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04/15/2008 By Leave a Comment
Anti-theft lottery ticket patent granted
03/25/2008 By Leave a Comment
I recently won U.S. patent no. 7,344,086 for the inventors of an innovative lottery ticket having features that prevent theft. The patent also claims methods for preventing lottery ticket theft. Major lottery ticket suppliers are considering licensing the patent.
Links: U.S. Patent No. US 7,344,086 (pdf, USPTO).
IP Investment Banking – Patent Brokerage Firms
01/31/2008 By 1 Comment
A partial list of who is acquiring, licensing, and enforcing patents:
Acacia Research Corporation
IPotential
Inflexion Point
Altitude Capital Partners
Ocean Tomo
Rembrandt IP Management
NW Patent Funding Corporation
Intellectual Ventures
Gathering2.0 (online community for monetizing IP assets)
Articles:
Patent Attorneys, Clients Banking on IP Brokerages (law.com)
Patent Pirates (forbes.com)
And you thought some patents were silly?
12/05/2007 By Leave a Comment
American Inventor: The Creepiest, The Simple, and The Best
06/07/2007 By 5 Comments
The second season of American Inventor premiered last night on ABC. By and large, the show was listless, kept afloat mostly by George Foreman’s smile and enthusiasm for almost everything. However, there were a few notables:
The Creepiest: “My Therapy Buddy” by Richard Kopelle is a deformed blue doll that whispers “everything is going to be alright” in a breathy Hannibal Lechter-like murmur. It was the second time Kopelle auditioned for the show and, with the exception of sourpuss British judge Peter Jones, Kopelle’s creepy vision was sent on to the next round. For you patent enthusiasts out there, it is now too late for Kopelle to receive a patent on his eerie doll since he publicly disclosed it more than one year ago on last year’s show.
