All Episodes

How to Stop Competitors From Patenting Your Idea Without Filing a Patent – Defensive Publications. Ep. 170

Using a Petition to Withdraw from Issue to Fix Last-Minute Errors. Ep. 169

How Universities Handle Inventorship and IP Rights for Student Inventions. Ep. 168

How to Use the Patent Office Patent Assignment Database Like a Pro. Ep. 167

Patent Thickets: When Owning Too Many Patents Is the Point. Ep. 166

Help! My Co-Inventor Refuses to Sign the Patent Application! Ep. 165

Patent Pools: Cooperation That Looks Like Competition. Ep. 164

Can You Patent an App? What You Need to Know Before You File Ep. 163

Zootopia 2: The Shocking Fraudulent Patent That Drives the Entire Plot! Ep. 162

The Robots Are Coming...to Help You Patent! The Patent Office's New Pilot Program for AI Patent Searches: Ep.161

When Ideas Defend Themselves: The Strange Rules of Intellectual Property Ep.160

Lululemon Sues Costco - A Fashion Lawsuit You Can't Just Downward Dog Out Of Ep.159

The Pre-Patent Power Play: Can I License My Invention While It's Still Patent Pending? Ep.158

The Risk of Joint Ownership in Patents – And Why It's a Trap Ep.157

Face Value: Protecting Your Identity with Name, Image, and Likeness Rights Ep.156

Trademark Refused, Patent Approved: Illegal Intellectual Property Explained Ep.155

Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) be an Inventor? Guidance from the Patent Office Ep.154

Lights, Camera, Patent! 10 Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Patent Holders Ep.153

Can a Fancy Leg Stand on Its Own as a Trademark? The Recent Case of In re Kason Ep.152

Patent Me Maybe: (Carly Rae) Jepson-Style Patent Claims Ep.151

What is Obviousness? A "Reasonable Expectation of Success," or "Predictable Results"? Ep.150

Congratulations! The Patent Office Wants More of Your Money! EP149

What is a Patent Post-Grant Supplemental Reexamination? EP148

Tricky Time Zone Patent Deadlines. EP147

Update on the Public Disclosure and On-Sale Bar Doctrine. Secret Methods! EP146

What are Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and FRAND? EP145

Can You Patent Indigenous Knowledge and Genetic Resources? EP144

The New Design Patent Application Obviousness Test. EP143

What is the Printed Matter Doctrine and Why You Can't Patent Your Book. EP142

Who Owns Your Strawberries? A Plant Patent Conversation with Dr. Dale Hunt. Bonus Episode 7

Why I Like Phone Calls From The 571 Area Code Ep.141

What is Analogous Art for Patents? Ep.140

How Do I Know if My Design is Patently Obvious? Ep.139

How to Search the New Trademark Search Website. EP138

New Podcast - The Look. EP137

New Beginnings. EP136

What is the Patent Office New Patent Center? EP135.

What is Patent Insurance and Do I Need It?

What is the Patent Office Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program? EP 133

What's Better? Trade Dress or Design Patent Protection? EP132

Can I Patent a Card Game? EP131

Can I Patent a Board Game? EP130

How to Review the History of a Patent Application - Using Public PAIR. EP129

What is the Medical Procedure Exemption for Patent Liability? EP128

Interview of Alfonso Martinez from "AM Patent Drawings & Graphics." Bonus Ep. 7

The Top Five Reasons You SHOULDN'T File Foreign Patent Applications. EP127

What is the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program at the Patent Office? EP126

Trademarking the Geographical Center of North America. EP125

Dead Inventors, Incapacitated Inventors, and Minors - Who Can File a Patent Application? EP124

What Shark Tank Gets Right and Wrong About Patents. EP123

How to Defer Payment of Covid-19 Related Provisional Applications. EP122

What is the Covid-19 Prioritized Examination Program? EP121

Quick Path Information Disclosure Statements (QPIDS). EP120

Women's History Month - Hedy Lamarr. EP119

Bonus Episode 06: David Schnider - Branding and Licensing

Bonus Episode 05: Ara Oghoorian - Acap Advisors and Accountants - Business Entities and Tax Considerations

Patent Litigation at the International Trade Commission. EP118

What Happens at a Patent Trial? EP117

What is Patent Litigation Discovery? EP116

What is Patent Litigation Scheduling? EP115

How to Invalidate a Patent Quickly and Cheaply Using a Single Website. EP114

Should I Be Afraid That My Patent Attorney Will Steal My Idea? EP113

Can I use a Provisional Patent Application to Stop Infringers or Stop People From Stealing my Invention? EP112

Does Your Employer Own Your Invention? EP111

Shifting the Case Back to the USPTO. EP110

How to Answer a Patent Infringement Complaint. EP109

Submarine Patents - EP108

The Top 10 Patent Acronyms. EP107

What Goes Into a Patent Infringement Complaint. EP106

How to Respond to a Patent Cease and Desist Demand Letter. EP105

How to Write a Patent Cease and Desist Demand Letter and What to be Careful of. EP104

