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IPWatchdog UnleashedAI, Budget Cuts, and the Future of In-House Patent TeamsSend a textCorporate IP departments are under growing pressure to do more with less. Budgets are tightening, leadership increasingly expects patents to deliver measurable business value, and artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how patent work can be performed. What does this mean for the future of in-house patent teams—and for the law firms that support them?In this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn is joined by Sivon Kalminov, Director of Intellectual Property for Canon USA, and Fran Cruz, Senior Vice President of IP...
2026-03-161h 01
IPWatchdog UnleashedInventing with Intent: Where Engineering Rigor Meets Business RealitySend a textWhat does it mean to be a prolific inventor in an era of corporate retrenchment, weakened patent rights, and risk-averse innovation culture?This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, host Gene Quinn explores that question with Fred Shelton—an engineer who has accumulated more than 3,000 patents over roughly two decades, primarily during his career at Johnson & Johnson. Shelton describes himself not as an IP professional, but as an engineer who “documents engineering through patents.” That distinction is more than semantic. It reflects a philosophy of invention that is structured, disciplined, and deeply contextual.Fred...
2026-03-0250 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedRainmaking for Lawyers: Going Beyond Random Acts of Marketing to Win ClientsSend a textIn this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn speaks with Deborah Farone, founder of Farone Advisors and former Chief Marketing Officer of Cravath, Swain & Moore, about how lawyers—particularly in highly technical fields like intellectual property—can build thriving practices through disciplined, strategic business development. Farone emphasizes that effective marketing for lawyers begins with strategy, should not be transactional and is something that should not be outsourced. Lawyers must define their niche, understand their market positioning, and align business development efforts with their personal strengths, interests, and economically viable opportunities. The discussion under...
2026-02-2353 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedReexamination vs. IPR: Which is Better for Patent Owners?Send a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we discuss whether patent owners are better off facing post-grant challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). PTAB practitioners Matt Phillips and Kevin Greenleaf join host Gene Quinn for an examination of how patent owners and challengers should be strategically thinking about the shifting post-grant environment at the USPTO. The conversation highlights the growing reality that post-grant practice is no longer defined solely by inter partes review (IPR), but that ex parte r...
2026-02-1649 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPTAB Whiplash and Uncertainty: Director Discretion and Policy Swings at the PTOSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed Gene Quinn speaks with Todd Walters and the two explore the current state of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice and the growing tension among stakeholders as policy changes continue to reshape post-grant proceedings. Both emphasized that the most striking development in recent PTAB discussions is the intensity of opinion from patent owners and petitioners alike, reflecting the high financial stakes and strategic importance of AIA proceedings. A central theme of the discussion was the lack of predictability in PTAB practice, driven largely by shifts in U...
2026-02-0953 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedInside the PTAB Reset: Reengineering the PTAB with Practical FixesSend a textIn this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn and Matt Johnson, Co-Chair of the PTAB Practice at Jones Day, take an in-depth look at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) nearly a decade and a half after its launch. Quinn and Johnson explain the viewpoint that the PTAB drifted from what many had initially expected, pointing to among other things the lengthy, merits focused institution decisions and serial challenges that eroded confidence among patent owners and raised serious questions about whether the PTAB functioned as a balanced error-correction mechanism. The conversation z...
2026-02-0254 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedIP, Ingenuity and Entrepreneurship: Enabling Human Creativity, Innovation and Economic MobilitySend a textIn this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn speaks with Megan Carpenter following her decision to step down as Dean of UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law after more than eight years. Carpenter reflects on rebuilding the institution’s IP-focused identity, restoring alumni trust, increasing enrollment and driving engagement growth, while explaining why builders—such as herself—eventually need new challenges.The conversation quickly broadens into a candid assessment of the IP ecosystem. Quinn and Carpenter discuss intellectual property as the legal infrastructure that enables and supports human creativity, innovation, and economic mobili...
2026-01-261h 02
IPWatchdog UnleashedPTAB Reckoning: Power, Policy, and the Future of Patent EnforcementSend a textIn this edition of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn hosts a comprehensive discussion with Jim Carmichael, a former judge on the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, and Brad Close, Executive Vice President of Transpacific IP. The trio explores the current state of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), examining recent changes, the impact on patent owners and litigation, and the historical context of patent law and why the PTAB was created. They delve into the roles of non-practicing entities (NPEs), the integrity of the re-examination process, and the inefficiency of the patent litigation...
