working with widgets

WORKING WITH WIDGETSBy Charlie Meyer

Presented to RotaryNovember 30, 2010

A Better Mousetrap

PROGRESS CLAUSEU.S. Constitution, Art. 1, § 8

The Congress shall have power ... To promote the

Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times

to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective

Writings and Discoveries.

Preventing Train Collisions

Fire Escape Suspenders

Fire Escape

Name That Table

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich

Spinal Implants

Stents and Catheters

The Beerbrella

Reinforced Basketball Goals

Faster Archery Bows

RCA Satellite Litigation

Trademarks and Service Marks

• Identify Source:

Where is this?

Simon Property Group v. MySimon

Would The Real Waffle House Please Stand Up?

Marks Can Be Lost

• VELCRO® “hook and loop fasteners”• FORMICA® “plastic laminate surfaces”• STYROFOAM® “multicellular expanded

synthetic resinous material” • Kleenex® “tissues”• Band-Aid® “bandages”• "use a Xerox® copy machine to make a copy,

not make a xerox!”• Aspirin was a trademark• Escalator was a trademark

ZOMBIE TRADEMARKS

Lucas Oil Products v. Lukoil

NOT “THE LUKE” Mascot “BIG LUKE”

COLTS® go to the SUPERBOWL®

Colts/NFL:• COLTS®• GO COLTS ®• SUPERBOWL®• GO BLUE®• BELIEVE IN

BLUE®

Fans/Others:• Our Team• Go Team• Dream Blue• Use blue and white

or• The Big Game• Indianapolis

Go Team to The Big Game

Mr. Anderson’s Chair

Dennis Anderson, MN

What’s The Next Widget?