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Adam Ullman
Consultant & Business Advisor
PDCIP, LLC
Adam Ullman has spent 20+ years building businesses, divisions, and teams around new products, technologies, and innovations; putting in place the foundation for a startup to become a billion-dollar organization and others to sell 100Ks of products.
An industry agnostic leader, Adam created a new business product category in the consumer medical space that was acquired; stabilized and sold a mid-sized business in the garage door and gate industry after the passing of a key owner; and invented and developed peripherals for computers and video games, some of which were early VR. Currently, Adam advises and coaches small to mid-sized business leaders and has been leading a non-profit in its development of a cellular technology to address a $460B social issue.
With a unique background in intellectual property, personally and educationally, Adam has a rare talent to identify, develop, and monetize intellectual property (“IP”) assets (he is a named inventor on more than 20 patents and has successfully defended infringement of patents and trademarks).
Adam earned his B.S. in Business and Administration, concentrating in finance and information systems, from the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business; and a J.D. and an LL.M. in Intellectual Property, Commerce and Technology from the UNH School of Law.
Recent Articles by Adam Ullman
What the Dominion Voting Systems Case Could Mean for the FOX NEWS Trademark
The Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News attracted lots of attention. Claims of defamation, damages of $1.6 billion, the role of the First Amendment, and the press’ right to free speech were all key talking points around this lawsuit. What was not a part of these discussions were the implications to Fox’s trademark, FOX NEWS®. This case, even though it just settled, may have just cost Fox News a lot more than the $787.5 million settlement and the subsequent departure of Tucker Carlson—it could cost their name and brand.
A Loss of Confidence in the Patent System
I have come to the dejected realization that our patent system does little to protect anyone who does not have millions in the bank to defend their invention… So why would someone now choose to publicly disclose their invention if the likelihood of being awarded a patent is decreasing and the potential costs are increasing? In this inventor’s eyes, they won’t and I won’t, at least not without a lot of money set aside as a defense fund. That is why my decision today is difficult and why I have chosen to write about this. I have believed in our patent system, as my father did and grandfather does, but I cannot overcome the concern that given the current landscape, I am better keeping my knowledge in my head rather than sharing it with the world.
Have U.S. Patent Laws Become Unconstitutional?
As more reports come out that patent filings for individuals and small businesses are down and a general recognition that real innovation does not come from large organizations, but rather small ones, it is becoming clearer that changes in our laws have decreased the previous standards that were in place to “promote the progress of science and useful arts.” As such, it seems to this author that our current patent laws are unconstitutional, or at the very least are thoroughly and completely frustrating the constitutional purpose for which they were created since our laws are promoting less and not “securing” our discoveries. We need to strengthen our patent laws to have a system that promotes the progress of science and useful arts by efficiently and affordably securing for inventors the exclusive rights to their discoveries and innovations.