similarly, not all scientists, innovators and…
I was quoted in a Bloomberg News article on August 8, 2013, entitled "Apple Turns Tables Seeking U.S. Samsung Phone Sales Ban." The link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-08/apple-turns-tables-seeking-u-s-samsung-phone-sales-ban.html The rare overturn of an ITC 337 Commission case against Apple is just one of…
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