Wendy Buskop, Managing Patent Attorney for the Buskop Law Group - Patents & Trademarks at an Asleep At The Wheel concert during AIPLA in Austin, Texas.
Visiting British patent attorney Michael Williams checks out a Corvette at a local area car show.
British patent attorney Michael Williams visits the Kemah aquarium on his recent visit to Texas.
Wendy Buskop at an Asleep At The Wheel concert during AIPLA in Austin, Texas.
Visiting British patent attorney Michael Williams checks out a Corvette at a local area car show.
British patent attorney Michael Williams visits the Kemah aquarium on his recent visit to Texas.
Buskop Law Groups Managing Patent Attorney, Wendy Buskop attends AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association) meetings in Austin, Texas May 10th-12th.
Philip Poll and John Chianis of Houston Offshore Engineering at the USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office) in Alexandria, Virginia on May 8th. (Not pictured, patent attorney's Wendy Buskop and Trevor Grove)
Michael Williams - Patent Attorney with Cleveland IP, a European Patent firm will be at the offices of the Buskop Law Group on Monday morning, May 14th to give a free talk, entitled "Why Patent In Europe" If you would like to attend, please contact Deb Powell at 713-275-3402 or email her at Deb@BuskopLaw.com
Wendy Buskop speaks to crowded room at this year’s Waste Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Patents and Trademarks: Protect Your Inventions and Techniques
The waste and recycling industry uses specialized equipment and works under specific guidelines, all of which should be promoted and protected. In September 2011, President Obama signed major overhaul legislation on patent law -- America Invents Act. Included in this session is the latest information on types of patents and trademarks, how to file patent and trademark applications, costs and timelines for filling, differences at the state and federal levels, and specialized agreements such as secrecy.
Wendy Buskop performs with the Houston Civic Symphony
Buskop Law Group staff members attend various tradeshows this past week;
including the Waste Expo and the 67th National Hardware Show both in Las Vegas, and then here in Houston, OTC 2012 (Ocean Technology Conference)
Wendy Buskop and Dan Schwartz at Waste Expo – Las Vegas, Nevada
Wendy Buskop at National Hardware Show – Las Vegas, Nevada
Reliable Pump exhibits at OTC - Houston, Texas
Buskop Law Group – Gold Sponsor of the MIT “View From The Top” Houston event held on Wednesday, April 18th featured a panel of guest speakers:
Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz – former NASA astronaut with 7 space mission under his belt,
Founder and current CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company, a U.S. firm developing advanced plasma rocket technology.
Larry Dickerson – President and CEO of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. Diamond has a fleet of 49 rigs in twelve countries.
Roberta Kowalishin – CIO of the Houston Chronicle and VP of Web Technology for Hearst Newspapers.
Wendy Buskop at the “View From The Top” event
Wendy Buskop to speak at this year’s Waste Expo in
Las Vegas – April 30th
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Patents and Trademarks: Protect Your Inventions and Techniques
The waste and recycling industry uses specialized equipment and works under specific guidelines, all of which should be promoted and protected. In September 2011, President Obama signed major overhaul legislation on patent law -- America Invents Act. Included in this session is the latest information on types of patents and trademarks, how to file patent and trademark applications, costs and timelines for filling, differences at the state and federal levels, and specialized agreements such as secrecy.
For more information click about Wendy’s speech please click here.
BLG Field Trip – Houston Museum of Natural Science – March 13th
DANGERS
at the trade show
(Special Webinar)
Intellectual Property theft involves stealing or misusing proprietary
information a company owns, this may include inventions, products,
software, compositions, company names, logos, slogans, audio or
video recordings and even written materials.
Please join us on
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 @ 9:00 am
for an exclusive webinar designed especially for exhibitors“How to Safely Present New Products
at the Trade Show”
To RSVP for this special on-line presentation click here
News from the USPTO: U.S. Commerce Department Releases New Report Showing Intellectual Property-Intensive Industries Contribute $5 Trillion, 40 Million Jobs to US Economy. To read the article and see the report click here.
MIT Exploration: New Frontiers in a New Era
Join us for an intellectual feast as members of the MIT alumni community
provide personal perspectives while inspiring lively discussions. Food and wine
will be followed by a panel discussion and a dessert reception.
When:
Wednesday, April 18; 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.Where:
Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell Street, 43rd Floor Houston, TexasCost:
$35 per person for MITEF Members
$139 to become a MITEF member and to attend
MIT View from the Top
Click here to Register Online
Sponsor:
Aviation company Terrafugia takes maiden flight with their new flying car. This week the car was shown at the New York auto show.
For more information please click here.
We sponsored a meeting on preparing a business for venture capital investing. We have sample term sheets and sample case scenarios.
Contact us for more information
Chris Melson and Wendy Buskop pictured at MIT Breakfast April 4th, 2012
Modern Air Conditioning Celebrates its 110th Anniversary.
Willis Carrier filed more than 80 patents over his career.
Click here to read more
The Difference Between Invention and Innovation.
Read the article here.
Down through the years, Bell Labs have received more than 17,000 patents - that's like one patent a day for 50 years. The number is close to 30,000 now, with 2,600 issued patents last year alone. That's seven patents a day.
Click here to view the CBS story on the spirit of invention that continues at Bell Labs
Buskop Law Group – Patents & Trademarks hosts a talk on How to Safely Present New Products at Trade Shows
Intellectual Property theft involves stealing or misusing proprietary information a company owns, this may include inventions, products, software, compositions, company names, logos, slogans, audio or video recordings and even written materials.
Before the show you need to:
1. Patent your devices, systems, methods, compositions & software
2. Trademark your company name, product name, logo’s and slogans
3. Copyright your brochures, manuals and printed materials
4. Show proper patent markings
5. Show proper trademark markings
6. Show proper copyright markings
7. Consider requiring employees and contractor to sign non-disclosure, confidentiality, or non-compete agreements
AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association) has in depth article on “Copyrights and Campaigns: Five Tips For the Unwary” click here to read this article on proper use and how to avoid possible infringement.
Wendy Buskop, Managing Patent Attorney for the Buskop Law Group, Patents & Trademarks spoke Thursday, March 22nd at the Midland County Bar Association luncheon held at the Midland Country Club.
Inventors Alan Shem (left) and VentureTech President, Larry Keast (right), celebrate their newly issued patent on a top drive device. For more information about VentureTech visit their website by clicking here.