2026-01-1950 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPioneering Innovations and Legacy: A Conversation with Inventor Gil HyattSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn sits down with prolific inventor Gil Hyatt, exploring his innovative journey and aspirations to leave a lasting legacy. Gil, known for his significant contributions to the field of electrical engineering and microcomputers, shared insightful anecdotes about his early days, his pioneering work in artificial intelligence, and his ambitions to benefit future generations.Throughout the discussion, Gene and Gil tackled the controversies surrounding the perception of inventors like Hyatt as "patent trolls." Clarifying this mischaracterization, Hyatt explained that while his patents were widely licensed, he never...
2026-01-1244 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedBehind the Scenes with Renee Quinn: From Humble Beginnings to Industry LeadershipSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed our host Gene Quinn, the founder of IPWatchdog is joined by the beautiful and talented Renee C. Quinn, his wife and business partner. Renee, a marketing and e-commerce expert, shares her journey into the world of intellectual property, her insights on doing business as a serial entrepreneur, and her stories from the past two decades as she and Gene built IPWatchdog into the media company it is today. We explore Renee's entry introduction to intellectual property, personal stories and business lessons. We discuss how like many innovators, she did n...
2026-01-0544 min
IPWatchdog Unleashed2025 in Focus: Voices, Ideas, and the Road AheadSend a textIn this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed we take a stroll down memory lane to look back on some of the conversations we had with guests during 2025 that were for one reason or another moments that stood out. This is not a "best o 2025" per se, and the pieces of conversations we pull together were not always chosen because they dealt with hard hitting substantive IP issues, although some do. We begin our journey through 2025 with our conversation with Judge John Holcomb, who is a federal district court judge for the Central District o...
2025-12-2955 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatent Reset: 2025’s Pivotal Moments and What Comes NextSend a text2025 was punctuated by a structural reset for the U.S. patent system. What unfolded was not incremental reform, but a coordinated shift driven by leadership change, policy realignment, economic pressure, and accelerating adoption of AI—all converging to reshape how patents are examined, challenged, monetized, and managed. This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we explore the biggest changes and trends that impacted the patent and innovation industry during 2025, with host Gene Quinn (IPWatchdog) and guest Fran Cruz (Juristat).At the center of this reset was new leadership at the United States Patent and Tra...
2025-12-221h 22
IPWatchdog Unleashed101 Crossroads: Can the USPTO Fix What the Courts and Congress Won’t?Send a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we present a three-way conversation about patent eligibility between Gene Quinn, the founder of IPWatchdog.com, and patent attorneys and IPWatchdog Advisory Committee members John Rogitz and Clint Mehall. Under Director John Squires, the Patent Office is attempting to restore discipline and structure to the Section 101 inquiry, with the office earlier this month having updated the Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP) in light of a recent decision by Squires in Ex parte Desjardins, where it was decided that improvements to the training of a machine learning t...
2025-12-1557 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe Slow Death of AIA Trials: A Look at the PTO’s ‘One-and-Done’ Rule PackageSend a textOn this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn sits down with one of the leading PTAB practitioners and strategist Scott McKeown to unpack the USPTO’s controversial “one-and-done” PTAB rule package. With more than 10,000 comments filed and over 700 individual commenters weighing in, the proposal has become a flashpoint for questions that go way beyond discretionary denial and AIA trials.Gene and Scott drill down on what USPTO Director John Squires is actually trying to accomplish, why the Office is now wrapping aggressive policy changes in “fairness” rhetoric, why some view this proposed rules pack...
2025-12-081h 02
IPWatchdog UnleashedReal Talk About Patent Practice, Passing the Patent Bar, AI and MoreSend a textJoin Gene Quinn and John White in this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed as they delve into the intricacies of passing the Patent Bar and its latest updates. With over two decades of friendship and collaboration in the patent industry, Gene and John share personal anecdotes, discuss the shifting phases of the patent exam, and scrutinize the impact of artificial intelligence on the exam and exam preparation. They then pivot for the second half of the conversation to more broadly discuss AI and how it is being used, and perhaps how it should be used...
