Bold Inventor

Send us Fan Mail We will be doing 15 minutes of interviewing two different inventors/entrepreneurs and hearing about what they have brought to market, have them share some stories and field live questions from our audience. We will then move to general Q&A and then our Bold Bite segment where we will review a pitch to the Sharks from an IP Perspective. Support the show Have an invention or bra...

Send us Fan Mail We will be kicking off our show with a fun interview of Chris Caouette, co-founder and inventor of The Gorilla Bow workout device (found at https://www.gorillabow.com/). He will share his founder's story as well as tell us how he came up with it, protected with IP, and then went to market with his innovative product. We will then jump to Q&A and as always, do a Shark Tank...

Send us Fan Mail We've got an inventor coming on, Joe Santos of Hydrochute to talk with us about his now patented exciting water-based energy solution. We'll take live Q&A throughout the broadcast, answer a few questions that came in over the week, and as always, do a fun critique of a recent Shark Tank episode. Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt tackle some tough questions from the Reddit community channel we're a part of.  We discuss slogans, patent eligibility, filing fees/costs for trademarks, what to do post-grant and you see an infringer pop up for patents.  J.D. and Matt then review a fun business called "Storage Scholar" and discuss the pitch they gave to the sharks, their IP position a...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt interview the founder of Safeseal systems and their COO who are live from the pizza industry tradeshow in Las Vegas. Their hallmark product is a sealed pizza box container that has as simple no-tamper strip to help give peace of mind to buyers of delivery orders.  We also did a Shark Tank pitch critique of a toymaker, Zipstring, and discuss their patent portfolio and...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt interview special guest, founder/CEO of Octa and hear all about his journey he's had over 15 years designing and running the operations of his wildly successful venture of holding tablets! We also do a fun critique of a Shark Tank episode for a product that probably should have secured some IP along the way. Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect...

Send us Fan Mail I go over 5 questions that came in during the week, and critique a fun shark tank pitch from FunkkOff! which is a patented teeth-freshening kit, where you can make sure nothing is stuck in your teeth on the go.  Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious about learning more? Download our FREE Inventor Kit here: https://keap.page/gw292/inventor-kit.html...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. will cover the 4 pillars of what you need to prove to the patent office before you will be granted a patent on your invention. We'll also tackle a handful of questions that came in throughout the week and any live questions you have! Lastly, we'll take a Bold Bite out of a shark tank episode. Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious ab...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt dig into the importance of research prior to filing either a patent application or trademark application. The two of them discuss the particulars of what can come up during a search, what decisions need to be made, and what can happen if you file blindly having skipped the dilligence.  The two go through 3 Q&A and then dive into a critique of VoChill, a wine cool...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. discusses the importance of understanding what to do and what not to do prior to filing your patent application and what two major criteria start the 1-year statutory grace period that the US offers prior to filing a patent application.  J.D. and Matt field 3 questions that came in over the week through our network covering different subjects such as trademark class questions...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. explains the power of a patent portfolio, and how the everyday inventor and small business owner can take advantage of the child patent application to broaden rights and vastly increase the chances of catching infringers on the core invention. Plus, it will give you a big advantage if you end up in settlement negotiations. He and Matt answer Live and Pre-submitted Q&A as...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. gives a quick IP 101 lesson on all 4 major areas of IP including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Then he and Matt do a Q&A round where they answer 4 questions from Avvo. Lastly, they critique a Shark Tank episode pitch from Autio. Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious about learning more? Download our FREE Inventor Kit...

Send us Fan Mail Matt and I talk about new year technologies and innovations, mostly focused on AI and AI-enabled technologies. We discuss the complications related to patent, trademark, and copyrights with AI and ownership/inventorship.  We then critique a Shark Tank episode from a company called Fry-Away which has used a patented oleogel substance, but has wisely avoided patent infringement by g...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt tackle 5 hot questions from our Reddit group. We discuss various like using the correct trademark symbols, patent office actions, USPTO wait times, inventorship issues, geographically descriptive marks and so on.  Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious about learning more? Download our FREE Inventor Kit here: https://keap.page/gw292/i...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt do a deep dive on a costume beard court battle that entailed a design patent, and trademark, trade dress, and other IP allegations.  Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious about learning more? Download our FREE Inventor Kit here: https://keap.page/gw292/inventor-kit.html DISCLAIMER Everything discussed on this podcast is for informati...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. Houvener talks about participating in the Movember movement and creating awareness of men's health and specifically dangerous prostate cancer awareness and testing. J.D. answers some questions related to USPTO office actions, Abandoned applications, as well as a trademark question about competing products.  J.D. then does a Bold Bite where he critiques a Shark Tank episo...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt talk about Design Patents and Design Trademarks - we clarify the differences and how both protect different aspects. We answer a question that came into us over the week from our YouTube page where someone wants to copy a Gucci bag, but wants to make sure there is not already a design patent on it.  We do a Bold Bite as well and discuss the pros/cons of having a busi...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt have a LOT of fun coming up with a new invention LIVE on the show. We solve a problem of too much unfolded laundry laying around the house. Can you relate? Listen in to hear how we came up with our solution. We even branded it and discussed how we'd protect it with patents/trademarks (if it proved to be patentable and marketable).  We followed our firm's 10...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt get the opportunity to interview David Krueger, inventor of the Roll-A-Coaster novelty drink coaster! David has been at this invention for a couple years now, and has been through the patent process, manufacturing (with different manufacturers) and is now selling on Amazon and directly on his own site. He talks about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and where he...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt get the opportunity to interview legendary Bold Patents client, Phil Martino, CEO/Founder of ZipJewel. He tells his story and gives background on Zipjewel as well as its growth trajectory as they become a QR-integrated way of telling stories and connecting people of all industries.  Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious about learnin...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt interview Bold Patents client, Chris Holmberg, COO/President of ESA Connection. He tells about the Arizona education opportunity with ESAs and the trouble there is in implementing it for many teachers/educators/vendors. He has created a platform to connect parents, teachers, and vendors in one location.  Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt showcase some of the weirdest patents issued of all time. We explore the very edge of "utility" eligibility under Section 35 of the United States Code.  We then critique a very odd Shark Tank episode for a business model that none of the sharks bit on, but is STILL going strong - check it out! Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just...

Send us Fan Mail We talked about AI, Technology and Privacy law with special guest AI Okeke, a technology and IP attorney based out of Houston, TX. We dove into privacy law and how important that is for technology companies as they retain/transfer customer data and the importance of protecting that information.  The three of us critiqued a shark tank pitch for Knife Aid, which is a solution for sh...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt look at and discuss 5 different patent publications from recently filed patent applications mostly related to American football innovations. Then, the two critique a hilarious adaptation of American Soccer that you have to see.  There is some great participation from the live audience and we discuss the various ways that patents can protect inventors, talk about clai...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt talked with Owner/Founder of Lime Design, Rodrigo Lima in this episode. We talk about simple containers for gum, and how even a simple design like that can and should require some innovation and competitive analysis! ALSO, Rodrigo unloads his TOP 3 tips for innovators to know as they get started on the design journey - listen in to find out what those are.  The three...