Technical Professionals for the Patent Industry™
Apr. 13, 2022
by Andre GrouwstraEurope will have a new type of patent this year, the Unitary Patent. Important for your patent strategy, but there is so much confusing information. Get your helicopter view here and now. Read what it means for you. For your strategy, easily navigate the labyrinth with a flow chart that you won't find anywhere else! This post was written by Joachim Pistorius and Andy Grouwstra....
Mar. 22, 2022
by Andre GrouwstraAI is no fad, it is changing our lives (if we still have a future) and many industries are catching on. True innovations and vague ideas are coming up at top speed, and the amount of related patent work is proportional. What does it mean for you, and how can you stay grounded?...
Mar. 13, 2022
by Tricia BrzostowiczIf a digital photo, for instance, is bought through use of an NFT, who owns the intellectual property (IP) rights? This is important to know because even if you own the digital file it does not mean you own the IP rights to make, use, or produce, the image contained in the digital file....
Mar. 02, 2022
by Andre GrouwstraI just finished reading Hedy Lamarr's amazing life story (The Only Woman in the Room, by Mary Benedict). Her 1942 invention of, in my view, spread-spectrum technology was documented in her US patent, number 2, 292,387, for a frequency hopping system. While the technology is now ubiquitous, and generally acknowledged for both its civilian and military value, the Navy rejected it at the time for all the wrong reasons. Not invented by a man!!! While you may hope that this kind of stupidity is now...
Feb. 09, 2022
by Andre GrouwstraChip inventions can often be built in a gazillion different ways. Here's what it means for your patent. If you are working in semiconductors and work on innovative architectures, AI processors, neural networks, systems and circuits, products, EDA, etc., you may be interested in some light (and hopefully useful) reading about protecting your IP. This series should provide it. I try to keep it light, and bite sized. Also, I'll be ready to help you protect your innovations – whether products, a...
Dec. 29, 2021
by Andre GrouwstraI know – some people are going to say 'but you can do bad things!' Sure, but I'd like to look at all the good things that technology can do for us. Technology has lifted many people out of poverty, and it has enhanced the lives of so many more. It is also the cause of the biggest problem the planet currently faces—and I'd like to think that if politicians live up to their responsibilities, they will allow technology to help solve that. Technology is developed by individuals and companies tha...
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