A few weeks ago I blogged about the various events that were held around town in conjunction with World IP Day on April 26. At one of the events, there was talk about how to put an end to a culture of piracy among young people. The USPTO showcased their [...]
Then David said to Goliath, Thou comest to me with a sword and with a spear and with a shield but I come to thee with naught but a sling and stone. The story of David and Goliath is a familiar tale, but the modern retelling in the form of [...]
Our pals at Third Way had a nice event on Wednesday with Dean Kamen (inventor of the Segway) and Ralph Eckhardt and Mark Blaxill (authors of the new IP-centric book, “The Invisible Edge”). The focus of the event was innovation and American jobs; Kamen talked about his efforts to build [...]
Whew… Big week last week for events about IP. Sunday was World Intellectual Property Day (did you sign on to the Statement of Principles yet?). Monday and Tuesday brought the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s transatlantic collaboration event where representatives from governments and various industries discussed their efforts to fight counterfeiting [...]
I attended the HIMSS (Health Information Management Systems Society) conference in Chicago earlier this month, along with upwards of 20,000 other people. Most of them are involved in the sales and procurement process, representing thousands of vendor companies and the health systems, hospitals, clinics, governments, etc., that use their products [...]