philosophy – Van Dyke Intellectual Property Law

The mystery and transcendence of pi

Posted by Diana Belchaseon March 14, 2018April 7, 2018in 3.14, America, Archimedes, π, π Day, Math, Mathematics, philosophy, Pi, Pi Day

Today is National and World Pi Day because the numbers of the day (3-14) match the first three digits for pi or π, the Greek letter, 3.1415926535897... Although most people think that π is relegated to just geometry and trigonometry,…

The Constitutional Foundations of IP – A Natural Rights Perspective

Posted by Diana Belchaseon July 20, 2017April 7, 2018in Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, America, Benjamin Franklin, Copyright, George Washington, Infringement, Innovation, Innovation for Improving Lives, intellectual property, Inventors, IP, IP law, IP tips, les, licensing, licensing executives society, patent damages, philosophy, software patent, Supreme Court Rulings, thomas jefferson, United States Patent & Trademark Office, update, USPTO

Despite the value of intellectual properties to the United States, there have been numerous efforts of late to curtail those rights, rights which were enacted by our Founders to encourage inventors and creators. The Constitutionality of some of these rights…

World IP Day 2017 Redux

Posted by Diana Belchaseon May 2, 2017April 7, 2018in 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…

Celebrate World IP Day! April 26th

Posted by Diana Belchaseon April 24, 2017in Congress, Copyright, copyright tips, creative community, George Washington, Innovation, Innovation for Improving Lives, INTA, intellectual property, International Trademark Association, Inventors, IP, IP law, IP tips, les, licensing, licensing executives society, Nike, patent, PepsiCo, philosophy, software patent, thomas jefferson, trade secret, trademark, Uncategorized, United States Patent & Trademark Office, USPTO, WIPD, World Intellectual Property Day, World IP Organization

Every April 26th is World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD). This commemorative day was created many years ago by the World IP Organization in Geneva. As the Chair of the Washington, DC Chapter for the Licensing Executives Society (LES), I have been…

Ray Van Dyke Teaches About IP in Montgomery County, Maryland

Posted by Diana Belchaseon February 17, 2016April 7, 2018in antitrust, Copyright, George Washington, intellectual property, Inventors, IP, les, licensing, licensing executives society, litigation, patent damages, philosophy, Supreme Court Rulings, thomas jefferson, trade secret, Uncategorized

As noted, 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 continuing series of presentations on the fundamentals of intellectual property law at the…

Ray Van Dyke Teaches Course on Intellectual Property at SMU

Posted by Diana Belchaseon January 7, 2016April 7, 2018in Alexander Hamilton, antitrust, Benjamin Franklin, Copyright, damages, George Washington, Infringement, intellectual property, Inventors, IP, IP law, licensing, litigation, patent damages, philosophy, Supreme Court Rulings, thomas jefferson, trade secret, Uncategorized

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…

Ray Van Dyke teaching a Class on Patent Law

Posted by Diana Belchaseon November 23, 2015April 7, 2018in Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, intellectual property, Inventors, IP, IP law, les, licensing, licensing executives society, litigation, patent damages, philosophy, Supreme Court Rulings, thomas jefferson, trade secret, Uncategorized

As noted, 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 continuing series of presentations on the fundamentals of intellectual property law at…

Ray Van Dyke Teaches Course on Intellectual Property at SMU

Posted by Diana Belchaseon January 6, 2015in antitrust, Benjamin Franklin, Copyright, George Washington, Infringement, intellectual property, intelletual property, Inventors, licensing, licensing executives society, patent, philosophy, Supreme Court Rulings, thomas jefferson, trade secret, trademark

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…