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Inventors receive patent on their Toy Action Figure invention

My client Joseph J. Bango and CONNECTICUT ANALYTICAL CORPORATION, and co-inventor Michael Dziekan recently received a patent on their invention of a Toy Action Figure With Remote And Local Power, Play, Identification, And Selective Activation.  CONNECTICUT ANALYTICAL CORPORATION is located in Bethany, CT.   The patent can be seen here.

UCONN Law School Meet and Greet for Intellectual Property Professionals

Yesterday I attended a meet and greet with law students at UCONN Law School in Hartford, sponsored by UCONN LAW’s Intellectual Property Law Society.   It was fun to meet with your law students interested in patents, trademarks, and copyrights.   They asked about what a career as an IP attorney is like, and I was happy to give them my thoughts.   You can see more info about the Intellectual Property Law Society here.

HOT, CURRENT, REAL IP ISSUES INVOLVING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY FORMER USPTO UNDERSECRETARY DAVID KAPPOS!

Yesterday I attended a Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) presentation.  Former USPTO Undersecretary David Kappos spoke about Artificial Intelligence and how the USPTO may deal with this new technlogy.   He gave a great talk, and it was nice to see other Connecticut patent and trademark lawyers.   For more information on CIPLA, go here.

The Truth about Design Patents–Conneticut Intellectual Property Association meeting

I attended CIPLA’s dinner and meeting on The Truth about Design Patents last night at the Elm City Club in New Haven.   Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Director, IP and Information Law Program at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law talked about incorrect conventional wisdom regarding the grant rate of Design Patents and  invalidation rates of Design Patents during litigation.   It was nice to meet fellow Connecticut IP attorneys and see some old friends.

I will be attending the National Association of Patent Practitioners Annual Conference this week!

This week I will be attending the NAPP annual meeting at the United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO ) headquarters in Alexandria, VA.   The conference will keep me up to date on the latest developements in patent law and I will get to see old patent friends and make some new patent friends.   The program agenda can be seen here.

I attended an Inventors Association of Connecticut Meeting yesterday

We had an Inventors Association of Connecticut (IACT) meeting yesterday on Memorial day!  Patent Agent Jonah Probell spone on Patent Valuation, how patents can be a barrior to competition, and licensings and cross-licensing of patents.  Mr. Probell is a friend that I met through the National Association of Patent Practitioners.   To find out about IACT’s next meeting, go here.