At the Vereb Law Group PLLC, we try to not “get political”. The purpose of our fun blog is to provide you with a lighthearted way to start your day and provide you with an interesting view of patent law. Unfortunately, over the weekend, during a graduation ceremony speech, a recent graduate decided to specifically decided to point out Intellectual Property lawyers and how evil they are. They are part of a “capitalist” society that enslaves others. We will not point out who provided the comments or why they did it. Instead, we will focus on the positive nature of IP.

This last past weekend, it was the 107 running of the Indy 500. Near the end of the race, there was a horrific crash of one of the cars. If you follow racing, the driver would have been severely injured or killed in past years. Fortunately for everyone involved, a patented technology saved the driver in front of 300,000 fans and millions watch on TV. The technology is called the Safer Barrier that provides “give” and allows energy to be absorbed during a crash. Although never mentioned, it is products like this that help protect people and safe lives. The question for this week on the Puzzler is “Who created this barrier?” Your choices are: General Motors, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation, the University of Nebraska, MIT or Rand Corporation?

Remember……the puzzles are meant to be fun and informative….not easy. We will give the answer in the next blog post on Monday. The answer will surprise you….even if consider yourself an expert on puzzles, patents or general knowledge.