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World IP Day 2017 Redux

Posted by Raymond Van Dykeon May 2, 2017March 13, 2022in Abraham Lincoln, America, Americana, Copyright, George Washington, Infringement, Innovation, Innovation for Improving Lives, INTA, intellectual property, International Trademark Association, Inventors, IP, IP law, IP tips, les, licensing, licensing executives society, Nike, patent, patent damages, PepsiCo, philosophy, Supreme Court Rulings, trade secret, trademark, Uncategorized, United States Patent & Trademark Office, USPTO, WIPD, WIPO, World Intellectual Property DayLeave a comment

The celebration of World Intellectual Property Day at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office was held on April 26, 2017, where April 26th is the official anniversary date. After the Chief Policy Officer of the USPTO, Shira Perlmutter, started the event, there…

American Pride on 9/11

Posted by Raymond Van Dykeon September 12, 2016March 13, 2022in 911, America, Americana

Driving South on I-95 to Washington, DC yesterday, just North of Baltimore, I saw several firetrucks and numerous flashing lights, and thought that there must be a terrible accident ahead. Instead, on an overpass those firetrucks carried the American flag, and dozens of enthusiastic…