We had a great time last night at the book launching party for The Vintage Club. Thanks to everyone who came. The party was held at the Tallyn’s Reach Clubhouse, and Robin put on a great spread. We chose an Italian theme. We imported grape juice from a Napa Valley vineyard. I’ve posted some photos of…
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Tam Coc and Hoa Lu My trip to Tam Coc was one of my most memorable in Vietnam. It’s about a two hour bus ride outside of Hanoi is one of the most beautiful places in Vietnam. In the city of Van Lam the Ngo Dong river passes through a series of paddy fields where…
Fair Use May Not Be So Fair
This week, an appellate judge on the Second Circuit rendered a long awaited decision stating a project to scan books to provide digital searching of the contents of those books is a fair use. In other words, companies are now free scan copyright books, allow others to search them, and view the results on the…
Boppy Celebrates 25 Years
Congratulations to Boppy! This marks their 25th year in business. It’s nice to see one of your clients give you your own day in their calendar. I’ve done their patent work since the beginning. Hopefully the next 25 years will be just as successful.
Invitation to Book Launch Party
Please come drop by to celebrate the publication of The Vintage Club. The event will be held on November 22, 2013 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Tallyn’s Reach Clubhouse, located at 24900 E Park Crescent Dr., Aurora, CO 80016. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone!
Hoi An – What an Amazing Place
Have you ever heard about people going off to backpack in Asia and they seem to disappear for a few years? I found them in Hoi An. Besides the ecclectic mix of people, this place in central Vietnam is one of the neatest places I’ve visited. With all the shops and restaurants along the river…
Habitat for Humanity in Vietnam
Today I met with Habitat for Humanity in Saigon. They have a number of projects they are working on, not only to build houses but to improve water and sewage. We are looking to see if we can ‘t protect their ideas and bring them to a larger market. One thing I learned is that…
Endorsement Quotes
This week I received two great endorsement quotes for the book. Portions of both are going to be included on the cover when the book is released in December. Here they are: “The Da Vinci Code meets Sideways in Darin Gibby’s debut novel, The Vintage Club. Gibby’s novel pits the obsession of one man to discover…
Dining in Italy
Sometimes, it’s a small world. I found out that a German patent attorney I work with came to the US as a foreign exchange student in high school and was in my same district. He’d visited Sorrento serveral times and took us to some great restaurants. My favorite one was in Capri, on the far side…
Amalfi Coast
Robin and I had a great trip to Sorrento, Italy. Between my patent meetings, we were able to visit some stunning sites with our good friends from all over the world. Probably the highlight was a drive to Postiano, along the Amalfi Coast. There is a small beach and hundreds of restaurants and shops nestled…