My mentor Jim Hawes has been a patent attorney for almost fifty years. Now, he has started his own blog: IPthoughts (IPthoughts.blogspot.com). A couple of his recent posts caught my attention.
- The Risks of Being a Patent Attorney: Jim takes a serious long term look at the risks associated with patent prosecution. His advice — go into litigation.
- U.S. Design Patent Application Disclosures: Are you ever afraid that your design patent applications fail the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. 112. . . Perhaps you should be.
Another recent project of Jim’s is garnering some attention: IP Law Book Reviews. I have also been working with Jim to co-author the bi-annual updates of Patent Application Practice 2d.
Thank you for introducing IPthoughts to us. I browsed this website with great interest. Article ‘The Risks of Being a Patent Attorney’ is absolutely a good read but the unique (and not ‘weird’), combination of technology, law, and language adds charm, challenge, excitement, and unmatched satisfaction to this profession. It is only in this profession one gets to wear different hats – all at the same time and on the same shoulders! Kudos to all the wonderful patent attorneys and agents out there.
Posted by: Aara | Apr 06, 2006 at 06:52 AM