Can I use a Provisional Patent Application to Stop Infringers or Stop People From Stealing my Invention? EP112
What good does a provisional patent application do? Can you use it to stop infringers? Can filing a provisional patent application stop others from stealing your invention? Find out as I answer this q...
30 Okt 20209min
Does Your Employer Own Your Invention? EP111
If you're an employee and come up with an invention, there's a good chance you don't actually own your invention. Listen to this episode to learn about the factors used to determine whether you or yo...
14 Okt 20208min
Shifting the Case Back to the USPTO. EP110
In this episode I talk about how a patent suit at the district court can be temporarily halted by the defendant requesting a post-grant review at the USPTO. This usually happens with an inter partes ...
17 Sep 20206min
How to Answer a Patent Infringement Complaint. EP109
In this episode I go over how to answer a patent infringement complaint. You just received a complaint that alleges that you are selling a product that infringes someone else's patent. What do you do...
12 Aug 202011min
Submarine Patents - EP108
What are submarine patents and should you be afraid of them? In this episode I go over an old trick to keep your invention secret until everyone is using it. Then when your patent issues, surprise bi...
27 Juli 20207min
The Top 10 Patent Acronyms. EP107
In this episode I go over the top 10 acronyms you'll come across in the patent world. I talk about IP, filing your patent application with USPTO or EPO, what a PHOSITA is, using the MPEP to examine y...
8 Juli 20208min
What Goes Into a Patent Infringement Complaint. EP106
In this episode I go through a typical patent infringement complaint, including how to write about about the party that is infringing, the infringing products, your patent, and how to ask the court to...
2 Juli 202012min
How to Respond to a Patent Cease and Desist Demand Letter. EP105
In this episode I discuss how to respond to a patent cease and desist letter, should you ever get one. There are various strategies such as: requesting to open up negotiations to license, threatening ...
25 Juni 20209min
