The Art of Battling Giants
Brian WallaceThe David versus Goliath concept doesn’t just appeal to me, it’s one of the themes of my professional life. One of my clients, in fact, just sent me the Malcolm…
Confusion Dispelled
Ron ColemanOriginally posted in September 2005. Minor edits made in September 2012. In the spring of 2005, I got a comment on the blog from a gentleman named Bunker Mulligan. I…
Confusion Dispelled
Originally posted in September 2005. Minor editing made in September 2012. In the spring of 2005, I got a comment on the blog from a gentleman named Bunker Mulligan. I…
Confusion ascendant
Jewish tradition teaches that on Tisha B’Av (the Ninth day of the month of Av) — which begins tonight but, due to the Sabbath, is observed beginning tomorrow (Saturday) night…
Doing the right thing
We’re off topic now. Rare, but sometimes… it’s the right thing. It’s always tempting to use a platform such as a popular blog for special pleading, and the temptation is…
Likelihood of extrusion
Reprinting my annual Passover post, updated for modern microblogging sensibilities and adjusted for days of the week as they come out this year: I’ve been hit by pre-Passover preparations —…
Likelihood of extrusion
Reprinting my annual Passover post. The first seder is tonight, Friday, March 1st. I’ll be offline and unaccountable for comment moderation, glitch control or anything else until the night of…
Likelihood of extrusion
Reprinting my annual Passover post, updated for modern microblogging sensibilities and adjusted for days of the week as they come out this year: I’ve been hit by pre-Passover preparations —…
Litigation is war!
Ron ColemanOld Passaic County courthouse With apologies to Fred Whitmer… great day today, going in person to file a verified complaint in a commercial case in New Jersey Superior Court. If…
Sample confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements
Gene Quinn is just all over stuff, including this — something people ask me for all the time for free. Well, here are some free sample confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements…
The Vuvuzela: Threat or menace?
Who knew someone would find a way to “school” Americans on annoying noises? There’s lots of stuff I don’t know, believe me. One of them is, what’s all this I…
To die for
I’ve long been interested in life after digital death. It does seem to have caught on. Patrick Reilly writes: I spent the day at an unconference on the topic of…
“Fully cooked,” like so much Boston scrod–here comes Meet the Bloggers VI!
Cribbed entirely from The TTABlog® of Beantown home-boy John “Fully cooked, yes, but still Keeping Tabs on the TTAB®” Welch: Meet the Bloggers VI, the best non-INTA event during INTA,…
He just bought it like that
Impulse buying, King of Pop style: Branca had a surprise for Jackson. The attorney said casually, ‘By the way, the ATV catalogue is available.’ Jackson looked puzzled. Branca added teasingly,…