Overview of Patent Litigation. EP103

Beware of Internet Answers on Patent Law - U.S. and Chinese. EP102

The Future of Patenting for Inventors. EP101

You're Kidding Me - How Much is This Patent Going to Cost Me‽ EP100

How to Sign Patent Documents. EP099

Preissuance Submissions - How to Stop Someone Else's Patent from Issuing. EP098

What is the Patent Prosecution Highway and What's the Speed Limit? EP097

What Are Rule 132 Declarations and When Do I Need One? EP096

Bonus Episode 04: Eric Rose Interview - Pinnacle Product Innovation

Trademark Likelihood of Confusion Factors. EP095

Means Plus Function Claim Language. EP094

Bonus Episode 03: Adam Diament Interview on the Products Business Show Podcast

Be Careful What You Title Your Design Patent Application. EP093

No Foreign Filing License? Go to Jail! EP092

What to do if You Miss a Deadline. EP091

Knowing Your Patent Examiner Can Help You. EP090

So You Want to Be a Patent Agent or Patent Attorney. EP089

Bonus Episode 02: Amy Wenslow Interview - Products to Profits

Patent Licensing. EP088

Willful Patent Infringement, Don't Do It! - EP087

International Trademark Registration - The Madrid System. EP086

Picture This Throughout the World - International Design Registration. EP085

Will the Real Inventor Please Stand Up - Determining Inventorship in a Patent. EP084

Interpreting and Defining Words in a Patent. EP083

My Friend Stole My Invention and Filed A Patent Application! Derivation Proceedings. EP082

Did I Commit Fraud on the Patent Office? Fixing it with Supplemental Examinations. EP081

Invalidating Someone Else's Patent Part 4 - Covered Business Method Reviews. EP080

Invalidating Someone Else's Patent Part 3 - Post Grant Reviews. EP079

Invalidating Someone Else's Patents Part 2 - Inter Partes Reviews. EP078

Invalidating Someone Else's Patent Part 1 - Ex Parte Reexaminations. EP077

Patent Infringement Overview. EP076

Copyright Registration for Inventors. EP075

How to File a Certificate of Correction. EP074

What are Reissue Patents? EP073

What are Ex Parte Quayle Actions? EP072

How to Mark Your Patented Product. EP071

How to File a Trademark Application. EP070

Trademarking - Picking a New Name (Trademark Searching). EP069

Trademarks - How to Pick a Good Name for Your Product or Business. EP068

How to Get Your Patent Term Extended. EP067

How to Conduct a Patent Examiner Interview. EP066

How to Revive a Patent or Patent Application. EP065

Patent Appeals - How and When to Appeal. EP064

Bonus Episode 01: Genein Letford Interview

Should I File a Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Request? EP063

Should I File a Request for Continued Examination? EP062

Eight Options for Responding to a Final Rejection. EP061

What Are Double Patenting Rejections? EP060

What are Continuation-in-Part Patent Applications? EP059

What are Continuation Patent Applications? EP058

What are Divisional Patent Applications? EP057

What are Continuing Patent Applications? EP056

How to Respond to a Patent Application Election of Species Requirement. EP055

How to Respond to a Patent Application Restriction Requirement. EP054

How to Amend the Patent Application Specification. EP053

How to Amend Patent Drawings. EP052

How to Mark up Your Amended Claims. EP051

Claim Amendments - Claim Status Identifiers. EP050

Obviousness Responses - Secondary Considerations. EP049

Obviousness Responses - The All Elements Test. EP048

Introduction to Obviousness Rejection Responses. EP0047

How to Respond to a Section 102, Novelty, or Anticipation Patent Application Rejection. EP046

How to Prepare an Office Action Response. EP045

Options for Responding to a First Office Action. EP044

How to Read an Office Action. EP043

Introduction to Patent Objections. EP042

What are Patent Rejections? EP041

Paying Patent Maintenance Fees. EP040

Notice of Allowance and Issue of the Patent. EP039

Pros and Cons of Filing a U.S. versus PCT Application First. EP038

How to get Patents in Non-PCT Countries. EP037

PCT International Patent Application Timelines and Deadlines. EP036

How to File a PCT Application. EP035

Differences Between US and PCT Applications. EP034

What is a PCT International Patent Application? EP033

What to do After You Submit Your Patent Application. EP032

How to Submit Your Patent Application to the Patent Office. EP031

How to Speed Up Your Patent Application Examination. EP030

How to Prepare the Declaration of Inventorship. EP029

How to Prepare the Application Data Sheet. EP028

How to Prepare the Power of Attorney. EP027

How Can I Get Reduced Patent Filing Fees? EP026

Do I Need a Patent Assignment? EP025

How to Prepare the Information Disclosure Statement. EP024

How to Prepare a Design Patent Application. EP023

How to Format and Assemble a Patent Application. EP022

How to Draft Other Parts of the Patent Application. EP021

How to Write the Cross Reference to Related Applications. EP020

How to Write the Abstract of the Invention. EP019

How to Write the Summary of the Invention. EP018

How to Write the Background of the Invention. EP017

How to Write the Brief Description of the Drawings. EP016

How to Write the Detailed Description of the Embodiments. EP015

How to do Patent Drawings. EP014

How to Draft Claims - Part 5 - 10 Quick Tips for Claim Drafting. EP013

How to Draft Claims - Part 4 - Independent and Dependent Claims. EP012

How to Draft Claims - Part 3 - Anatomy of a Method Claim. EP011

How to Draft Claims - Part 2 - Anatomy of a Device or Apparatus Claim. EP010

How to Draft Claims - Part 1 - Identifying Your Invention. EP009

What are Provisional Patent Applications and Should I File One? EP008

What is the Patent Application Process? EP007

How to Read and Understand the Parts of a Patent. EP006

Should I Tell People About My Invention and What are the Patent Application Deadlines? EP005

How to Patent Search and Find Similar Inventions? EP004

Is My Invention New, Useful and Non-Obvious? EP003

Is My Idea Patentable? EP002

What is Intellectual Property and What Kind do I Need? EP001