Executive IP History
What year was Executive IP founded?
2012
True or False. Tom actually has a full head of hair. He shaves his head only because it makes keying out the green screen in our videos less complicated.
False. Tom is genuinely bald.
What are the three main business divisions at Questel?
Patents, Trademarks, and Innovation
In order to get a patent, it must be all three of these things.
New, Useful, Non-Obvious.
Also accepted: New, Useful, Inventive Step
Which two people here have the same first AND family name (with different ethnic spellings), yet are not related by blood.
Michael Inglisa
Miguel Iglesias
What was Executive IP's best year from the standpoint of new business revenue?
300 bonus points: state the approximate amount of new business revenue generated.
2022. ~$530,000.
In order to be eligible to sit for the patent bar, Tom returned to college after law school to study this scientific discipline.
Chemistry
What year was Questel founded?
100 bonus points: What is the name of Questel's original parent company?
1978
Bonus: France Télécom (Orange)
True or False. Having a patent does not give you the right to make, use, or sell your patented product.
True. Having a patent does not give you the right to make, use, or sell your patented product. Patents are a preventative tool.
The fastest "close" on record at Executive IP was Supernus Pharmaceuticals for $8,000. How long did it take to go from the first meeting to getting a signed contract?
1 month / 31 days
True or False. Executive IP became a part of Questel through acquisition.
False. Executive IP is the only Questel business unit that founded with a seed investment, as opposed to acquisition.
What is the title of the children's book series authored by Tom Colson?
A Girl Named Pants
What are the three main advantages of trade secrets over patents?
1. Exclusivity. Trade secrets have the potential to offer exclusivity forever, whereas patents last approximately 20 years.
2. Cost. Patents are expensive to obtain, maintain, and enforce. Trade secrets are free to obtain. They have no filings, registrations, or prosecution fees.
3. Geography. There are no geographical restrictions for trade secrets. Patents must be obtained in every country where you need protection.
Invented in Buffalo, NY:
List everything you know of that was invented or was "done first" in Buffalo, NY.
300 points: 7 things,
400 points: 10 things,
500 points: 15 things
The first successful skin graft, the cargo barge, the grain elevator, the first system of fire hydrants, the railway suspension bridge, the ball jar, Kittenger furniture, the first movie theatre (Vitascope Theatre), the first parkway system built by an American city, the first hydroelectric power plant, the windshield wiper (TriCo), the electric chair, air conditioning, the first plane to break the sound barrier, the first flight simulator, the jetpack, the chicken wing, the implantable pacemaker, the fingerprint scanner.
Executive IP has created intellectual property training videos with native speakers on camera for this many languages, NOT including English.
200 bonus points: name ALL the languages
100 bonus points each: name the names of the people who went on camera
4
Chinese (we can't remember!)
French (Miguel Iglesias)
German (Daniel Ovadya)
Japanese (Haruka Tanaka)
Tom has been to this many countries.
100 bonus points: Which countries has he been to while traveling with Ray Guarnieri?
100 bonus points: Which countries has he been to while traveling with Michael Inglisa?
100 bonus points: Which countries has he been to while traveling with his three daughters: Ella, Emma, and Olivia.
18
With Ray: Japan, Thailand, Malaysia.
With Michael: Switzerland, Germany, UK
With Ella, Emma, and Olivia: France, The Netherlands
From January 2012 to present, Questel has acquired this number of companies.
500 bonus points: Name one third or more of them
27
Markify, doeLEGAL, innosabi, Morningside, Novagraaf, Pavis, NRI Cyber Patent, AboutInnovation, RenewalsDesk, Direct Validation, Yoomap, Brandstock, Concur IP, MultiLing, Expernova, ULT, ITIP, Intellixir, Gem360, IP Research, Avenium, ResearchDisclosure, PatentPilot, Specialized Patent Service, ThePatentPeople, Edital, Digipat
A European Patent (EPO patent) makes it easier and more cost-effective to file for a patent in how many countries?
200 bonus points: Name at least 25% of the countries
500 bonus points: Name at least 50% of the countries
38
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Türkiye
Since its premiere in December 2019, the "Stuff You Should Know About IP" podcast hosted by Tom and Ray has published this number of episodes.
400 points if you are within 2 episodes
600 points if you guess the exact number
48
What is the exact number of videos in Executive IP's intellectual property training library (excluding non-IP videos like Anti-Sexual Harassment or Soft Skills).
500 bonus points: what is the combined duration/runtime of all the videos? (Credit if you are within +/- 90 minutes)
560
28 hours, 20 minutes
What are the middle names of Tom's three daughters?
Olivia ______ Colson
Emma ______ Colson
Gabrielle (Ella) ______ Colson
Olivia Theresa Colson
Emma Elizabeth Colson
Gabrielle (Ella) Anne Colson
Questel's North American offices are in these cities: 300 points
Questel's European offices are in these cities: 200 points
Questel's Asian offices are in these cities: 200 points
Questel's African & South American offices are in these cities: 100 points
North America: Alexandria, VA - Fort Gratiot, MI - Provo, UT - Montréal, QC
Europe: Paris, France - Grenoble, France - Sophia-Antipolis, France - München (Munich), Germany - Capurso, Italy
Asia: Shanghai, China - Tianjin - China - Taipei, Taiwan - Singapore - Nodia, India - Tokyo, Japan - Yokohama, Japan - Seoul, Korea
Africa & South America: Arequipa, Peru - Tunis, Tunisia
Under the U.S. Lanham act, statutory damages for intentional use of a counterfeit trademark can amount to between $X and $X per counterfeit mark, per type of goods or services sold, offered for sale, or distributed.
500 bonus points: If the use was willful, the damages can go up to $X per counterfeit mark per type of goods or services that were sold, offered for sale, or distributed.
$1,000 - $200,000
Bonus: $2,000,000
Where does the name "Buffalo" from the city of Buffalo come from?
The name "Buffalo" comes from the corruption of the French expression "beau fleuve" or "beautiful river" which the early French settlers used to refer to the (now) Buffalo River.