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First U.S. Patent
Patent Number: X000001
Date Of Patent: July 31, 1790
Inventor: Samuel Hopkins
Samuel Hopkins, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received the first patent on July 31, 1790 for a cleaning formula used in soapmaking. Among the signers of the patent were President George Washington and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. The first 10,280 patents issued between 1790 and 1836, including Samuel Hopkins patent, were destroyed by a fire. Fewer than 3,000 of those have been recovered and re-issued with numbers that include an "X."
County’s Ethnic Chambers Share in Financial Support
Five ethnic chambers of commerce were among 16 chambers of commerce allocated economic development funds approved by the Salt Lake County Council.
Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce President Eunice Jones and President-elect Ze Min Xiao were presented a check for $3,187.50 by County Councilman David Wilde during Access Asia. The networking event, co-organized by Christopher Tong, director of the Center for China-American Business Studies at Westminster College, was held Oct, 5 in the Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory. “Part of our challenge is exposure for the Center and give Westminster College students exposure to the business world,” Tong said, “That is why we helped to organize and co-sponsor this event. We are looking for more opportunities like this in the future.”
Apple Settlement Decision Lands Patent Attorney in Public Spotlight
Released by: Forbes, Yahoo, NBC6,
Five ethnic chambers of commerce were among 16 chambers of commerce allocated economic development funds approved by the Salt Lake County Council.
Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce President Eunice Jones and President-elect Ze Min Xiao were presented a check for $3,187.50 by County Councilman David Wilde during Access Asia. The networking event, co-organized by Christopher Tong, director of the Center for China-American Business Studies at Westminster College, was held Oct, 5 in the Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory. “Part of our challenge is exposure for the Center and give Westminster College students exposure to the business world,” Tong said, “That is why we helped to organize and co-sponsor this event. We are looking for more opportunities like this in the future.”
Apple Settlement Decision Lands Patent Attorney in Public Spotlight
Released by: Forbes, Yahoo, NBC6,
For Immediate Release
SALT LAKE CITY, November 27, 2006—A recent out-of-court settlement between Apple Computer and the owner of patent #US5864868A that covers the downloading of music and video with the ability to play music and video on a device (technology essential to the iPod and other music and video technology) has landed the patent attorney in the national spotlight. Read more...
Apple gains control of 'billion dollar patent'
Posted by Dennis Sellers, Nov 30, 2006 at 6:45pm-- " " A recent out-of-court settlement between Apple and the owner of the patent that covers the downloading of music and video with the ability to play music and video on a device (technology essential to the iPod and other music and video technology) will affect the “future of the whole cell phone, iPod and PDA industry,” says Michael Starkweather, who wrote the patent in 1996 for a Vermont inventor who, he says, originally didn’t show interest in patenting the idea or understand its value.
He calls it the “billion dollar patent” and says it has just overcome its first major legal victory. “I believe that, with this patent in hand, Apple will eventually be after every phone company, film maker, computer maker and video producer to pay royalties on every download of not just music but also movies and videos.”
The inventor in the lawsuit is David Contois, owner of Contois Music & Technology of Essex Junction in Burlington, Vermont, who accused Apple of stealing his patented software design and using it for iTunes. Contois’ lawsuit claimed he got his patent in 1999, two years before iTunes’ debut. He sought a court order blocking Apple from distributing iTunes, as well as unspecified money damages and legal fees. Apple denied the claims and has filed suit against Contois for its legal expenses.
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