Patenting for Inventors

There are many ways to speed up your patent application examination. One way is to use the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program to shorten the appeal process by perhaps a year. Learn what you need in this episode to get your appeal fast-tracked!   Connect with Diament Patent Law E-mail: adam@diamentpatentlaw.com Website: DiamentPatentLaw.com Phone/Text: (424)281-0162 YouTube Channel: Diament Patent La...

In this episode I go over the story, and lessons learned, from two parties fighting over the trademark "Geographical Center of North America."   Connect with Diament Patent Law E-mail: adam@diamentpatentlaw.com Website: DiamentPatentLaw.com Phone/Text: (424)281-0162 YouTube Channel: Diament Patent Law YouTube LinkedIn: Diament Patent Law LinkedIn Profile Facebook: Diament Patent Law Facebook Twitt...

Sometimes strange situations might happen when you or your company tries to file a patent application and the inventor has died, is incapacitated, or the inventor is a minor. Can dead people and minors even file patent applications? Listen and find out!   www.diamentpatentlaw.com

In this episode I go over what the entrepreneurs and sharks get right and wrong about patents from the TV show Shark Tank.  Oftentimes the sharks and entrepreneurs gloss over what protection they have (or more likely don't have), and I go over one particular episode where the sharks did a good job on questioning the entrepreneurs about their patent. 

In this episode I go over a special program from the Patent Office about how you can defer payment of your provisional patent application filing fees if your invention is Covid-19 related.

What is the Covid-19 Prioritized Examination? In this episode, learn how to get your patent application placed at the front of the line at the Patent Office with this free special program so your invention can get a patent within six months instead of what normally could take two to three years.

In this episode I go over the procedure of what to do if your patent is about to issue, you paid the issue fee to the Patent Office, but you just found something similar to your invention that you didn't previously disclose. QPIDS is the answer! Listen and find out what it is and how it's done!

In this episode, in honor of Women's History Month, I talk about one of the most famous female inventors of all time, actress Hedy Lamarr. Learn about her great achievements both on and off the screen!

Learn the ins and outs of branding and licensing with special guest, attorney David Schnider, partner at Nolan Heimann .  We discuss royalties, minimum guarantees, audits, what to watch out for in licensing agreements, exclusive vs. non-exclusive agreements, protecting your goods on Amazon, special considerations for intellectual property in the cannabis industry, and more!

In this bonus episode of the "Patenting for Inventors" podcast I interview Ara Oghoorian, founder of Acap Advisors and Accountants.  We talk about things to consider when you want to turn your invention into a business, such as what kind of entity you should form (c-corp, s-corp, llc, sole proprietorship).  We also talk about not commingling funds, maintaining accurate books, taking a reasonable s...

In this episode of the podcast I go over another way to litigate your patent. By using the International Trade Commission (ITC) you can stop imported infringing goods at the border. Learn how the ITC works and how to use it to your advantage.

In this episode of the "Patenting for Inventors" podcast, I go over all the stages of a patent trial, including: preparation, jury selection, opening statements, witness testimony, closing statements, the verdict, and potential appeals.

In this episode of the Patenting for Inventors Podcast I go over the basics of patent litigation discovery, including initial disclosures, requests for production of documents, requests for inspection, interrogatories, requests for admissions, depositions, and expert discovery. http://www.diamentpatentlaw.com

When a patent case starts, the judge wants to make sure that both parties are progressing in a timely manner to resolve the matter.  Various parts of the case must be completed by certain dates, which laid out in a scheduling order.  Listen to this podcast to learn the basics of patent litigation scheduling.

If you have received a cease and desist letter for your product based on alleged patent infringement, there may be a way to respond that is quick, simple, and cheap, by using a single easy to use website.  Listen and find out what it is and how to do it.

Should you be afraid that your patent attorney will steal your idea? Why won't patent attorneys sign non-disclosure agreements if they don't plan on stealing your idea?  

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 question from the Internet.

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 your employer owns the invention.

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 review request or a covered business method review request. Once the USPTO makes a determination on the validity of the patent, the case may essentially end the trial court, or the trial court may con...

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?  How you respond depends on various factors, but I go through one way to answer a patent infringement complaint in this episode.

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 big industries with a huge patent infringement lawsuit.  Not as easily done as it used to be, but still doable in some circumstances. Listen to find out how and why.

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 your patent application, appealing to PTAB or the CAFC, filing a PCT application under the rules from WIPO and getting a 35 USC 101 rejection.  Have no clue what I'm talking about? Then this episode is...

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 help you resolve the matter.

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 to countersue with your own patents, threatening to invalidate their patent, designing around their patent, or ignoring their letter. 

In this episode I go over a sample cease and desist letter that could be used if you want to tell a company to stop selling your patented invention. I also go over what you should be careful of when you draft your letter.