March 28, 2014: The intersection of two things I like---intellectual property and electronic music: https://thomaslawfirm.co/trademark-dj-name-band-name/
March 10, 2014: USPTO reports a strong correlation between having patents and being successful commercially: http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/20120113-ippr_report.pdf ....... An excerpt reads: "...While these figures suggest that patenting is relatively uncommon among young small businesses, other evidence suggests that patenting is nevertheless important to high technology companies, and can be associated with superior economic performance.… Many high-tech startup executives stated that patenting was important for capturing competitive advantage in the marketplace, preventing copying, improving success at attracting investment, and increasing the likelihood of being acquired by another company or having a successful initial public offering (IPO). These last findings are supported by other economic researchers who have suggested a positive relationship between startup patenting, meaningful early investor funding, and successful transitions into larger publicly-traded firms..." The report goes on to say that is is well accepted by economists that “a well-developed system of property rights, particularly for innovative companies, is often a precondition to successful internationalization.” January 15, 2014: Who received the most U.S. patents in 2013?: http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/press-releases/ifi-announces-top-recipients-us-patents-2013 December 10, 2013: One of the leading authorities on patent law comments on the current state of the law regarding software patents: http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2013/12/chisum-on-patents-abstract-ideas.html November 18, 2013: New bill introduced in Congress to attempt to deal with "patent trolls": http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/patent-trolls-beware-new-bill-introduced/125113 March 19, 2013: Twitter is awarded a patent on tweeting: http://www.google.com/patents/US8401009 |
5/9/2014 - Mr. Dunning accepted a position as Patent Examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia, and began the process of winding down his law practice.
4/29/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended the USPTO America Invents Act (AIA) Roundtable Discussion at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. 4/27/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended Fresno Ideaworks Day at Chukchansi Stadium in Fresno, California. 4/25/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended a tour of the Google campus in Mountain View, California. 3/27/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (SVIPLA) meeting "Meet New USPTO Silicon Valley Director Jon Cabeca" in Palo Alto, California. 3/25/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended the MBHB live webinar "Big Data Litigation in an Era of Big Data Privacy Concerns". 3/21/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended the Women Techmakers "Women in Technology" conference at Fresno City College (FCC) in Fresno, California. 3/14/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended the Association for Conflict Resolution - Central California Chapter (ACR-CCC) arbitration seminar in Fresno, California. 3/1/2014 - Mr. Dunning completed training in Advanced Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in accordance with the State of California Dispute Resolution Program Act (DRPA) at San Joaquin College of Law (SJCL) in Clovis, California. 2/17/2014 - Mr. Dunning began a six-week course in HTML and CSS computer programming at Geekwise Academy in Fresno, California. 2/11/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended the 2014 World Agriculture Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California. 2/6/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended a meeting of the Fresno Google Developers Group in Fresno, California. 1/23/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association (SVIPLA) seminar "Diversity Dimensions: Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession" in Santa Clara, California. 1/21/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended the MBHB live webinar "Top Patent Law Stories of 2013". 1/14/2014 - Mr. Dunning attended the Fresno Ideaworks Community Workspace Open House. 12/12/2013 - Mr. Dunning attended the Fresno County Young Lawyers Association (FCYLA) Holiday Mixer. 11/9/2013 - Mr. Dunning attended the "Got MCLE?" legal education conference at San Joaquin College of Law (SJCL), where he attended seminars on the ethics of electronic discovery and the ethics of law practice management. 10/17/2013 - Mr. Dunning attended the USPTO Software Patent Law Conference at UC Berkeley School of Law in Berkeley, California. 6/6/2013 - Mr. Dunning attended the Colorado Bar Intellectual Property Section seminar on Creative Commons Copyright Licensing in Denver, Colorado. |