SpicyIP wishes its readers a wonderful Diwali, often referred to as the “festival of lights” (though, with the sound of firecrackers dominating each season, one might be tempted to rename it the “festival of sounds”).The “background to the invention” states:
“People in the countries of Southern Asia are used to letting off firecrackers in order to increase happiness and drive away evil in their celebrations of festivals. But in letting off firecrackers, there would be a great deal of trash generated. Moreover, the noxious gases sent into the air could sometimes be so heavy in density as to force people nearby to attempt to suspend breathing for awhile. And, as we are well aware, many of the accidents and injury cases are firecracker-related. “
While I’m desperately searching for the commercial version of this terrific invention (as many of you know, only a minor proportion of patented inventions actually make the transition to viable commercial products), let me take this opportunity to place an SOS call for more light to be shone on this blog.
Our lights have been dimming of late, and we need some bright sparks to join the SpicyIP team. Therefore, if you think you have what it takes to be a consistent blogger with a keen eye for IP issues and new/creative ways for thinking about them, please send us an email on ipchairnujs [at] gmail.com. Please mention why you think you might be a good fit for the team, and attach some of your sample writings. And of course, do not forget to send us your resume. We prefer those with excellent writing skills, since none of us work on the blog full time and we just don’t have the time to edit out bad English.
More importantly however, we prefer lasting lights to momentary meteors that blaze away for a short while and then fade—in short, consistency and regularity in posting high quality stuff is what we’re looking for.
