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How can you patent software? Go ask alice.

Aug 21, 2014 | Patents

Here’s a simple question I get a lot.  How can I patent my software?  I’ve got this great app.  How do I protect it? The answer should be simple, right?  Computers are machines.  Machines are built by men and are patentable.  Software makes the computers...

Hope springs eternal…

Jul 8, 2014 | Interesting Inventions, Patents

Sigh… The client came to me with a dream and a blank check. I wish it were that easy for me to make him a million dollars. But he went first to an invention promotion firm he had seen on late night television. He willingly paid them $13,000 (!) and here’s what they...

Garages, shoestrings and kickstarters…

May 1, 2014 | Networking, Patents

I am trying to position my law firm as an alternative to independent inventors who may not be able to afford “downtown” law firm prices. However, I am finding myself fielding many inquiries from people who may have great ideas, but no money for legal...