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#25 Former USPTO Patent Examiner Shares His Advice for Patent Practitioners
#25 Former USPTO Patent Examiner Shares His Advice for Patent Practitioners
Megan interviews patent attorney Ryan Schneer about his experience as a patent examiner. Ryan discusses some of the bene... Read more
16 Oct 2017
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23mins
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#6 The Top Six Attributes of a Good Patent Attorney
#6 The Top Six Attributes of a Good Patent Attorney
Megan explores what makes a good patent attorney in today's world of big data.
17 Apr 2017
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18mins
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#5 Examiner Allowance Patterns with Professor Tu
#5 Examiner Allowance Patterns with Professor Tu
Megan interviews Professor Shine Tu, from the University of West Virginia, about his research in examiner allowance patt... Read more
17 Apr 2017
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31mins
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#28 Top 5 Decisions That Require Patent Data Context
#28 Top 5 Decisions That Require Patent Data Context
Megan identifies five specific decisions that patent prosecution attorneys should typically never make without being inf... Read more
6 Nov 2017
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19mins
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#39: Experience Matters More Than You Think
#39: Experience Matters More Than You Think
Megan discusses the importance of examiner experience in shaping prosecution strategy. Experience level is one of the fa... Read more
7 May 2018
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18mins
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#40: Top 5 Audibles in Patent Prosecution
#40: Top 5 Audibles in Patent Prosecution
Megan pinpoints 5 prosecution scenarios where a strategy change may be necessary in light of the statistics. Like footba... Read more
14 May 2018
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20mins
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#27 Back to Basics with Attorney Joe Kelly
#27 Back to Basics with Attorney Joe Kelly
Megan interviews Joe Kelly, of Kelly, Holt & Christenson, about basic response writing techniques for optimizing the... Read more
30 Oct 2017
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23mins
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#38: Analytics Behind "Stupid Patent of the Month" Blog
#38: Analytics Behind "Stupid Patent of the Month" Blog
Megan dives into the prosecution histories of several patents featured on the "Stupid Patent of the Month" blog. The blo... Read more
30 Apr 2018
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22mins
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#46 Troubled Patents: Should We Get Aggressive or Give Up?
#46 Troubled Patents: Should We Get Aggressive or Give Up?
When is it time to use the appeal process or take some other extraordinary action after a final rejection has been issue... Read more
30 Jul 2018
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21mins
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#47 Patent Analytics: Table Stakes for Law Firms
#47 Patent Analytics: Table Stakes for Law Firms
An interview with Ken Gemmill, Business Operations Manager for LexisNexis IP. In his career, Ken has witnessed the birth... Read more
6 Aug 2018
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19mins
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44: Can I Please Get A New Patent Examiner?
44: Can I Please Get A New Patent Examiner?
Megan discusses the challenges of getting a new examiner by filing a continuation application. In spite of the difficult... Read more
18 Jun 2018
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24mins
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#14 The Basics of the Patent Prosecution Process: Part Two
#14 The Basics of the Patent Prosecution Process: Part Two
Megan reviews basics of the patent prosecution process - from issuance of a non-final office action to termination - and... Read more
31 Jul 2017
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17mins
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#17 GoPro Gets Lucky
#17 GoPro Gets Lucky
Megan discusses the prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 6,955,484, GoPro's patent covering their basic technology. Th... Read more
21 Aug 2017
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19mins
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#16 Where do Litigated Patents Come From?
#16 Where do Litigated Patents Come From?
Megan interviews guest speaker Professor Sean Tu, from the University of West Virginia, about his research on which exam... Read more
14 Aug 2017
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22mins
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#52: Inside Scoop with Former Patent Examiner Joshua Rudawitz
#52: Inside Scoop with Former Patent Examiner Joshua Rudawitz
Megan interviews patent attorney Josh Rudawitz about his experience as a patent examiner. Josh discusses his career path... Read more
29 Oct 2018
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21mins
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#49: Patent Prosecution Trainwreck
#49: Patent Prosecution Trainwreck
Megan reviews one of the longest prosecution histories recorded in public PAIR, for application number 05/849,812. Prose... Read more
8 Oct 2018
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20mins
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#7 'Alice' before 'Alice'
#7 'Alice' before 'Alice'
Megan decides what to do with an application facing a non-functional, descriptive subject matter argument: US Applicatio... Read more
17 Apr 2017
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20mins
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#18 Under the Microscope
#18 Under the Microscope
Megan decides whether she would hire someone as her patent attorney based on their prosecution performance. Megan evalua... Read more
28 Aug 2017
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21mins
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#15 Pending Patent Applications: What’s This Thing Worth?
#15 Pending Patent Applications: What’s This Thing Worth?
Megan discusses ways to monetize a pending portfolio. Should purchasers have to pay anything for applications that haven... Read more
7 Aug 2017
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16mins
Ranked #20
#8 The Peach in the Dropbox
#8 The Peach in the Dropbox
Megan reviews the prosecution history and examiner statistics for U.S. Patent No. 8,825,597, which covers the Dropbox te... Read more
17 Apr 2017
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