Blog: Protecting Businesses and Their Owners

Trump’s USPTO Director Pledges Support for Invention
Many in the patent community held great hope that President Trump, who made millions, perhaps billions, from his understanding of the importance of the work of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") and the Trump® trademark, would be a champion for...

Very quick look: Section 230 Immunity Weakened
A new article titled "'Worst of Both Worlds' FOSTA Signed Into Law, Completing Section 230's Evisceration" was just posted to law professor Eric Goldman's Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Eric's post is well worth reading in full. Eric notes that major services,...

After 200 Issued Patents, I Have Some Tips
I know the patent system from a unique vantage point as a Harvard-trained attorney, prolific inventor, and innovation consultant. Here are some of the lessons I’ve drawn from my years as an inventor.
Proposition 65 – Adoption of No Significant Risk Level for Roundup/glyphosate
"The Office of Environmental Health HazardAssessment has adopted a No Significant Risk Level of 1100 micrograms per day forglyphosate. This means that exposures to glyphosate below 1100micrograms per day are not considered a significant risk of cancer for purposes of...

Tentative Ruling Prop 65 Coffee Products/Chocolate Settlement
A Superior Court Judge in the latest in a series of Prop 65 cases involving coffee industry has tentatively ruled that the Prop 65 warnings are required.