Patent attorney and trademark lawyer, Andrew P. Lahser, near Scottsdale, Arizona. » kid inventors

Be “America’s Top Young Scientist”

Andrew P. Lahser, Scottsdale Patent Attorney — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:09:24 +0000

Make a video about science, your science, to enter this contest. Communicate your understanding of a scientific concept on video and enter the video to win. Video will be judged on

Creativity (20%)
Content meets stated contest criteria (30%)
Persuasiveness (10%)
Classroom suitability (10%)
Overall Presentation (30%)

The Science Channel and 3M want 5th to 8th graders to make videos of their science or innovation. Through the years, more than 600,000 kids have participated. The winners have gone on to speak in front of members of Congress, work with the nation’s top scientists, and pursue academic careers in the sciences.

The Science Channel and 3M want to “encourage the exploration of science and innovation among America’s youth and to promote the importance of science communication.”

Let us know if your kids enter the science contest.

Your kid can doodle his “Wish for the World”.

Andrew Lahser, Patent Attorney — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:58:46 +0000

Google wants your kid to doodle a logo to show what your kid wishes for the world. There are 445 prizes. Regional winners and above get to travel to New York. Hopefully, we will see some of the winners actually posted on the Google homepage.

For more information or to register your school for the contest, visit the Google homepage today.

Kid Invents Suction Tires

Andrew P. Lahser, Scottsdale Patent Attorney — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:25:30 +0000

It’s hilarious, inspiring and makes you want to play with your bike. Maybe you saw this on TV last year, but I don’t watch TV with any regularity. It’s a 30 second TV commercial to inspire kids to invent.

This is part of a TV campaign to inspire children. If you need to inspire our youth to invent, try visiting InventNow.org, with is a joint venture of the USPTO and the Ad Council.