Mark Peterson - Provisional Patent Applications Don‘t Need To Be Difficult Or Expensive - Ep. #13

In this episode for the protectors of cool stuff, we are talking about provisional patent applications. Tom Marlow and Mark Peterson discuss the process of filing a provisional patent application and why they don’t need to be difficult or expensive. Mark Peterson is the Founder of My Provisional Patent – a legal technology company focused on optimizing the provisional patent application process. He is also a partner at Dicke, Billig & Czaja. Mark brings extensive patent management experience to clients in a broad range of industries. He focuses his practice on patent prosecution, opinions, appeals, and related business transactions. He has been named by his peers as a Rising Star in the legal community. Mark brings a high level of versatility to his work. Fields in which he has significant experience include electronic, electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, and process technologies. Mark has expertise in semiconductors, electrical, computer hardware and software, memory devices, telecommunications, medical devices, and business method technologies. Tom Marlow is the Chief Technology Officer for Black Hills IP and is the President of Black Hills IP Renewals, our patent annuities management company.  Tom is a registered patent attorney and electrical engineer with a passion for IP systems.  Previously, Tom ran the IP department for a multi-billion dollar semiconductor manufacturing company where he oversaw worldwide IP strategy, enforcement, and procurement.  Tom taps his in-house and prior private practice experience to develop and deliver products and services that address known pain-points in the patent process.  Tom has spoken before diverse audiences from patent attorneys, to C-suite executives to engineers to startup founders on patent management, analysis, and strategy over the years.  Tom also has experience prosecuting and managing patent prosecution on a global scale and is the co-author of the Lexis published “US Patent Prosecutor’s Desk Reference”.  Tom was previously co-chair of the patent analytics and portfolio management department at the Minneapolis patent firm Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.  He received his law degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center, and Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Notre Dame. Black Hills IP offers a full stack of IP Support Services for Docketing, Paralegal, and Annuity Management. Our services are enhanced by advanced technology that is custom-made for both Law Firm & Corporate organizations.