In the mid-1990s, I noticed the profound transformation America was taking into the upper echelons of the Knowledge Economy, when viewed against the S & P 500 Market Index. In particular, this “Switch” involved the transition from tangible assets forming the backbone of corporate value to one which involved Intellectual ..Continue Reading
Breaking News! John Rizvi Talk on TEDx… John Rizvi, Esq. Miami Patent AttorneyBoard Certified | 20 Years Experience quote-left “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win” ~ Mahatma Gandhi Exciting Times! Almost at the same time that TEDx reached an historic 10,000 talk ..Continue Reading
Dr. Leo Baekeland Inventor of non-flammable plastics in 1909 quote-left “Unless I am very much mistaken, this invention will prove important in the future.” On September 24, 1924, Time Magazine ran a black and white cover of Dr. Leo Baekeland with the famous phrase: “It will not burn. It ..Continue Reading
It’s a scary but fascinating statistic: Only one out of every several product concepts becomes a commercial winner but account for more than 30% of company sales in the United States. The upshot being that NEW products and services are the key to prosperity for businesses. But, is there a ..Continue Reading
Escaping The Gray With Prof. John Rizvi, Esq. I would like to thank all the #inventors and #entrepreneurs who joined me last Saturday for my book signing event at Barnes & Noble. I hoped it provided some inspiration to get your own ideas off the ground and Escape The Gray! A ..Continue Reading
Hello my fiendishly clever Inventors. Today I will delight in your horrors and take pleasure in your shocking, ghoulish ideas….Happy Halloween Halloween Mask With Flash Device quote-left Featured InventionIn 1998, The inventor, Ben Hsia came up with a Halloween mask with flash device which not only can increase the attractive ..Continue Reading
Andy Castellanos designed his bands to introduce the baseball world to the patron saint, St. Rita and her connection to baseball. His journey has been remarkable. ”Baseball can provide us with a connection to the sublime, the divine, and a sense of possibility. Miracles happen every day, to anybody…you just have ..Continue Reading
I remember reading a quote by the legendary ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky who said: Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy. While his words are harsh, I find his wisdom heavy. I have met countless inventors ..Continue Reading
I come across inventors who are afraid to see a patent attorney because they think their idea is too simple. But this is a common misconception: When I look around some of the simplest ideas have revolutionized industries and generated millions of dollars in revenues for the inventor. Tomorrows millionaires ..Continue Reading
Today I wish to cover some of my experience as a Miami Patent Attorney with regards the risks of delaying the filing of a patent using the famous example of Alexander Graham Bell and the invention of the telephone. Before watching this video consider this footnote in history: When Alexander ..Continue Reading