Invention2Exit: Patent Case Study Interview with Lynette Robinson Lynette is a sought-after speaker &amp; performer, entrepreneur, and business coach who specializes in helping entrepreneurs go from lightbulb moment to launched in a fraction of the time, so they can skyrocket their sales and create the life and business of their dreams. Site: https://www.successacceleratorlive.com/join 

Invention2Exit: Patent Case Study Interview with Lynette Robinson Lynette is a sought-after speaker &amp; performer, entrepreneur, and business coach who specializes in helping entrepreneurs go from lightbulb moment to launched in a fraction of the time, so they can skyrocket their sales and create the life and business of their dreams. Site: <a href="https://www.successacceleratorlive.com/join" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.successacceleratorlive.com/join</a>

Invention2Exit: Patent Case Study Interview with Lynette Robinson

Alex Hargrove

Craige interviews Alex Hargrove who talks about how he is buildng a fast growing business around his patented software technologies and developing a patent portfolio to protect his software. If you are interested in geting your own patents for your software patents, call (512) 649-1046 or visit us at ThompsonPatentLaw.com or schedule your Patent Needs Assessment now. If you would like to learn more about Alex or Netlaw please visit them at https://www.netlaw.com/ or connect with Alex on Twitter @HargroveAlex

Craige interviews Alex Hargrove who talks about how he is buildng a fast growing business around his patented software technologies and developing a patent portfolio to protect his software. If you are interested in geting your own patents for your software patents, call (512) 649-1046 or visit us at <a href="https://thompsonpatentlaw.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ThompsonPatentLaw.com</a> or schedule your <a href="https://www5.apptoto.com/b/craige_thompson_30/pnc_tc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patent Needs Assessment</a> now. If you would like to learn more about Alex or Netlaw please visit them at <a href="https://www.netlaw.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.netlaw.com/</a> or connect with Alex on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/HargroveAlex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@HargroveAlex</a>

Invention2Exit: Patent Case Study with Alex Hargrove of Netlaw

Invention2Exit: Encouragement For Entrepreneurs

In this episode of "Ask The Patent Attorney," Martin Schweiger interviews Craige Thompson, JD, EE, PE. Craige explains the golden key to avoiding multiple office actions. 

In this episode of "Ask The Patent Attorney," <a href="https://ip-lawyer-tools.com/craige-thompson-the-examiner-whisperer-on-a-patent-strategy-in-the-us-for-capturing-improvements-of-an-invention-after-filing-the-first-patent/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Martin Schweiger</a> interviews Craige Thompson, JD, EE, PE. Craige explains the golden key to avoiding multiple office actions.

LQP Ask The Patent Attorney: What is the key to avoiding office actions? 

Summary:   ​In this episode of "Ask The Patent Attorney," Martin Schweiger interviews Craige Thompson, JD, EE, PE explains how to  secure IP rights for a series of inventive concepts.    The Patent Offense Book: Portfolio Manager's Guide to 7 Steps to a Safe, Secure Patent Portfolio

Summary:   ​In this episode of "Ask The Patent Attorney," <a href="https://ip-lawyer-tools.com/craige-thompson-the-examiner-whisperer-on-a-patent-strategy-in-the-us-for-capturing-improvements-of-an-invention-after-filing-the-first-patent/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Martin Schweiger</a> interviews Craige Thompson, JD, EE, PE explains how to  secure IP rights for a series of inventive concepts. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Patent-Offense-Book-Portfolio-Managers/dp/1512113727" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Patent Offense Book: Portfolio Manager's Guide to 7 Steps to a Safe, Secure Patent Portfolio</a>

LQP Ask The Patent Attorney: How do you secure IP rights for a series of inventive concepts?