2025-12-0154 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedAI, IP & Data Risk: Responsibly Adopting AI While Safeguarding IPSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, we panel discussion that took place on October 27 as a part of our annual life sciences program. Initially styled as a conversation about how artificial intelligence is transforming life sciences, it becomes quickly apparent that the conversation was not going to be limited to the life sciences sector but instead was a robust discussion about what any innovative company should consider when considering the adoption of AI tools. Indeed, the discuss was really about what all companies must do to allow or even encourage the use of AI by...
2025-11-2456 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedInventing Miracles: How Patent Policy Shapes the Future of Drug DevelopmentSend a textEvery life-saving drug we know of—every cancer therapy, every vaccine, every breakthrough—started as an impossible idea. Turning that idea into reality takes more than science. It takes persistence, investment, and a patent system strong enough to protect innovation. In this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn (IPWatchdog) sits down with Rob Sahr, a Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, to unpack the extraordinary journey from molecule to medicine. Together, they explore how scientific breakthroughs depend not only on research and capital, but also on a stable and predictable patent system. From double patenting and gove...
2025-11-171h 01
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatents, Patients and Progress: A Conversation with Henry HadadSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have an interesting and entertaining conversation between Gene Quinn, President & CEO of IPWatchdog, Inc., and Henry Hadad, Chief IP Counsel and Deputy General Counsel at Bristol Myers Squibb. The conversation is wide ranging. They discuss the complexities and challenges patent laws are creating for medical diagnostics and cancer treatment. Henry shares his journey from law school to becoming a key player in the biopharmaceutical industry and elaborates on groundbreaking innovations in immuno-oncology that have transformed cancer treatment. The conversation delves into the impact of legislative and judicial changes...
2025-11-0344 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedDupes, Deception and Damage Control: Leveraging IP to Safeguard Brand EquitySend a textIn this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, host Gene Quinn sits down with Gina Johnson, the Chief Legal Officer of Ridge Wallet, LLC. They dive into Ridge Wallet's approach to intellectual property, and how the company relies on design patents, utility patents, and trademarks to fully protect their products against fakes, dupes, counterfeits and knockoffs. Gina shares her transition from outside counsel to an in-house role, the strategic importance of IP in combating market confusion, and the challenges of dealing with knockoffs and counterfeits on platforms like Amazon and Alibaba. Key topics include the significance...
2025-10-201h 00IPWatchdog UnleashedUPC Issues First Permanent SEP InjunctionSend a textIn this special edition of the IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn and his German counterparts discuss a recent major development at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) relating to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and injunctions. Featuring industry experts Dr. Tobias Wuttke, Arie Tol, and Dr. Tilman Müller, the conversation dives into the background of the case that lead to the first, final, permanent injunction being awarded in a standard essential patent (SEP) case at the UPC. We discuss the landmark ruling in Philips v. Belkin, which solidified the UPC's stance on providing permanent injunctions to v...
2025-10-1357 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatent Policy in the Trump Era: What’s Next for America's Innovation Agency?Send a textIn this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn and Dana Colarulli delve into the intricate world of patent policy and politics, discussing laws, the dynamic environment at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Dana, a partner at ACG Advocacy and the Executive Director of LES International (LESI), shares his extensive experience, from his time at the USPTO to his insights on high-growth technology businesses. They address critical topics such as the recent shake-ups at the USPTO, the controversial 'patent tax' proposal, the role of government in fostering innovation, how despite the fact...
2025-10-0659 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe AI Revolution in Oil & Gas: From Drilling to Algorithms, Inventing an Energy FutureSend a textIn this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, join Gene Quinn (IPWatchdog) and Marlene Valderrama (Senior IP Asset Manager for Halliburton) as they discuss the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on innovation and intellectual property (IP) at Halliburton. Marlene shares insights from her role as an innovation scout, the challenges of encouraging digital teams to recognize their novel contributions, and the exciting advancements in drilling technology facilitated by AI. The conversation delves into best practices for AI implementation and the importance of continuous training for IP and innovation management. Additionally, Marlene opens...
