Former PTO Director Jon Dudas has taken an interesting new job as President of the non-profit organization FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) (www.usfirst.org). FIRST was originally founded by Dean Kamen and has the goal of helping youth find inspiration and career pathways in science, technology and engineering.
More than 200,000 students competed in FIRST robotics and technology competitions in the past year. Kamen sees these technology initiatives as an alternative to sports. Kamen: “Not every kid wants to be a professional engineer, but they deserve the opportunity to get a taste of the world of science, engineering, technology and problem-solving. It ought to be at least as accessible to every kid as any sport. . . . Bounce, bounce, throw’ is a nice thing to get good at, but it’s not going to change security, healthcare environmental issues, or quality of life.”
Jon Dudas has been a partner at Foley & Lardner since leaving the PTO in early 2009.
DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE FRAUD GOING ON AT THE PATENT OFFICE WE TOLD HIM ABOUT IN 2005 AND STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE ABOUT IT.
“…and into a bomb maker.”
I’ve just locked on to your coordinates Mooney. Prepare yourself for the sound of black helicopters and a stiff knock on the door.
How sad that a tech and business leader like Dean would even consider allowing such a person to head a worthwhile organization like FIRST.
Posted by: Steve M | Jun 10, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Steve, this is probably Dean’s way of ensuring that Dudas is kept out of the way of actual inventors.
“Dudas should become a professional wrestler.”
Or a Guvenator.
>>the “recipes” will “transform” the robot from >>a chef into a musician and into a bomb maker.
And then into a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, which should put to rest all pharmaceutical patents.
Dudas should become a professional wrestler.
Mr. Dudas as announcer for Monday Night Rehabilitation.
Malcolm,
NAL must be in a very happy place for your ignorance on the Printed Matter Doctrine to not roust her – even with your quarterly resurrection of the robot-chef-paper conflations, which usually set her off.
Maybe you should suggest that to FIRST yourself, MM.
Maybe I will. The key is for the robot to be able to read the recipe. Then I’m going patent the pieces of paper with the recipes on it. And the best part: the “recipes” will “transform” the robot from a chef into a musician and into a bomb maker.
And then we can put Beauregard claims to bed.
I haven’t seen any robot chefs in the FIRST Lego League events I’ve been to, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they made a robot chef challenge one year, especially in the obstacle course portion. Or a robot farmer. Maybe you should suggest that to FIRST yourself, MM.
It’s a terrific organization. It’s great to have kids competing in a competition where they build something tangible and technological, even out of legos and pre-made programs. Nothing wrong with sports, either, but FIRST brings a lot to the table too.
“Any robot chefs…”
No, but there are robot snark posters masquerading as patent attorneys. Mooney, you’re job will soon be replaced by a much cheaper and more efficient robot – with more personality I might add.
Is that more PC than “iron chef”?
Any robot chefs in this competition?
“Go into a career in engineering, actually invent something new and non-obvious so we can REJECT it. Or tie it up in formalities for years. Or force you to claim only a small piece of it.”
Awww, somebody isn’t very good at this whole “patenting” thing.
But either way, what you should have said was:
“”Go into a career in engineering, actually invent something new and non-obvious so we can ASSIGN IT TO YOUR EMPLOYER. Or tie it up in formalities for years. Or force you to claim only a small piece of it.”
The whole rejection thing is immaterial compared to the assignment of rights to companies from inventors.
Hi little kiddies,
Go into a career in engineering, actually invent something new and non-obvious so we can REJECT it. Or tie it up in formalities for years. Or force you to claim only a small piece of it.
Yeah Steve, stop dissing 6’s man-love.
“Kamen sees these technology initiatives as an alternative to sports.”
Except it won’t get you laid, it won’t make you very popular, and it won’t keep you in shape. Trust me, sports are still better at the current moment.
“Never in the history of the patent office has one man done so much to hurt so many.”
O steve, stop being so melodramatic.
Leaving F&L?
These competitions are great. I have mentored my son’s high school team for a number of years now and will miss it when he leaves. I have seen kids in the program develop an interest in engineering where there previously was none. Kamen’s point every year is that we pour a lot of money and effort into sports but comparatively very little goes into developing programs that can direct kids into science, engineering and technology. Sports certainly have a place but so should these types of programs.
Never in the history of the patent office has one man done so much to hurt so many.
How sad that a tech and business leader like Dean would even consider allowing such a person to head a worthwhile organization like FIRST.
Being a very active inventor himself, he certainly should have known better.
Those robotics competitions are terrific.
It’s unfortunate that Kamen felt the need to put down athletics. The newest studies show that participation in sports can have an enormous positive benefit on achieving professional success. I don’t doubt that participation in robotics can have the same result. So let’s not view those activities as if they are locked in some kind of zero sum game where the merits of one depend upon the demerits of the other.
So wonderful to see a person that “obeys” the Law, is recognized.
Better there than at the patent office!
…Bounce, bounce, throw’
He’s gotta be talkin DodgeBall. have the kids construct a robot that does the high-low combo throws, something useful.
He sounds a little bitter about his basketball ability or lack thereof.
What a snobby elitist.
Oh boy, and what were his qualifications for this? Having been chosen to burn down the patent office by President Bush?
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