Summary: In this episode of "Ask The Patent Attorney," Martin Schweiger interviews Craige Thompson, JD, EE, PE explains his thoughts on the America Invents Act.  This show was originally posted in full here:  ip-lawyer-tools.com Martin Schweiger´s firm Schweiger &amp; Partners

Summary: In this episode of "Ask The Patent Attorney," Martin Schweiger interviews Craige Thompson, JD, EE, PE explains his thoughts on the America Invents Act.  This show was originally posted in full here: <a href="https://ip-lawyer-tools.com/craige-thompson-the-examiner-whisperer-on-a-patent-strategy-in-the-us-for-capturing-improvements-of-an-invention-after-filing-the-first-patent/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> ip-lawyer-tools.com</a> Martin Schweiger´s firm <a href="https://trademarks-patents.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Schweiger &amp; Partners</a>

Ask the Patent Attorney: Thoughts on the America Invents Act

Summary: What is the R&amp;D Tax Credit?  Welcome to this special edition of the Litigation Quality Patent PatentCast. I’m Your Host Craige Thompson of Thomson Patent Law. This is a very special podcast because we're joined by Jeff Holmberg who's a manager a CPA with Froehling Anderson, out of the Minneapolis Minnesota office. He's going to teach us something very important for in the inventors and innovators who are seeking patents and are doing R&amp;D.  We are going to talk about the very important R&amp;D tax credit program. Jeff is an expert in he has been doing this for a long time in his career and specializing in the area and on this  R&amp;D Tax Credit. The R&amp;D Tax Credit is especially important to people who get patents, because you know, we want to pay as little to the government as possible. That's the idea here when you're doing research and development.

Summary: What is the R&amp;D Tax Credit?  Welcome to this special edition of the Litigation Quality Patent PatentCast. I’m Your Host Craige Thompson of Thomson Patent Law. This is a very special podcast because we're joined by Jeff Holmberg who's a manager a CPA with Froehling Anderson, out of the Minneapolis Minnesota office. He's going to teach us something very important for in the inventors and innovators who are seeking patents and are doing R&amp;D.  We are going to talk about the very important R&amp;D tax credit program. Jeff is an expert in he has been doing this for a long time in his career and specializing in the area and on this <a href="https://thompsonpatentlaw.com/did-you-forget-something-how-it-pays-to-remember-the-rd-tax-credit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> R&amp;D Tax Credit</a>. The R&amp;D Tax Credit is especially important to people who get patents, because you know, we want to pay as little to the government as possible. That's the idea here when you're doing research and development.

LQ PatentCast: R & D Tax Credit

Although ZeroClick's finger gesture patents were temporarily brought back to life on appeal, Apple has ample avenues to kill it off permanently on remand back to the trial court in the Northern District of California.  The patent, which was drafted pro se by a doctor who wanted to improve the patient charting process without having to click on a pointer, was not invalid on the ground that it should be interpreted in means plus function form (if it were so interpreted, it would likely have stayed dead).  Apple does not appear worried.  Apple appears to have simply used the opportunity on a relatively weak patent to try to undermine a huge swath of all software patents that might have been subject to means plus function rules.  Had Apple been successful, many more software patents would have been put on life support.  However, the Federal Circuit reversed Apple's win below, and the result is that software patent claims are more likely to survive if they recite terms like "User Interface Code" or "Program Code," which makes them more likely to be considered sufficiently definite structure (like "circuit" is for hardware), and less likely to fall under the more challenging means plus function rules.

Although ZeroClick's finger gesture patents were temporarily brought back to life on appeal, Apple has ample avenues to kill it off permanently on remand back to the trial court in the Northern District of California.  The patent, which was drafted pro se by a doctor who wanted to improve the patient charting process without having to click on a pointer, was not invalid on the ground that it should be interpreted in means plus function form (if it were so interpreted, it would likely have stayed dead).  Apple does not appear worried.  Apple appears to have simply used the opportunity on a relatively weak patent to try to undermine a huge swath of all <a href="https://thompsonpatentlaw.com/software-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">software patents</a> that might have been subject to means plus function rules.  Had Apple been successful, many more software patents would have been put on life support.  However, the Federal Circuit reversed Apple's win below, and the result is that software patent claims are more likely to survive if they recite terms like "User Interface Code" or "Program Code," which makes them more likely to be considered sufficiently definite structure (like "circuit" is for hardware), and less likely to fall under the more challenging means plus function rules.

