Over the past year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has been busily implementing provisions of the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) in advance of the effective dates of the law’s most significant changes to the U.S. patent system. Several earlier proposed rules are now final and will be effective in September. Other proposed [...]
Entries from September 2012
Patent Reform Update: First-to-File, Roundtables, Roadshow
September 21st, 2012 · 1 Comment
Tags: Regulatory Policy
Region 2 University Students Tap Into Today’s West Coast Conversation
September 19th, 2012 · 4 Comments
The Office of Advocacy’s Seattle conference is being webcast live today, and participants everywhere are invited to participate via SuperChat. Small Business and Government: Maximizing Entrepreneurship, Driving Innovation is a day-long, participant-driven conversation about the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in our economy. It’s being co-sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, [...]
Tags: State and Regional
Where will you be on September 19th?
September 13th, 2012 · Comments Off
You could be going to work as usual. You could be stuck in traffic. You could be studying law, learning the latest computer program, or working on an economics problem. You could be planning to participate in a “Startup Weekend”—or if you just attended one, you could be seeking out funding for the new business [...]
Tags: State and Regional
Advocacy Participates in a Great Day, Week, and Month in Harlem
September 13th, 2012 · Comments Off
The magic created by Harlem’s past has retained a local community vested in building upon the strong foundation of the neighborhood. In the spirit of continuous, sustainable improvement, Harlem Week began its 38th annual celebration on July 28th, proving that 155th Street to Washington Heights, from the East River to the Hudson, the streets are [...]
Tags: State and Regional
An interview with Chief Counsel Winslow Sargeant about Advocacy’s Seattle conference
September 10th, 2012 · Comments Off
Chief Counsel Winslow Sargeant will lead Advocacy’s conference in Seattle on September 19th in conjunction with the Next Fifty celebration of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. I spoke recently with Dr. Sargeant about his hopes for the conference:
Q: What made Advocacy decide to convene this conference?
Dr. Sargeant: One of the ways Advocacy stays informed is by [...]
Tags: State and Regional
How does a university foster entrepreneurial spinouts from research?
September 7th, 2012 · Comments Off
Q: What do these have in common?
A firm using polymer-based technology to improve the speed of clinical laboratory tests for infectious diseases, cancer, and metabolic disorders,
A company developing scalable simulation software for cloud environments, and
A startup that converts waste glass into versatile green building materials.
A: All three are new companies spun out of research conducted [...]
Tags: State and Regional
What’s new in startup funding?
September 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments
“We fund passion, we fund potential, we fund people, we fund success stories,” says the website of Madrona Venture Group, where Greg Gottesman serves as managing director. The company provides seed and early-stage capital to innovative technology companies, primarily in the Northwest. “We fund not only with money, but with time, resources and unbridled enthusiasm [...]
Tags: State and Regional