How to Trace a Patent's Relatives—and Why It Matters. EP173
Every patent has a family, and sometimes the most important rights aren't in the patent you're looking at, but in its siblings, parents, or long-lost cousins. In this episode, we talk about how to tra...
16 Jun 9min
Do You Lose Your Patents in Bankruptcy? EP172
Bankruptcy feels like the end of the road, but what happens to your patents when the money runs out is anything but simple. In this episode, we dig into whether patent rights survive bankruptcy, when ...
2 Jun 10min
Your Patent Application's First Judge: How the Patent Office Picks Your Examiner. EP171
Before your patent ever faces a court, a jury, or a competitor, it meets its very first judge: the patent examiner. And you don't get to pick them. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on how the...
19 Mai 10min
How to Stop Competitors From Patenting Your Idea Without Filing a Patent – Defensive Publications. Ep. 170
What if you don't actually want a patent, but you also don't want a competitor locking up your idea and using it against you later? In this episode, we dive into defensive publications, a powerful but...
5 Mai 10min
Using a Petition to Withdraw from Issue to Fix Last-Minute Errors. Ep. 169
21 Apr 12min
How Universities Handle Inventorship and IP Rights for Student Inventions. Ep. 168
If you're a student with a big idea, here's a question that can catch you completely off guard: do you actually own your invention, or does your university? In this episode, we unpack how universities...
7 Apr 10min
How to Use the Patent Office Patent Assignment Database Like a Pro. Ep. 167
Ever wonder who really owns a patent, or how to tell if a company quietly sold off its core technology? In this episode, we dive into the USPTO's patent assignment database, one of the most overlooked...
24 Mar 8min
Patent Thickets: When Owning Too Many Patents Is the Point. Ep. 166
What if the goal isn't just to have a patent, but to surround an entire technology with so many patents that no one else can move without bumping into one? That's the idea behind patent thickets. In t...
10 Mar 10min
