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Friday Factoid Quiz: Inventions by Women

 

Did you know in the early years of our nation’s history a woman could not obtain a patent in her own name because her property was required to be titled under the name of either her father or husband? To celebrate and honor our nation's efforts to promote equal treatment for women, on February 15th - which is also the birthday of civil rights pioneer, Susan B. Anthony - test your knowledge of the following items invented by women.

 

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If you have any questions, please contact Jonathan R. Wachs at jwachs@offitkurman.com or 301-575-0302

 

 

ABOUT JONATHAN WACHS

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Jonathan Wachs provides strategic counseling and operational advice to clients in the areas of intellectual property, commercial transactions, and outsourced legal departments. As head of the firm's Intellectual Property Group, Mr. Wachs works closely with clients to develop, register, analyze, enforce, and transfer intellectual property assets in a customized, cost-efficient, and highly effective manner. Additionally, he conducts intellectual property audits through which clients learn the nature and value of their intellectual property assets and the steps needed to protect such assets from misappropriation or dilution. As a business lawyer, he has successfully negotiated and completed several multimillion-dollar business transactions and has served as general counsel to several small and midsize businesses and organizations in various industries and professions.

 

 

 

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