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Why It May Still Be Worthwhile to Try to Patent Your Business Method Invention

There are significant business and tactical advantages that can make it worthwhile for a startup company to file for a U.S. patent application on its business method invention, despite the current chaos in the U.S. Patent Office and the courts on the legal parameters for patenting business methods.  For more ...

Added by Leighton K. Chong on May 27, 2016 at 12:55pm — No Comments

PROTECTING PATENT RIGHTS IN COLLABORATIVE INVENTING

 

            The tidal wave of online usage of social networks has spilled over into collaborative business networks.  Social networks such as Facebook are being used to create and market new ideas and innovations using social networking webpages.  Collaborative innovation networks have sprung up as online communities of like-minded people who choose to work together on innovation projects.  The speedup in investor expectation for startups to get to market using…

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Added by Leighton K. Chong on December 12, 2014 at 8:21am — No Comments

KCC/IPTL Seminar: Management of Foreign IP Rights; Open Q/A Session - Thurs Nov 15, 6-8 pm

The final session in the Series on Nov 15 will start with a presentation by Leighton Chong, Intellectual Property & Patent Attorney, covering international IP strategies and options for businesses to profit from foreign IP rights, and will be followed by an open Q/A session by Course directors Martin Hsia and Leighton Chong for attendees to ask any questions they may have about their own projects or interests relating to IP. …

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Added by Leighton K. Chong on November 10, 2012 at 8:20am — No Comments

KCC/IPTL Seminar: Management of Copyright-Protectible Media, Software & Digital Works

 

The Nov 8 seminar will be presented by Martin Hsia, Intellectual Property & Patent Attorney with Cades Schutte LLP, covering timely and effective registration of copyright for media, software & digital works, giving notice of copyright; policing infringements, counterfeits and takedowns, digital rights management and other Internet copyright protection tools, shrink-wrap licensing, civil and criminal enforcement, and U.S. Customs and International Trade Commission exclusion…

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Added by Leighton K. Chong on November 2, 2012 at 3:32pm — No Comments

KCC/IPTL Seminar: Profiting from Patent Licensing of Technology & Product Innovation, Thurs Nov 1, 6-8 pm

Intellectual-Property-Mgmt-Course-RegForm.pdf 

 

The Nov 1 seminar will be presented by Leighton Chong, Intellectual Property & Patent Attorney, covering strategies for developing patent portfolios protecting technology and innovation products and profiting through licensing and other patent monetization…

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Added by Leighton K. Chong on October 27, 2012 at 8:49am — No Comments

KCC/IPTL Seminar: Protecting Trade Secrets & Company Information

The Oct 11 seminar will be presented by Martin Hsia, Intellectual Property & Patent Attorney, Cades Schutte LLP, covering trade secrets and company proprietary information, employee agreements, confidentiality agreements, licensing of proprietary and know-how information, and recommended IP management practices. 

 

The 2012 Intellectual Property Management course is offered by KCC Continuing Ed and IPTL Section of HSBA in a series…

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Added by Leighton K. Chong on October 6, 2012 at 7:09am — No Comments

Copyrights: What Creators & Users Need to Know, Oct 4, 6-8 pm, KCC

The Oct 4 seminar is on Copyrights and presented by J. Stephen Street, Business Litigation and Intellectual Property Attorney, covering what can be protected by copyright, recommended practices for copyright clearance, title, registration, and notice, fair use, rights of independent contractors and work-for-hire agreements. 

The 2012 Intellectual Property Management course is offered by KCC Continuing Ed & IPTL Section of HSBA in a series…

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Added by Leighton K. Chong on September 28, 2012 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Trademarking Product Designators & Consumer Brands

The KCC/IPTL course session on Thurs 9/27 will be presented by Seth Reiss, Intellectual Property & Patent Attorney, covering how to select, clear, and put a distinctive trademark into use, registration, how to build trademark strength and value, enforcement of rights, and recommended practices for trademark asset management.  The fee for each session is $35.00.  For registration, please call KCC Continuing Ed Dept.

The 2012 Series on Intellectual Property Management offered…

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Added by Leighton K. Chong on September 21, 2012 at 5:43pm — No Comments

Intellectual Property Management Course

The 2012 Series on Intellectual Property Management offered jointly by Kapiolani Community College, Continuing Education, and the IPTL Section of HSBA is designed for innovation companies and entrepreneurs to gain practical and in-depth knowledge on protecting intellectual property (IP) assets, best practices to manage their IP and optimizing IP strategies in the U.S. and globally. The 9/20 session is on Patenting Technology & Innovative Products by Leighton Chong,…

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Added by Leighton K. Chong on September 18, 2012 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Intellectual Property Management Course, Fall Term

 

