Category: Blake’s Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

I attended the Inventors Association of Connecticut (IACT) meeting this past Tuesday in Fairfield, CT and heard Matthew McCooe from Connecticut Innovations (CI) make a presentation. CI is a quasi state agency that can fund businesses build around new inventions. CI’s office is in Rocky Hill, CT. For those inventors looking for funding, contacting CI is a good idea. CI can be reached here.

HI All,

I plan on attending the next meeting of the Inventors Association of Connecticut (IACT), on Tuesday Oct 25, 2016 at Fairfield University. Matthew McCooe Chief Executive Officer at Connecticut Innovations (CI), will describe the process of getting funding at CI. CI funds a full array of business startups and growth initiatives, including venture and equity investment funds, loans and loan guarantees, and programs to support innovation, entrepreneurship, collaboration and commercialization. Information on CI can be found here. Information on IACT’s next meeting can be found here. Hope to see you all there!

I would like to congratulate my Shelton, CT client on receiving his design patent on May 3, 2016. Congratulations Robert Fox! His patent can be seen here
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My client Steward Walton and Esheaves of Groton, Connecticut received a new patent on August 30, 2016. Congratulations Stew! His patent can be seen here.

My client at the UCONN IP CLINIC had his patent for a Harmonica automatic positioner and method issued today. Congratulations Joseph Paresi of Madison, CT! His patent can be seen here.

I am happy to announce that I have rededicated myself to the Law Offices of Michael A. Blake, LLC and providing excellent, reasonably priced legal services to my clients. I enjoyed my two years of teaching the next generation of patent lawyers and trademark lawyers at the University of Connecticut School of Law. I was able to teach at UCONN Law half-time, while maintaining my private law practice. However, when UCONN Law asked me to consider a full time position–which would have meant giving up the Law Offices of Michael A. Blake, LLC, I had to politely decline. I love providing legal services to my wonderful clients, and plan on continuing to do so for many years to come!

The next Inventor’s Association of Connecticut (IACT) meeting will be at Fairfield University on August 30, 2016 at 7 pm. The presenter will be inventor Kevin S. Garrity. He is the founder of Squeeze Pod – a revolutionary line of single-use, travel-size, natural toiletries. Kevin will discuss the product concept, design, manufacturing and marketing challenges he experienced bringing Squeeze Pod to market. Every failure he faced presented a new and better opportunity. This is a great opportunity for other inventor’s to see how an inventor can go from the idea stage to a successful product! More information can be found here.

At the end of July, 2016 I will once again be attending the National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) annual conference in Alexandria, VA at the United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) Headquarters. I will be conferring with patent attorneys and patent agents on Patent Quality, and best patent practices. More information can be found here.

I attended a meeting of the Inventors Association of Connecticut last night at Fairfield University. Edward Goodwin, an angel investor, gave a wonderful talk on how to (and not to) approach an angel investor to raise money. He gave some very good advice, such as be able to talk about your management team, the market, and then the product/invention, all in that order of importance–from greater to lesser. More information is here.

I would like to congratulate my Milford, CT client Jay Jaser for getting a registered trademark for “SENIOR HELP DESK GUIDANCE, STRENGTH AND SAFE HARBOR FOR OUR SENIORS”. The mark can be seen here.