Introduction How many philanthropists have raised money for charity by making and selling origami? Fifth grader Sebastian Carpenter, only 11 years old, did just that, raising USD$610 for a local charity in Massachusetts. Sebastian created and sold Christmas-themed origami to family friends, hoping to raise only $50. As word about his cause and his creations […]

Dear Reader, Introduction The business of registering, holding and selling domain names has become an industry in itself, almost akin to real estate. In January 2005, when the tsunami tragedy shocked the world, a 20-year-old Canadian art student, Josh Kaplan, listed a domain, “tsunamirelief.com”, for sale on eBay.com for USD50,000. New York Post suggested Kaplan […]

Most people wonder at what stage their trademark application has reached. It is normal to wonder. Recently, however, I have come across this particular page whereby users can check the latest Government Gazettes to see if their trademark application has already been approved. There are three ways for conducting a search. The first assumes that […]

Katie Konrath, blogging at the Brazen Careerist, writes about the fallacies of imagining that if you manage to invent a better mousetrap, consumers will beat a pathway to your door. (Ref: The Brazen Careerist, 31st March 2009. It’s Not Enough To Build A Better Mousetrap) She quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words: “Build a better mousetrap […]

An interesting idea has taken place in the US. Imagine what would happen if your patents were examined by members of the patent community? Imagine what time would be saved in terms of search for prior art? That would indeed save the patent examiners a lot of time. In terms of return on investment, those […]