tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post1433097288394821265..comments2024-03-05T15:47:04.832+00:00Comments on SOLO IP <br> for sole and small IP practices<br>: Unqualified praise: when being 816th just isn't good enoughFilemothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-34728434684503759882014-05-07T10:15:12.252+01:002014-05-07T10:15:12.252+01:00I was asked to apply for a secretarial position, a...I was asked to apply for a secretarial position, and although I have nothing against secretaries, maybe I should pay to have my name printed in a stupid directory. I once applied to be in the Whisker's directory but I couldn't get the support of enough cats. Not a problem Jeremy will have. Clearly it's not what you know but who you know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-55639291894464112792014-05-05T10:04:21.450+01:002014-05-05T10:04:21.450+01:00I received the same e-mail, but it ended up in my ...I received the same e-mail, but it ended up in my spam box !athurgoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584181504837105493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-13194001527612548992014-05-05T09:44:05.405+01:002014-05-05T09:44:05.405+01:00In further similar vein, I received on Sunday, by ...In further similar vein, I received on Sunday, by way of my company e-mail address, an offer: "MAY 2014 - Openings for patent attorney/patent agent in Paris, France, Dublin, Ireland and the United Kingdom - from a US based firm of - Executive Search for Patent Attorneys and Agents".<br /><br />Being a solo practitioner, their executive search obviously knows no bounds, even if they advise that they have been doing this for over 48 years!<br />Edward Humphrey-EvansEdward Humphrey-Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-84079768642800977102014-05-04T12:30:00.602+01:002014-05-04T12:30:00.602+01:00Been there, seen it, done it, bought the T-shirt. ...Been there, seen it, done it, bought the T-shirt. At the time, I was a partner in a larger firm, and it was felt appropriate to do so. Net benefit : zero. I can safely say that the entry brought us no referrals or work.<br /><br />In a similar vein, I was recently contacted by a company, going under the moniker IPB, that guaranteed me a series of face-to-face meetings with heads of IP from a host of Fortune xxx corporations for a mere 20K.<br /><br />Absent the fact that I would likely be unable to service a single such large corporation, let alone several, the marketing agent that rang me had the cheek to ask me to suggest other firms that might be interested! I find it bad enough being scaremongered into buying these opportunities, but being asked to do their homework really takes the biscuit. athurgoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584181504837105493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-11982485871723206202014-05-02T12:05:17.505+01:002014-05-02T12:05:17.505+01:00If the definition of an expert is one who knows th...If the definition of an expert is one who knows the subject I am sure a Professor qualifies. Their <a href="http://whoswholegal.com/practiceareas/19/trademarks/" rel="nofollow"> current list</a> does seem to include some solo practitioners. Rather a lot if you count counsel. Few are paying to have biographies because we all doubt that there are many who rely on such publications to seek out advisers. Nevertheless business development departments preparing tenders like to be able to refer to such listings and so the directories survive. No solo has a business development department (except counsel). Filemothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.com