LQ PatentCast: ZeroClick, LLC v. Apple Inc. 

As the CEO of a technologies company, have you thought about what would happen if your top engineers walked out the door with a patentable idea and started a very profitable business? Every employment agreement these days should have a clause obligating employees to assign their rights and invention to your company. However, this doesn’t always happen. Every engineer will leave their current position at some point, and some of them will leave with extremely valuable ideas in their heads that they have been moonlighting on. In today’s PatentCast, discover how an engineer walked out with valuable patentable ideas when his company was focused on GPS technologies for surveying applications. This former employer lost out on the “Big Win” when they could have had a very profitable idea without expensive or risky litigation.  

As the CEO of a technologies company, have you thought about what would happen if your top engineers walked out the door with a patentable idea and started a very profitable business? Every employment agreement these days should have a clause obligating employees to assign their rights and invention to your company. However, this doesn’t always happen. Every engineer will leave their current position at some point, and some of them will leave with extremely valuable ideas in their heads that they have been moonlighting on. In today’s PatentCast, discover how an engineer walked out with valuable patentable ideas when his company was focused on GPS technologies for surveying applications. This former employer lost out on the “Big Win” when they could have had a very profitable idea without expensive or risky litigation.

What would happen if your top engineers walked out the door with a patentable idea? 

Is Your Patent Attorney Getting You the Right Claims? The first episode was about Litigation Quality Patent Claim Criteria. We went through the twelve, high-level claim criteria areas that you can use as a checklist to assess Litigation Quality Patent claims. Whether you’re getting those claims that have been through those considerations or not. And today, we’re going to ask the other half of that question: what about claim scope? Am I getting Litigation Quality Patent Claim Scope when I’m filing my patent application? How can you tell?   If you missed it, click here to listen to episode 1.

Is Your Patent Attorney Getting You the Right Claims? The first episode was about Litigation Quality Patent Claim Criteria. We went through the twelve, high-level claim criteria areas that you can use as a checklist to assess Litigation Quality Patent claims. Whether you’re getting those claims that have been through those considerations or not. And today, we’re going to ask the other half of that question: what about claim scope? Am I getting Litigation Quality Patent Claim Scope when I’m filing my patent application? How can you tell?   If you missed it, click here to listen to <a href="https://thompsonpatentlaw.com/atpa-all-shows/right-claims/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">episode 1.</a>

Ask The Patent Attorney: Is My Attorney Getting Me The Right Claims? (Part 2)

The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

Litigation Quality Patent PatentCast

This is an important case from 2014. It is part of our post-Alice software series of Litigation Quality PatentCasts because it’s about an important decision that’s often cited in prosecution literature, in IPRs, and in litigation in favor of patent eligibility for software claims in certain circumstances. Alice is the Supreme Court decision, and it has set the bar and the two-step Alice test for analyzing whether claims are patent-eligible subject matter, or whether they’re too abstract, to be patentable.

This is an important case from 2014. It is part of our post-Alice software series of Litigation Quality PatentCasts because it’s about an important decision that’s often cited in prosecution literature, in IPRs, and in litigation in favor of patent eligibility for software claims in certain circumstances. Alice is the Supreme Court decision, and it has set the bar and the two-step Alice test for analyzing whether claims are patent-eligible subject matter, or whether they’re too abstract, to be patentable.