2025-09-2959 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedTrailblazer & Troublemaker: The Extraordinary Life Story of Judge Pauline NewmanSend a textIn a spirited discussion at our annual Women’s IP Forum, attendees were treated to an insightful fireside-style chat conversation with the Honorable Judge Pauline Newman, a trailblazer for women in law and a luminary in the field of intellectual property. Judge Newman spoke with Renee C. Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of IPWatchdog, Inc., about her extraordinary career and her life journey. Judge Newman has served with distinction on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit since her appointment by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. Her career has been marked by a co...
2025-09-2247 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe Intangible Economy: Realizing Wealth from Innovation, IP and TradeSend a textIn our latest edition of IPWatchdog Unleashed, host Gene Quinn welcomes back Patrick Kilbride, known to many throughout the industry for serving as the Senior Executive Vice President at the United States Chamber of Commerce's Global Innovation Policy Center for 15 years. Drawing from his extensive experience across corporate, university, and industry association sectors, Kilbride discusses the critical components required for a thriving innovation ecosystem and discusses the intricate balance needed between production capabilities and policy frameworks.About a year ago Kilbride, a veteran in the trade and intellectual property policy communities, founded...
2025-08-2500 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedBeyond the Uniform: Life, Leadership & Patent Law with Ted WoodSend a textJoin us this week on IPWatchdog Unleashed as we welcome Ted Wood, a retired military officer, electrical engineer, business leader, and a patent attorney. In this episode, Ted shares his unique journey from his unexpected career in the military to becoming an accomplished patent attorney. Host Gene Quinn discusses Ted’s fascinating work in satellite communications, electronic warfare, and AI technologies, which ultimately lead him into the law and to become a patent practitioner. Ted also discusses the evolving role of AI in the patent industry, the challenges of adapting to new tools, and th...
2025-08-1856 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedWIPO on Standard Essential Patents: At the Crossroads of Patent Law and StandardizationSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed Gene interviews András Jókúti, Director of the Patent Technology Law Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Gene and András discuss WIPO's three-year strategy on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), why WIPO will be placing so much focus on SEPs over the next few years, the importance for WIPO to approach the task in a way that maintains neutrality, how WIPO plans to drive the conversation, bringing together implementers and innovators and those who are both implementers and innovators, fostering collaboration and cooperation, and also some...
2025-08-1133 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe Price of Drug Innovation: Middlemen, Global Free-Riding and the Future of MedicineSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a conversation about one of the hottest topics not just in the intellectual property world, but one of the topics that everyone both inside and outside of government is discussing. The cost of prescription pharmaceuticals is higher in the United States than anywhere else in the world, and many in the United States—including President Trump—are fed up with this imbalance. So, we will set the record straight and explain what is really causing Americans to pay high drug prices. To accomplish this my conve...
2025-07-281h 12
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatents vs. Trade Secrets: Do You Need a Patent, or is a Secret Good Enough?Send a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we explore the age-old question about whether it is best to keep an innovation as a trade secret or whether it makes sense to seek patent protection. And while this question is not one that is new, it is a question that has been getting more attention in recent years. And what I mean by that is this—it is hard not to notice that U.S. patents have been under siege for some time now. This has driven innovators into trade secret protection and away from patent protection in...
2025-07-2154 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedShould We Fear Gen AI? Promises, Pitfalls, and the Path ForwardSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed my conversation is with my friend Wen Xie. Many of you probably already know Wen. If you've been to IPWatchdog events, you've undoubtedly met her already, and you've heard her speak on our stage and in our webinars about various topics related to patent practice and procedure. Wen has more than a decade of experience as a U.S. patent attorney, and her specialty is with software and artificial intelligence (AI). She recently founded Lex Lumen Intellectual Property law firm, where she engages in representation with a c...
2025-07-1451 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedCoping with Alice: Strategies for Winning on Patent EligibilitySend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we dive into patent eligibility waters, with a discussion on how patent attorneys and litigators alike can cope with Alice. Our conversation will triangulate the issue from the political perspective, from the perspective of a patent litigator who represents patent owners in federal court, and from the perspective of a patent attorney who represents clients as they attempt to obtain software patents.Joining us this week is the Honorable Andrei Iancu, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and...
