10 Apr, 2024 George Eastman's Patent for the Kodak Camera By Coby Nixon In 1881, George Eastman, a former bank clerk from Rochester, New York, who grew fascinated with photography, formed the Eastman Dry Plate...
25 Mar, 2024 Morse's Patent on the Telegraph By Coby Nixon We're going back a bit, to June 20, 1840, when Samuel Morse's patent, U.S. Patent No. 1,647, issued for his “American Electro-Magnetic...
18 Mar, 2024 The Wright Brothers' Patent for the "Flying Machine" By Coby Nixon Our next historical patent in this series is U.S. Patent No. 821,393, filed by Orville and Wilbur Wright on March 23, 1903, about 9...
11 Mar, 2024 Bell Labs' Patents for the Transistor By Coby Nixon Any review of historic patents, like this series of posts, has to include arguably the most important invention of the 20th Century: the...
04 Mar, 2024 Bell's Patent for the Telephone By Coby Nixon Continuing with my look at historic patents, this is Alexander Graham Bell's 1876 patent (U.S. Patent No. 174,465) that was ultimately...
26 Feb, 2024 Edison's Patent for the Electric Light Bulb By Coby Nixon After reading some fascinating books about innovation recently, like The Idea Factory, John Gertner's in-depth look at Bell Labs, and The...
09 Aug, 2023 Pickle Packer Trade Secret Lawsuit Illustrates Importance of Trade Secret Protections By Russ Dunlap A recent case filed by Grillo's Pickles provides an excellent example of the importance of manufacturers taking concrete steps to protect...
05 Jun, 2023 IP and ESG Legal Considerations in the Manufacturing Industry By Russ Dunlap As the global manufacturing industry evolves, the intersection of intellectual property (IP) and environmental, social, and governance...
25 May, 2023 Brad Jubber Published an Intellectual Property Article in the Know Your Legal Rights Column of the State Bar of Wisconsin By Bradley Jubber I’m excited to announce that I authored the article “Intellectual Property Rights for Emerging Businesses” for the State Bar of...
24 May, 2023 Filing "Schedule A" Cases to Combat Counterfeiting on Online Marketplaces By Coby Nixon While Amazon's increased efforts to stop counterfeiting are certainly welcome, the problem continues to persist. One increasingly popular...
17 May, 2023 Don't Wait Too Long to File for a Patent By Coby Nixon As a patent lawyer, I was excited to come across a Wall Street Journal article the other day about patent strategies, but the title -...
05 May, 2023 Linda Yang and Amanda Hyland Are Attending the International Trademark Association 2023 Annual Meeting Live+ By Linda Yang The 2023 International Trademark Association (INTA) 2023 Annual Meeting Live+ is less than one month away! We look forward to connecting...