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: The Patent Prospector

Money Talks

By Gary Odom and Jordan Kuhn

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Aaron D. Clark, 37, invented the talking poster, which responds to a button touch. 5,548,272 et cetera. Warner Brothers, New Line Cinema and others licensed the technology, for movies such as Batman, Austin Powers, and music groups such as 'N Sync and Backstreet Boys. Clark pursued Disney for a license in the mid-90s, to no avail. This past summer, Clark's mom spotted a singing Hannah Montana poster while shopping for a gift for Clark's five-year-old daughter. Hannah Montana is a Disney character. Clark has filed a complaint in his home stomping grounds, Columbus Ohio.

Full post as published by The Patent Prospector on October 26, 2008 (boomark / email).

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