2025-07-0757 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatent Monetization: Assessing Today’s Environment and Tomorrow’s ProspectsSend a textTo successfully monetize a patent portfolio, it is necessary to identify the value within the portfolio and to put in the work to prove to third parties and potential partners that that value exists. But even then, even when all the hard work has been done, after quality assets have been obtained, after evidence of use has been gathered and negotiations have begun, there are no guarantees.This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we enter the world of patent monetization, with a conversation about patent licensing and dealmaking—and of course the enforcement la...
2025-06-3054 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedGaming Patent Litigation on Both Sides of the "v"Send a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we enter the patent litigation world for a conversation about gaming the system. For too long popular sentiment has been that patent owners are bad actors simply because they are patent owners. Obviously, just being a patent owner does not make one a bad actor, and neither does enforcing a patent against an alleged infringer. But this patent troll narrative has been quite successful and has turned everyone who owns and enforces patents into an evil archvillain. Meanwhile, alleged infringers love to portray themselves as vi...
2025-06-2359 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedWin for Small Business Patent Owners: Leveling the Patent Litigation Playing FieldSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we speak with F. Scott Kieff, who is a former Commissioner on the International Trade Commission, and Joshua Hartman, head of Merchant & Gould’s ITC practice group. Our conversation, which took place on June 4, focused on the landmark ruling by the Federal Circuit in Lashify, Inc. v. International Trade Commission. Our conversation is wide ranging and touches on the politics and history of the ITC, which Kieff explains is quite important to keep in mind as we try and decipher this decision that was 40 years in the making really. We...
2025-06-1654 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedSolutions for a Better Patent SystemSend a textWays to make a better patent system is a common theme at IPWatchdog, and we are going to get more seriously involved in that discussion over the next year as we try to bring thought leaders together for high-level, substantive conversations. And this conversation is the opening salvo in that effort. Our panel really needs no introduction. All the members joining us this week are members of the IPWatchdog Hall of Fame. We start with Bob Stoll, is a former Commissioner for Patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and am...
2025-06-0957 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedQuantum Computers and the Evolution of AISend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a conversation that I've wanted to have for some time. The topic this week is quantum computers. It is quite a niche topic and finding people who actually know what they're talking about is not particularly easy, but this is an enormously important topic that we should all know something about because for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to achieve all its full potential we are going to need much better and much faster computers. And whether it is ultimately quantum computing or whatever comes next, quantum computers are...
2025-06-0237 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatent Blame Game: Are 70% of U.S. Patents Really Defective?Send a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed I do not have a guest. Instead I want to take this opportunity to share my thoughts on the complex intersection between patent quality, patent examination and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). My interest in speaking today about these issues is triggered by the confirmation hearing last week for John Squires, who is President Trump’s nominee to be the next Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.During the hearing, Squires said his focus wi...
2025-05-2623 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedIP and the Wild West Landscape of AISend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed I speak with Allison Gaul who serves as legal counsel for Boston Consulting Group. She is responsible for evaluating digital products with an eye towards intellectual property strategy, value creation, and legal risk. She is also a recovering, or at least former patent attorney. She does still advise BCG on patent issues, but she is not drafting and prosecuting patent applications at this point. We begin our conversation with me asking about what she believes are the biggest legal issues in the IP world today.Gaul did...
2025-05-1955 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe Existential Threat of AI ConsciousnessSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we explore whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has progressed to the point where it has already achieved consciousness. In a nutshell, the answer is our panel of technologists do not believe AI is very close to achieving consciousness, but that it is indeed possible for AI to reach the point of consciousness, and to even reach the point of self-reflection, which would pose an existential threat to humans. Our conversation this week is from a panel presentation titled “Artificial Intelligence Today: A Discussion of the Technical Landscape of...
2025-05-1236 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedAI, Quantum and IP: Are We Ready for What’s Next?Send a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a special conversation that was recorded at the end of our AI 2025 program in front of a live studio audience. Joining me were Stephanie Curcio, Clint Mehall, and John Rogitz, who along with Wen Xie, make up the new IPWatchdog Advisory Committee. Each of these people have been long-time attendees at our events, they often speak on panels, they often written articles for us, and now they will help advise me with respect to programs and continue to provide content for IPWatchdog.com.We begin o...