LQ PatentCast: DDR Holdings v Digital River

 In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, the discussion concerns patent license agreements. Craige outlines key portions of patent license agreements and how to best construct them in order to avoid going through re-litigation on issues of infringement.  Listen to the Podcast:  EPISODE 11 – The Examiner Whisperer – Sanofi-Aventis v Genentech – May 16 2013  Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts  The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, the discussion concerns patent license agreements. Craige outlines key portions of patent license agreements and how to best construct them in order to avoid going through re-litigation on issues of infringement. Listen to the Podcast: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paralegaltpl/episode-11-the-examiner" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">EPISODE 11 – The Examiner Whisperer – Sanofi-Aventis v Genentech – May 16 2013</a> Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by <a href="http://www.thompsonpatentlaw.com/about/about-craige-thompson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craige Thompson</a> (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

EPISODE 11 - The Examiner Whisperer - Sanofi-Aventis v Genentech

 In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, do you want to know how to do your claim to a patent? Try sending samples of a product before the patent gets filed. Today, Craige examines the case where an invalidating public use, sent this fish oil patent into cardiac arrest.  Craige's special guest is, Tawfiq Ali, an experienced business litigation attorney with the Ali Law Practice in Chicago.  Listen to the Podcast:  EPISODE 24 - The Examiner Whisperer - Pronova v Teva - Sep 19 2013  Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts  The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, do you want to know how to do your claim to a patent? Try sending samples of a product before the patent gets filed. Today, Craige examines the case where an invalidating public use, sent this fish oil patent into cardiac arrest. Craige's special guest is, <a href="http://www.alilawpractice.com/about/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tawfiq Ali</a>, an experienced business litigation attorney with the <a href="http://www.alilawpractice.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ali Law Practice</a> in Chicago. Listen to the Podcast: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paralegaltpl/episode-24-the-examiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EPISODE 24 - The Examiner Whisperer - Pronova v Teva - Sep 19 2013</a> Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by <a href="http://www.thompsonpatentlaw.com/about/about-craige-thompson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craige Thompson</a> (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

EPISODE 24 - The Examiner Whisperer - Pronova v Teva

 In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, the discussion concerns patent applications and how the aspects you choose to include and how the ways of phrasing can ultimately lead to riches or ruin.  Craige’s special guest is an expert business litigation attorney, Tawfiq Ali, with offices in Chicago.  Listen to the Podcast:  EPISODE 3 – The Examiner Whisperer – Function Media V Google – Feb 21 2013  Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts  The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, the discussion concerns patent applications and how the aspects you choose to include and how the ways of phrasing can ultimately lead to riches or ruin. Craige’s special guest is an expert business litigation attorney, <a href="http://www.alilawpractice.com/about/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tawfiq Ali</a>, with offices in Chicago. Listen to the Podcast: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paralegaltpl/episode-3-the-examiner/s-zoNa0" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">EPISODE 3 – The Examiner Whisperer – Function Media V Google – Feb 21 2013</a> Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by <a href="http://www.thompsonpatentlaw.com/about/about-craige-thompson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craige Thompson</a> (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

EPISODE 3 - The Examiner Whisperer - Function Media V Google

Should you file a provisional or a non-provisional? There is no one size fits all answer. The best choice depends on your unique business situation and strategy. Craige explains what makes these two filings similar and different from each other so you can make a more fully informed decision.  

Should you file a provisional or a non-provisional? There is no one size fits all answer. The best choice depends on your unique business situation and strategy. Craige explains what makes these two filings similar and different from each other so you can make a more fully informed decision.

LQP Ask The Patent Attorney: Should you file a provisional or a non-provisional? 

