Why Employer Ownership of Your Invention Matters One of the first things I ask a client who comes to me with an invention is whether the...

Returning to Litigation Topics Back to litigation. Let’s briefly review what I’ve covered so far. In Episode 103, I talked about an...

Background A few episodes ago, I talked about what goes into a patent infringement complaint. That episode covered suing someone for...

What Are Submarine Patents? I found this question on Quora: “Why are submarine patents illegal?” At first glance, it sounds like the...

Why Patent Acronyms Matter I’m going to take a break from talking about patent litigation to do a short episode on patent acronyms. If...

Overview of the Litigation Process In the past few episodes, I’ve talked about the litigation process. I started with a broad overview of...

Receiving a Cease and Desist Letter In the last episode, I talked about how to write a cease and desist letter—specifically, when you...

Introduction to Cease and Desist Letters In the last episode, I talked about a general overview of patent litigation, and that it usually...

From Patent Prosecution to Litigation So far, this podcast has focused mainly on patent prosecution . Patent prosecution is the process...

Back from Hiatus – New YouTube Videos It’s been several months since I released a regular Patenting for Inventors podcast. Since then,...

A Short Hiatus, But Still Creating It’s been a couple of weeks since taking a hiatus from the podcast, but I’ve still been busy creating...

(This episode first aired in 2019. The costs and governments fees have increased, sometimes dramatically.) 100 Episodes – A Quick...

Yes, a Whole Episode on Signatures I know what you’re thinking. There’s no way that Adam is doing an entire episode about how to sign...

What Are Preissuance Submissions? I recently got a question from someone about Preissuance Submissions , and I thought I had already...

What Is the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)? This episode is about how to speed up your patent application using something called the...

Not to Be Confused with Inventorship Declarations I know what you’re thinking—“Wasn’t Episode 29 about declarations?”—because of course...

Previous Episodes on Trademarks I had a few episodes about trademarks back in Episodes 68, 69, and 70, so I’d suggest going back to...

What Is Means Plus Function Claiming? In this episode, I’m going to talk about a special way to claim your invention. I probably should...

Why I Usually Avoid Case Law Discussions In this podcast, I really try to focus on the process of getting a patent—drafting the...

The Scenario: Filing a Patent in Another Country Without a License Here’s the situation: You’re an inventor in the United States. You...

The Importance of Deadlines in Patent Law I’ve heard that the most common reason patent attorneys get sued for malpractice is missing a...

Why Knowing Your Patent Examiner Matters In this episode, I’m talking about how knowing your patent examiner can help you. However, I’m...

Why Become a Patent Agent or Patent Attorney? A lot of people ask me how to become a patent agent or patent attorney . Maybe it’s...

Understanding Patent Licensing In this episode, I’m going to talk about patent licensing. The whole purpose of having a patent is to have...