2025-05-0554 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedAI and the Law: How Companies Can Navigate IP Risk and Seize OpportunitySend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a conversation with two shareholders from Wolf Greenfield. Ed Rassavage and John Strand were both speakers on our recently concluded AI 2025 program. As the program was concluding, and in front of a live studio audience, we sat down to discuss the current state of the industry from a client’s perspective. “It’s a lot of wait-and-see unfortunately,” Strand said. “The companies that have come to us for risk assessments mostly are mid-sized to larger companies that are very data heavy driven companies that are looking to...
2025-04-2842 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedFixing the PTAB: 10 Things the USPTO Can do to Improve the PTABSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed I speak with my long-time friend Jim Carmichael, who is a former Administrative Patent Judge and the founder of Carmichael IP. Jim was on the Board of Appeals and Interferences at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), which was the predecessor to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Today Jim and his firm exclusively represent patent owners in post-grant proceedings, including inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR) and reexamination proceedings. In fact, year in and year out Carmichael IP ranks first or second in terms...
2025-04-211h 15
IPWatchdog UnleashedIP, Globalization, and the Future of Supply Chains: A Conversation with Sonja LondonSend a textThis week on this edition of IPWatchdog Unleashed, we speak with Sonja London. Sonia has been general counsel at TactoTek and before that she spent 14 years working for Nokia, where she oversaw Nokia's consumer electronics licensing, global licensing program for connectivity and video codecs, and was responsible for standardization. Sonja has spent the last year as President of Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), and her time in that role is winding down as LESI’s annual meeting in Singapore approaches at the end of April. We start our conversation talking about London’s exp...
2025-04-1442 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedWhy Creativity & Ownership Are Crucial Ingredients to InnovationSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleahsed we speak with James Edwards, who is the CEO of ELITE Strategic Services, a property rights advocate, lobbyist and is now also the author of the forthcoming book To Invent Is Divine: Creativity and Ownership, which addresses the disconnect between the attributes of creativity and ownership and human innovation, technological progress, and practical benefits from human creativity and ownership. During our conversation we explore the erosion of property rights in the United States, which has negatively impacted intellectual property rights, and why creativity and ownership are together t...
2025-04-0749 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedChampions of IP: Judges Michel & NewmanSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog LIVE we present the remarks made during the Award Ceremony at IPWatchdog LIVE 2025 on March 3, 2025. Once again this year we presented two awards at IPWatchdog LIVE; the Paul Michel Award and the Pauline Newman Award. Both awards were created with the blessing of the Judges, who play an integral role in determining who to recognize each year. We were pleased to recognize Robert Taylor as the 2025 recipient of the Paul Michel Award. It is hard to imagine someone more deserving of the Paul Michel Award than Bob Taylor, w...
2025-03-3139 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedAI, Invention Harvesting and the Patent BacklogSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed I speak with my friend Jason Harrier, former Chief Patent Counsel at Capital One and current co-founder and General Counsel of artificial intelligence (AI) company IP Copilot. One of the things IP Copilot enables is the use of AI to streamline invention harvesting, running in the background as engineers and scientists engage in their daily activities communicating with each other. So, with this in mind I started our conversation by asking Harrier about invention harvesting, which I know from many conversations with in-house attorneys is one of t...
2025-03-241h 02
IPWatchdog Unleashed$80 Trillion and Growing: Why IP Matters More Than EverSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we present another keynote speaker—Lisa Jorgensen. Jorgensen’s speech was given during lunch on Monday, March 3 at IPWatchdog LIVE 2025.Lisa Jorgensen is Deputy Director General for Patents and Technology at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). And even before assuming the position as Deputy Director General of WIPO in 2021, she was very well known to the U.S. intellectual property community. Before moving to Geneva to join WIPO she served for five years as the Executive Director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), and prio...
2025-03-1724 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedDoing My Very Best to Get it Right: A Conversation with Judge John HolcombSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed our conversation is with Judge John Holcomb of the United States Federal District Court for the Central District of California, which took place March 4, 2025, at IPWatchdog LIVE.Judge Holcomb is one of us. He was a patent professional—a patent litigator—before he joined the federal judiciary. He was appointed by President Donald J. Trump during his first term. And he serves in the Central District of California, with his courthouse located in Santa Ana, California. Early in his career Judge Holcomb was an attorney for Irell & Mane...