Date/Time: September 13, 2012, 6pm to 8pm, on consecutive Thursday evenings

Location: Kapiolani Community College, Manono Building, Room 104

Website or Map: http://continuinged.kcc.hawaii.edu

For Registration, Phone: 734-9211

Email: srtsukano@hawaii.edu…

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Added by Leighton K. Chong on August 31, 2012 at 8:57am — No Comments

Patent Portfolio Management

Subject: IPTL Section Lunch Talk: Patent Strategy & Portfolio Management, BG Balagopal, Thursday, August 16, Noon to 1:00 pm

IPTL Section Lunch Talk

A "Business First" Approach to Patent Strategy & Portfolio Management

When: Thursday, August 16, Noon to 1:00 pm

Where: HSBA Conference Room, 1100 Alakea Street, 10th Floor

Info: Free [BYO brown bag lunch]

Sponsor: Intellectual Property & Technology Law Section of HSBA

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Added by Leighton K. Chong on August 7, 2012 at 8:08pm — No Comments

Intellectual Property Management for Innovation Businesses & Entrepreneurs

10-session course on IP Management offered at KCC Continuing Ed on consecutive Thursdays, 6-8 pm, at KCC campus, beginning Sept 15.  $300 for all 10 sessions, or $35 per session.  Call 734-9211 to register.

Added by Leighton K. Chong on September 5, 2011 at 6:30am — No Comments

IP-BASED CHINA TECH-TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS



Just got back from my trip to China where I met with 10 Chinese law firms and 4 business consultants…
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Added by Leighton K. Chong on November 15, 2010 at 10:17am — 3 Comments

IPTL/KCC Course on "Basics of IP Asset Management"

Proper protection and management of IP assets is a critical responsibility for businesses today. This Course is designed especially for general legal practitioners and business owners/managers in innovation and technology industries.
The Intellectual Property & Technology Law (IPTL) Section of HSBA, in partnership with Kapiolani Community College (KCC) is offering a 12-week course in "Basics of Intellectual Property Management" on Thursday evenings,…
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Added by Leighton K. Chong on September 1, 2010 at 5:52am — 1 Comment

DRAFTING A FEDERAL POLICY ON OCEAN AQUACULTURE

Please see comments submitted to NOAA for public input on drafting a national marine aquaculture policy, on my blogsite at http://hawaiitechnology.blogspot.com

Added by Leighton K. Chong on April 28, 2010 at 1:27pm — 1 Comment

Why Hawaii Technology Companies Should Consider Outsourcing Their R and D Work

Aloha,

This is to let you know that I have posted a new blog article on "Why Hawaii Technology Companies Should Consider Outsourcing Their R and D Work" which you may find of interest. Please feel free to post any comments you may have.

Leighton K. Chong

Added by Leighton K. Chong on November 20, 2009 at 12:47pm — 2 Comments

How Do We Best Support an Innovation Economy?

Aloha TechHui Members:

So far we have had 30 responses to the survey, which indicates considerable interest in this issue but is far short of representative of TechHui's 1300 members. If you have not done so yet, please take a few moments to fill out the TechHui survey today. We would like to report the results of the survey in a tech community meeting on 2010 Legislative initiatives next week.

Added by Leighton K. Chong on October 8, 2009 at 7:36am — No Comments

Karl Fooks: How Do We Best Support an Innovation Economy?

Karl Fooks, new Director of HSDC, gave an excellent overview of promising options for promoting venture capital investment in technology companies in Hawaii at the HVCA luncheon talk yesterday. Here are some of the main points I noted down from Mr. Fooks presentation:



1. Angel investment tax credits: perhaps a continuation of Act 221; 16 other states have similar tax credits, averaging about 50% of invested amount, and capping total tax credits that can be taken.

2. State… Continue

Added by Leighton K. Chong on September 25, 2009 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

How Do We Best Support an Innovation Economy?

Aloha TechHui Members:



We would like to hear your opinion on this important issue for tech companies in Hawaii. After passage of Bill 199 restrictions on Act 221 tax credits in the last Legislative session, what legislative measures do you support to make investment capital for funding tech companies available in the next Legislative session in January 2010. Please take a few moments to fill out the… Continue

Added by Leighton K. Chong on September 21, 2009 at 4:30pm — 5 Comments

A New Model for Venture Capital Investment in Tech Companies in Hawaii

It is time that we put on our thinking caps and create a new model for venture capital investment more suited to our real circumstances in Hawaii. I advocate three major changes to the Hawaii venture capital model for tech companies:



1. Allow Act 221 to sunset, and implement the Act 215 State Private Investment Fund (SPIF) to be funded with up to $38 million in state tax credits that can be used to guarantee secured interest-bearing notes issued to lenders.



2. Have the… Continue

Added by Leighton K. Chong on August 27, 2009 at 5:00pm — 49 Comments

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