Ant-Like Persistence

click to enlarge A few days ago was my first-ever successful DMR (digital mobile radio) activity (blog article).

click to enlarge (Update: my second-ever successful DMR activity was participation in the July 18, 2026 World Wide Check-In.)

Long-time PCT enthusiasts will appreciate that in recent years, there have been few opportunities in the US to get high quality PCT training with more than one experienced presenter on the dais.

(Update: now you can register for this PCT seminar.

click to enlarge Over and over again I somehow stumble upon or learn about a thing that seemingly almost everybody else already knew.

Now there is an Office Action in the red-hair-and-tinsel trademark application (previous blog article).

I am intrigued to hear about a WIPO initiative called the “Global IP Assignment Platform” (GIPAP).

click to enlarge It will be recalled (blog article, April 30, 2026) that recently I had a luggage tracking tag get knocked loose from my suitcase and the tag ended up at an airport in Portugal.

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Well, the unspoken thing has just been spoken.