On Monday March 9th, The United States Senate confirmed Michelle Lee as the new director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She is the first woman to hold this position, and has a resume any patent attorney would love to have. Her background is in electrical engineering and computer science, holding both undergraduate and graduate degrees from M.I.T.. … Read More
A Tribute To The Past
Part of this firm’s motto is “honoring tradition and the spirit of innovation.” Personally, I couldn’t think of a better way to honor tradition than to decorate this website with illustrations from long expired U.S. patents. Some drawings you may recognize. Others are more obscure. Nevertheless, each illustration reflects back to a time when patent drawings were painstakingly hand drafted. Many contemporaries consider … Read More
A Work In Progress
As the launch day of The Thornton Firm’s website draws closer, I must note that this is only the beginning. Content (both visual and substantive) will be added as I teach myself and learn more and more about WordPress design. While the theme I purchased is highly customizable, it did not come with idiot proof instructions or guidelines. So far, I’m happy … Read More
A Farewell to Radio Shack
Having learned yesterday that Radio Shack had been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, many fond memories resurfaced. When I was a kid, there was no place more exciting to go and visit than a Radio Shack. It was truly a cutting edge institution with every high-tech gizmo and gadget a youngster could want. I remember my first pair … Read More
The Adventure Begins
With roughly a week to go before launching my website, I thought it would be a good time to express a few feelings prior to really getting down to business. It is truly a privilege to be able to start my own intellectual property law firm, and I aspire to be one of the best patent practitioners in the United … Read More