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The Hidden Risk of Keeping a Patent Application Alive Too Long – Prosecution Laches. EP181

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Can You Patent a Smell? Ep. 180

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Lost in Translation: How Bad Patent Translations Can Kill Your Global Rights Ep. 179

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Why Patent Examiners and Judges Don't Read Your Patent the Same Way Ep. 178

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How to Patent an Algorithm Without Saying "Algorithm" Ep. 177

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Why Some Patent Applications Are Published and Others Are Kept Secret. EP176

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Patent Exhaustion - The Hidden Patent Rule Triggered by Your First Customer. EP175

8

You Patented It… But Did Open Source Just Blow It Up? The Legal Risks of Using Open Source Code Ep. 174

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How to Trace a Patent's Relatives—and Why It Matters. EP173

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Do You Lose Your Patents in Bankruptcy? EP172

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Your Patent Application's First Judge: How the Patent Office Picks Your Examiner. EP171

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

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

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

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

16

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

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

18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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What is a Patent Post-Grant Supplemental Reexamination? EP148

35

Tricky Time Zone Patent Deadlines. EP147

36

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

37

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

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Can You Patent Indigenous Knowledge and Genetic Resources? EP144

39

The New Design Patent Application Obviousness Test. EP143

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

41

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

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

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What is Analogous Art for Patents? Ep.140

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

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How to Search the New Trademark Search Website. EP138

46

New Podcast - The Look. EP137

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New Beginnings. EP136

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What is the Patent Office New Patent Center? EP135.

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What is Patent Insurance and Do I Need It?

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

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

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Can I Patent a Card Game? EP131

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Can I Patent a Board Game? EP130

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

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What is the Medical Procedure Exemption for Patent Liability? EP128

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

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

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

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Trademarking the Geographical Center of North America. EP125

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

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What Shark Tank Gets Right and Wrong About Patents. EP123

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

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What is the Covid-19 Prioritized Examination Program? EP121

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Quick Path Information Disclosure Statements (QPIDS). EP120

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Women's History Month - Hedy Lamarr. EP119

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Bonus Episode 06: David Schnider - Branding and Licensing

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

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Patent Litigation at the International Trade Commission. EP118

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What Happens at a Patent Trial? EP117

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What is Patent Litigation Discovery? EP116

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What is Patent Litigation Scheduling? EP115

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

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

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

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Does Your Employer Own Your Invention? EP111

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Shifting the Case Back to the USPTO. EP110

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How to Answer a Patent Infringement Complaint. EP109

78

Submarine Patents - EP108

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The Top 10 Patent Acronyms. EP107

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What Goes Into a Patent Infringement Complaint. EP106

81

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

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

83

Overview of Patent Litigation. EP103

84

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

85

The Future of Patenting for Inventors. EP101

86

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

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How to Sign Patent Documents. EP099

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

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

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

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Bonus Episode 04: Eric Rose Interview - Pinnacle Product Innovation

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Trademark Likelihood of Confusion Factors. EP095

93

Means Plus Function Claim Language. EP094

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

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Be Careful What You Title Your Design Patent Application. EP093

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No Foreign Filing License? Go to Jail! EP092

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What to do if You Miss a Deadline. EP091

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Knowing Your Patent Examiner Can Help You. EP090

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

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Bonus Episode 02: Amy Wenslow Interview - Products to Profits