 In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, the discussion concerns a circuit court decision involving infringement issues, including the Doctrine of Equivalence and the role of vitiation in  the context of electronic circuit patent claims.  Craige’s special guests are Tawfiq Ali, an expert business attorney with offices in Chicago and Richard Bragg.  Listen to the Podcast:  EPISODE 4 – The Examiner Whisperer – Guidetech V Brilliant – Feb 28 2013  Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts  The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, the discussion concerns a circuit court decision involving infringement issues, including the Doctrine of Equivalence and the role of vitiation in  the context of electronic circuit patent claims. Craige’s special guests are <a href="http://www.alilawpractice.com/about/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tawfiq Ali</a>, an expert business attorney with offices in Chicago and Richard Bragg. Listen to the Podcast: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paralegaltpl/episode-4-the-examiner/s-lq5hL" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">EPISODE 4 – The Examiner Whisperer – Guidetech V Brilliant – Feb 28 2013</a> Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by <a href="http://www.thompsonpatentlaw.com/about/about-craige-thompson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craige Thompson</a> (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

EPISODE 4 - The Examiner Whisperer - Guidetech V Brilliant 

Many sophisticated patent clients have learned from other patent attorneys that long claims are bad and short claims are good.  Craige explodes this fallacy with case studies about how a long claim can be ideal or a raw deal, depending on its structure.  Craige exposes the secret ingredient that is essential for every claim, irrespective of its word count.

Many sophisticated patent clients have learned from other patent attorneys that long claims are bad and short claims are good.  Craige explodes this fallacy with case studies about how a long claim can be ideal or a raw deal, depending on its structure.  Craige exposes the secret ingredient that is essential for every claim, irrespective of its word count.

LQP Ask The Patent Attorney:  Long Patent Claims are bad, Right? 

Good news! You could be sued in fewer places! Business owners will be relieved to know that their risk of being sued for patent infringement in some far away and unfriendly court just went down! Find out how a patent spat over supercomputers can keep you from traveling so far to defend against a charge of patent infringement.  

Good news! You could be sued in fewer places! Business owners will be relieved to know that their risk of being sued for patent infringement in some far away and unfriendly court just went down! Find out how a patent spat over supercomputers can keep you from traveling so far to defend against a charge of patent infringement.

LQP Ask the Patent Attorney: Where can you get sued for patent infringement? 

Sentry

3 Keys to protect your important business deals Proper due diligence and contracts can protect a business deal from dragging you, your company into a risky position though protracted patent litigation that scares your customers, shareholders, suppliers, employees, and licensees, not to mention the exorbitant legal expenses and potential money damages. In this PatentCast, Craige explains how a recent expansion of the “Single Actor Rule” exposes more businesses to patent infringement risk and 3 cost-effective steps you should consider to avoid patent litigation- even if you are just licensing a trademark or selling an unpatentable product.

3 Keys to protect your important business deals Proper due diligence and contracts can protect a business deal from dragging you, your company into a risky position though protracted patent litigation that scares your customers, shareholders, suppliers, employees, and licensees, not to mention the exorbitant legal expenses and potential money damages. In this PatentCast, Craige explains how a recent expansion of the “Single Actor Rule” exposes more businesses to patent infringement risk and 3 cost-effective steps you should consider to avoid patent litigation- even if you are just licensing a trademark or selling an unpatentable product.

LQ Patent Cast : Travel Sentry Inc v. David A. Tropp 

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, discussion bears on any consumer product with a consumable or disposable member to it. But why did a company bring suit for inducing infringement instead of asserting their patent rights directly? Maybe because their patents were dubious or too narrow to begin with. They lost...through an interesting combination of the principles of patent exhaustion and the type of claim they tried to justify. Guest-hosting this episode for a traveling Craige is Dr. John Leighton, associate attorney with Thompson Patent Law. Joining him is special guest Mike Heinrich, an attorney and consultant in Engineering and Intellectual Property areas. Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts  The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, discussion bears on any consumer product with a consumable or disposable member to it. But why did a company bring suit for inducing infringement instead of asserting their patent rights directly? Maybe because their patents were dubious or too narrow to begin with. They lost...through an interesting combination of the principles of patent exhaustion and the type of claim they tried to justify. Guest-hosting this episode for a traveling Craige is <a href="http://www.thompsonpatentlaw.com/about/about-john-leighton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. John Leighton</a>, associate attorney with Thompson Patent Law. Joining him is special guest <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mike-heinrich/33/591/a31" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Heinrich</a>, an attorney and consultant in Engineering and Intellectual Property areas. Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by <a href="http://www.thompsonpatentlaw.com/about/about-craige-thompson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craige Thompson</a> (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

