NORTHRIDGE, CA–(Marketwire – December 15, 2009) – Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. (”GMI”), a leading developer of digital molecular imaging systems, announced today that it has signed an exclusive license and commercialization agreement with Mayo Clinic to further develop and commercialize a suite of technologies invented by a team of Mayo physicians and scientists, headed by [...]
The validity search is a specific type of patent novelty search. The former is conducted to make sure that the patent was validly granted to the patent holder. This process can be extremely complicated and is not as simple as placing keywords in a patent search engine box and then getting an answer [...]
If you work in any of the high tech or university medical research areas of Southern California such as La Jolla, Carmel Valley, Los Angeles or Irvine, are involved in agriculture in areas such as Fresno, the Imperial Valley or the Coachella Valley, you may know that biotechnology and patent law are becoming more and [...]
by: Geoff Ficke I recently saw the movie “The Prestige”. The story is about two ferociously rival magicians and is set in the 1890’s. A sub-plot in the movie concerns the largely forgotten rivalry between scientists and inventors Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. Entrepreneurs today can learn much from the Edison/Tesla saga. [...]
There are three basic things that you can do with your invention.
You can sell the invention. This is where you assign your rights to the patent to someone else. Once you have sold the patent and assigned your rights, you have given up total control. The invention and the patent [...]
In this article I will discuss the three most popular questions I receive when it comes to a prototype. What is a prototype? Should I develop a prototype? Reasons to develop a prototype. What is a prototype?
by: Geoff Ficke This weekend my wife and I took in a movie. The film was preceded by a movie trailer touting a soon to be released production based on the invention of the “intermittent windshield wiper”. Such a topic for a big budget Hollywood movie would seem to be awfully mundane. [...]
I hear about probate, and knew that it had something to with property after someone dies, but that was it. Figured that the executor and some attorney just go in a room and figure it all out? Seems logical since I never read about it.
One hurdle that you may encounter when you print online is the file requirement.
Vaporizers are considered incredible devices for all the smokers. It simply vaporizes the herbs instead of ablaze them. In fact, they release the energetic ingredients of herb and plant resources; we can say that it is the finest method to smoke. As a result, the injurious stuff, which generally comes while smoking, [...]