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A RADICAL VIEW ON THE FUTURE OF SUBSTANTIVE PATENT EXAMINATION

November 6, 2006

Interesting article in a Malaysian/Singaporean IP firm newsletter (it appears in the Q1/2006 issue of Henry Goh Intellectual Property Updates: A RADICAL VIEW ON THE FUTURE OF SUBSTANTIVE PATENT EXAMINATIONby Dave A. Wyatt In recent years, there has been talk of a crisis in the patenting system worldwide. This reflects a concern over growth in [...]

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Mozy.com Free Online Backup Service

November 6, 2006

Just an FYI–for anyone who does not have a good backup service for their computer documents and files: there’s a great service i’ve been using –I have struggled with good backup solutions for a long time. I have tried several. A few months back I stumbled across Mozy.com which I tried and love. It’s an [...]

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IP and Patent Law Guide – WIki

October 10, 2006

As some of you may know, I have for some time maintained a web page with Intellectual Property, Patent, and Law Resources. I have moved the content of these resources to a wiki so that other members of the patent community can help collaborate to improve this list of resources. Members may join and participate [...]

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“Go Left, he said”: How Jeff Tucker Saved My Life

October 9, 2006

Or at least, my arm. I’ve noted before his nuggets of wisdom–his Rules of Thumb for Living. The lates t concerns mouse usage. I’ve always had a bit of skepticism about people who whined about “carpal tunnel” syndrome. But over the last year my right arm has gotten worse and worse, from typing and mouse [...]

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Happ Review of Rubins-Kinsella International Law Book

October 5, 2006

Re my book International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner’s Guide published last year–I just received the first book review, which was done by Dr. Richard Happ (other reviews). Excerpt: a classical treatise. … It is noteworthy and commendable that–unlike so many other contemporary writers–the authors try to give a neutral and unbiased [...]

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The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

September 18, 2006

The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

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Patent Rights Web Poll

July 31, 2006

On an email list I posted the following: It seems to me that many small/medium companies live in fear of a big patent lawsuit. Even if they had their own IP, I suspect many companies would gladly give up forever their right to sue for patent infringement, in exchange for some kind of immunity from [...]

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Patent and IP Law Blogs and Email Discussion Lists

January 25, 2006

The following is a collection of sources of updates on patent law/patent cases. Please email me any suggestions; will be later added to my IP Links Page. (Stephen Nipper provided me with many of these links.) Email distribution lists and Blogs (blogs can be subscribed to via aggregators such as Sharpreader; most also offer email [...]

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Kudos on Kinsella International Investment Book

January 9, 2006

Recent endorsements of my latest book, International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner’s Guide (Oxford/Oceana 2005), co-authored with Noah Rubins (available at http://www.oceanalaw.com/main_product_details.asp?ID=391): “The book is a tour de force. Rubins & Kinsella have written a first-rate study of one of the most vital areas of international law today. Notwithstanding its subtitle (“A [...]

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