EPISODE 28 - The Examiner Whisperer - Keurig v. Sturm Foods

Today we have a special Ask the Patent Attorney two-episode edition, answering the question: "Is my patent attorney getting me the right claims?" To answer that question, we’re going to break this up into two parts. The first part is the Litigation Quality Patent Claim Criteria, and the second part is the Litigation Quality Patent Claim Scope. You need to have both to assess and give you a proper answer to the question that maybe isn’t frequently asked but should be asked. If I were a client of a patent attorney, this is the top of my asked questions.

Today we have a special Ask the Patent Attorney two-episode edition, answering the question: "Is my patent attorney getting me the right claims?" To answer that question, we’re going to break this up into two parts. The first part is the Litigation Quality Patent Claim Criteria, and the second part is the Litigation Quality Patent Claim Scope. You need to have both to assess and give you a proper answer to the question that maybe isn’t frequently asked but should be asked. If I were a client of a patent attorney, this is the top of my asked questions.

Ask The Patent Attorney: Is My Attorney Getting Me The Right Claims? (Part 1) 

In today’s Briefing, Craige discusses six options that you can choose from when launching your idea into the market. If you want to safely maintain proprietary control and ownership of your idea, you need to understand the trade-offs and benefits of each of these 6 choices.

In today’s Briefing, Craige discusses six options that you can choose from when launching your idea into the market. If you want to safely maintain proprietary control and ownership of your idea, you need to understand the trade-offs and benefits of each of these 6 choices.

LQP Ask The Patent Attorney: When can I safely market my idea? 

Patent claims can be invalid if a prior art reference teaches almost all the claimed features and any missing features must “necessarily” be present when you follow the Prior art teachings.   In this IPR PTABCast Craige explains how Southwire’s industry-changing process patent defeated the inherence attack but succumbed to the “obviousness” attack.

Patent claims can be invalid if a prior art reference teaches almost all the claimed features and any missing features must “necessarily” be present when you follow the Prior art teachings.   In this IPR PTABCast Craige explains how Southwire’s industry-changing process patent defeated the inherence attack but succumbed to the “obviousness” attack.

IPR PTABCast: Southwire v Cerro Wire 

3 lessons on How to Patent Software Claims Since the Supreme Court tightened the law for patenting software inventions in a case called Alice, businesses have been uncertain about the fate of software patents. In the years since Alice, the law has started to settle. In this PatentCast, Craige explains why Microsoft was unable to kill off software claims owned by Enfish, and he shares 3 valuable Litigation Quality Patent lessons and 3 business takeaways from Enfish decision by the Federal Circuit.

3 lessons on How to Patent Software Claims Since the Supreme Court tightened the law for patenting software inventions in a case called Alice, businesses have been uncertain about the fate of software patents. In the years since Alice, the law has started to settle. In this PatentCast, Craige explains why Microsoft was unable to kill off software claims owned by Enfish, and he shares 3 valuable Litigation Quality Patent lessons and 3 business takeaways from Enfish decision by the Federal Circuit.

LQ  PatentCast: Enfish LLC v Microsoft Corp. 

In this episode of the Litigation Quality PatentCast Craige explains how Arctic Cat Successfully enforced and monetized its patent with a patent license to Honda and in litigation against BRP, the maker of an infringing “Sea-Doo” personal watercraft. This case has 4 great business lessons involving how to 1) Overcome obviousness 2) Mark your products with your patent number 3) Get an on-going royalty and 4) Treble damages from the infringer!

In this episode of the Litigation Quality PatentCast Craige explains how Arctic Cat Successfully enforced and monetized its patent with a patent license to Honda and in litigation against BRP, the maker of an infringing “Sea-Doo” personal watercraft. This case has 4 great business lessons involving how to 1) Overcome obviousness 2) Mark your products with your patent number 3) Get an on-going royalty and 4) Treble damages from the infringer!

