Buffalo patent attorney James J. Ralabate<p>Respected and beloved longtime Buffalo patent attorney <strong>James J. Ralabate</strong> passed away last week at the age of 84. James was part of the "greatest generation." As a patent attorney he held <img…
Free Patent Tools<p>I just got another e-mail from my friends at <a href="http://www.maxval-ip.com/index.html">MaxVal</a> telling me about a new free <strong>patent tool</strong> that they came up with: the "<strong>Refere…
Facebook files Counterclaims against Yahoo<p>The Facebook and Yahoo patent battle continues. Just last week Facebook answered the Yahoo complaint of patent infringement and issued the Facebook counterclaims.</p>
<p>Facebook claims that Yahoo is infringing on 10 patents tha…
LXBN TV interview: Yahoo/Facebook patent case<p>I spoke with with <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/colinokeefe">Colin O'Keefe</a> of <a href="http://lxbn.lexblog.com/tag/lxbn-tv/">LXBN TV</a> about the patent infringement suit Yahoo recently filed agai…
Yahoo patent case against Facebook<p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/companies/yahoo/">Yahoo</a> filed an infringement lawsuit against <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/02/01/facebooks-ipo-a-watershed-moment/">Facebook</a> based upon 1&…
Trademark applicants beware<p>Recently the <a href="http://www.uspto.gov/">United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)</a> issued a <a href="http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solication_warnings.jsp">warning</a> to all trademark applicants reg…
What entities sued for Patent Infringement in 2011?<p><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/anoop-gopakumar/18/70/87">Anoop Gopakumar</a> and his group at <a href="http://www.maxval-ip.com/index.html">MaxVal</a> provide <a href="http://www.maxval-ip.com/litigation-data…
Getting a piece of the social media pie<p>The <a href="http://www.lawjournalbuffalo.com/">Buffalo Law Journal</a> asked me to write a guest column in their recent edition which featured a <strong>Special Report on Legal Technology/Social Media. </strong></…
Inventions "get on the shelf" at Walmart<p>As a patent attorney in Erie County I often get asked, "how can I get my products on the shelf in <a href="http://www.getontheshelf.com/">Walmart?</a>" Shelf space is like real estate and every inch inside the s…
Top ten list of companies to get US patents in 2011<p>According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office “<a href="http://www.uspto.gov/about/stratplan/ar/2011/index.jsp">Performance and Accountability Report <img width="170" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="250" align…
Interview with song writer Alan Gembola<p>As a Buffalo copyright attorney I meet many new authors. A childhood friend of mine recently published a book of songs he wrote and I asked him to share some of his thoughts about the publishing process with my LoTempio law blog readers.<…
Facebook Infringed Leader Patent<p>Even though a jury ruled that the software that runs the famous Facebook site infringed on the <img width="250" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="183" align="right" src="http://www.lotempiolaw.com/uploads/image/Facebook.JPG" alt="" />pat…
Inventors Hall of Fame: Robert N. Noyce<p><strong><img align="left" width="112" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="190" alt="" src="http://www.lotempiolaw.com/uploads/image/Noyce_Robert(1).gif" /></strong></p>
<p><strong>Inventor Robert N. Noyce &am…
Inventors file record number of patent applications<p>The <a href="http://www.uspto.gov/">United States Patent and Trademark Office</a> released its "<a href="http://www.uspto.gov/about/stratplan/ar/2011/index.jsp">Performance and Accountability Report</a><im…
2012 Patent Calendar<p>Last year I interviewed professional patent searcher <a href="http://www.lotempiolaw.com/2011/02/articles/patents/interview-with-patent-searcher-martin-keller/"><strong>Martin E. Keller</strong></a> after he sent me h…
The Process of Writing and Publishing a Book<p>As a Buffalo patent attorney I often get asked questions from would-be authors about publishing and copyright. <a href="http://millertennis.gotennissource.com/Staff/profiles.lasso">Dave Kocak</a> tennis pro at the <a href="htt…
Orange Crush Trademark Infringement<p>A synthetic cannabis called Cush produced by "<a href="http://skyhiblends.com/">Sky Hi Blends</a>" in Arizona is now sold at some delis and convenience stores in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo city offici…
Inventions of Steve Jobs Define Us<p>Steve Jobs revolutionized our world through his inventions. There are very few inventors in the world that give us devices that change the way we live. There are not many households in the world that don't have some form of technology create…
Inventors Hall of Fame: Wilson Greatbatch<p><strong>Wilson Greatbatch</strong> was an inventor from Buffalo who I met twice in my life. As a Buffalo, New York patent attorney I am a member of the <a href="http://www.nfipla.org/Inventor.html"><strong>Niagara Fro…
Obama Makes the "America Invents Act" Law<p>The Patent Reform Bill that everybody has been waiting for has been signed into law. President Obama visited <a href="http://www.tjhsst.edu/news/">Thomas Jefferson High School For Science and Technology</a> in Alexandria, Virgini…
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