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Open Innovation – Event Volunteer Leadership Trilogy
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As announced in an earlier post, our event “Open Innovation” occurred in the Chicago Loop during the evening of March 15, 2011. Please click here for the video including keen insights from our speakers.
Patent Considerations
I hope that you will greatly enjoy the video in its entirety....
Trademarking Q&A
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I was pleased to be asked to prepare an article on trademarking for PolskyPedia along the lines of materials I have circulated on trademarks in response to new client inquiries. The intended audience for this post is entrepreneurs starting businesses having questions on whether and how to pursue...
Extra Paddle for Strongest Paddler
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Our older kid and I had gone out canoeing last summer. In a classic dad role, I embraced a premise that I would handle the bulk of the paddling. Our kid would enjoy a ride, scenery, and conversation with Dad while occasionally experimenting with a few junior paddles, varying in shape, length, and...
Are You Hiring an Attorney or Pitching an Investor?
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Following is another practical post from my repeated circulation of comparable text. This post will dovetail with my earlier post on New Client Inquiries.
My usual expectation when hearing from or approaching client prospects is cash compensation for my legal services. Some folks wish me to...
Moments of Competition
This post is syndicated from Bob Brill patent IP lawyer with business sense.
As with many things, I enjoy reflecting on lessons from sports into business. Atop the marvelous victory for the Chicago Blackhawks, each game in the Stanley Cup Finals presented the best players opposing each other with counterbalancing performances over multiple games. The NBA Finals allowed...
Encore Sold-Out Event Bootstrappers and Investors Faceoff
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Gratitude
Sincere and heartfelt thanks to our speakers and my volunteer event content teammates for key leadership and involvement with the encore sold-out March event for MIT EF Chicago. As announced in an earlier post, our event “Bootstrappers and Investors Faceoff” took place in...
Fresh Minds Questions on Inventions
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A teacher invited me to speak to students in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) about inventions, in connection with assignments for the students to research and prepare presentations on inventions. Following my standing suggestion on talks, I asked for a list of questions from the students for me...
Brill IP Law Office Has Opened Successfully
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Further to my December 2009 announcement, I am pleased to confirm that Brill IP Law Office has opened successfully. My updated contact information is available here. In addition, I am pleased to present my credentials for consideration to serve as intellectual property counsel, as occasions may...
Bootstrappers and Investors Faceoff March 16, 2010 MIT EF Chicago
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The excitement continues over the upcoming March 16, 2010 event “Bootstrappers and Investors Faceoff” that my volunteer content team will lead for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum of Chicago (MIT EF Chicago). Much like the sold-out March 2009 event led by my...
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Fred BabaHaters gonna hate. Without practical programming experience a CS degree from any school is of limited...
Marian Mangoubi…I noticed you said it’s Saturday, April 17th, but the 17th is actually a Sunday. So is this event on...
Mykl HowardI work on the same floor as the TechNexus/ITS and we have access to host TECH events for free. Please...