LQ PatentCast: Arctic Cat v. Bombardier

Software is patentable – we do it here at TPL all the time. But many software inventions die a slow, and painful death in the patent office. Many others are killed off in litigation – all due to a Supreme Court case called Alice. Alice shapes which software claims thrive, and which don’t survive. In today’s EPG case, Craige explores how to identify whether claims will survive Alice. Craige also offers some Litigation Quality Patent practice pointers – including “red flag” phrases that are symptoms of potentially weak claims.  

Software is patentable – we do it here at TPL all the time. But many software inventions die a slow, and painful death in the patent office. Many others are killed off in litigation – all due to a Supreme Court case called Alice. Alice shapes which software claims thrive, and which don’t survive. In today’s EPG case, Craige explores how to identify whether claims will survive Alice. Craige also offers some Litigation Quality Patent practice pointers – including “red flag” phrases that are symptoms of potentially weak claims.

LQ PatentCast: Electric Power Group v Alstom 

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, discussion concerns claim construction. Patent litigation is often won or lost in claim construction. The use of a single phrase or even a single word, can turn the tables for or against you. Today's case is a prime example because in a split decision, with the Chief Justice dissenting, the federal circuit reached for a narrow claim construction. Craige talks about how patent specifications can be made clear and unambiguous so to avoid expensive and unnecessary fights over claim construction, as seen in this battle. Listen to the Podcast: EPISODE 25 - The Examiner Whisperer - Skinmedica v Histogen - Sep 26 2013 Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, discussion concerns claim construction. Patent litigation is often won or lost in claim construction. The use of a single phrase or even a single word, can turn the tables for or against you. Today's case is a prime example because in a split decision, with the Chief Justice dissenting, the federal circuit reached for a narrow claim construction. Craige talks about how patent specifications can be made clear and unambiguous so to avoid expensive and unnecessary fights over claim construction, as seen in this battle. Listen to the Podcast: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paralegaltpl/episode-25-the-examiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EPISODE 25 - The Examiner Whisperer - Skinmedica v Histogen - Sep 26 2013</a> Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by <a href="http://www.thompsonpatentlaw.com/about/about-craige-thompson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craige Thompson</a> (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

EPISODE 25 - The Examiner Whisperer - Skinmedica v Histogen

 In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, discussion concerns a federal circuit case dubbed the "crock-pot wars." A federal circuit court finds that an offer to sell a crock pot prototype to the inventor triggered the one year on sale bar clock. This is an easily overlooked mistake that catches many innovative companies off guard.  Craige's special guests are, Tawfiq Ali, an experienced business litigation attorney with offices in Chicago, and Dr. John Leighton,  associate attorney at Thompson Patent Law.  Listen to the Podcast:  EPISODE 21 - The Examiner Whisperer - Hamilton Beach v Sunbeam - Aug 22 2013  Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts  The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, discussion concerns a federal circuit case dubbed the "crock-pot wars." A federal circuit court finds that an offer to sell a crock pot prototype to the inventor triggered the one year on sale bar clock. This is an easily overlooked mistake that catches many innovative companies off guard. Craige's special guests are, <a href="http://www.alilawpractice.com/about/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tawfiq Ali</a>, an experienced business litigation attorney with offices in Chicago, and <a href="http://www.thompsonpatentlaw.com/about/about-john-leighton/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. John Leighton</a>,  associate attorney at Thompson Patent Law. Listen to the Podcast: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paralegaltpl/episode-21-the-examiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EPISODE 21 - The Examiner Whisperer - Hamilton Beach v Sunbeam - Aug 22 2013</a> Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by <a href="http://www.thompsonpatentlaw.com/about/about-craige-thompson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craige Thompson</a> (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

EPISODE 21- The Examiner Whisperer- Hamilton Beach v. Sunbeam

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