2025-03-1055 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatent System in Crisis: Backlogs, Examiner Layoffs & Judicial OverreachSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, I'm going to talk about an issue of enormous importance. The U.S. patent system feels to me an awful lot like the Titanic right now, and it feels like we're fast approaching an iceberg with disaster imminent.The Trump Administration is making major changes to reduce the size of government to address the $37 trillion federal debt, including withdrawing employment offers to patent examiners and firing patent examiners still within their probationary period. Meanwhile, as the number of examiners is being cut, the backlog of unexamined patent...
2025-03-0324 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedEngines of Innovation: How Universities Propel America ForwardSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we take a dive into the world of university technology transfer with Laura Peter, who is the Executive Director of the University of North Carolina Charlotte Office of Research Commercialization and Partnerships and is a former Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during President Trump’s first term. We begin our conversation discussing how Peter found herself at the Patent Office when Andrei Iancu was Director. Peter tells us that years ago when she...
2025-02-2447 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedStandards, AI & the Data Transparency ImperativeSend a text This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we take a look at the importance of data transparency and standards for artificial intelligence (AI) and standard essential patents (SEPs). Our guest is Tim Pohlmann, who is the Managing Director for the Americas at LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions. And before he joined LexisNexis, Tim was the founder and CEO of IPLytics. Tim has worked at the intersection of data and standard essential patents for a long time, and the themes of data integrity, data transparency and how data can be used to influence and inform decision-making was the f...
2025-02-1754 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatents and the Future of the PTO in Trump's Second TermSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we enter the world of innovation politics with a discussion about what to expect for the patent world during President Trump's second term, what to specifically expect from the Patent Office, what to expect in Congress relating to the patent reform bills that we can expect to be reintroduced, which are namely PREVAIL, which relates to reforming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), which relates to reforming the law on patent eligibility to make it easier to patent software—including artificial intelligence—and...
2025-02-1055 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedBad Patents, Thwarted Patent Reform, and a Failure to AdaptSend a textOn this episode of IP Watchdog Unleashed we speak with Scott McKeown, who is a shareholder at Wolf Greenfield. Scott leads the firm’s post grant patent practice, and he is the author of PatentsPostGrant.com, which provides inside views and news pertaining to the Nation’s busiest patent court, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As many in the industry no doubt know, Scott is recognized as one of the leading authorities on PTAB practice, including inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, post grant revie...
2025-02-0344 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedBuilding a Better Mouse Trap: How to Succeed as an EntrepreneurSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed I had the opportunity to speak with my good friend Louis Foreman. Louis is the Chief Executive Officer of Enventys, which is a full-service product launch company that handles all aspects of product development, crowdfunding and ecommerce marketing. In addition to Enventys, Louis is a prolific inventor himself, he is also an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University, and as if that isn't already enough, Louis was the creator of the Emmy award-winning PBS TV show Everyday Edison that so many people in the community remember. I've c...
2025-01-2752 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedLaw & Politics of Drug Price Controls & Pharma InnovationSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we talk about pharmaceutical patents, pharmaceutical patent policy, and innovation. As you may recall, back in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act passed. And as part of that law, it gave the federal government the opportunity for the first time to “negotiate” drug prices for Medicare. The Biden Administration has viewed this as fantastic. It has allowed them to control drug prices and drug costs for Medicare. The problem is it's not really a negotiation in any fair sense of the word. What happens is the federal government identifies the dr...
2025-01-2048 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedWhat Went Wrong and How do we Fix the Patent System?Send a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed I speak with my long-time friend, John White. Many in the patent community no doubt already know John quite well. Over 30 years ago he created the PLI Patent Bar Review Course that upwards of 40,000 patent practitioners have successfully used to study for the Patent Bar Exam. Today, John continues to teach the patent bar review, but he is also Special Counsel with Harness IP, where he represents clients all over the world and provides expert witness services. I’ve known John since 1999 when I first started teaching th...
2025-01-1359 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatent Pools, Patent Dealmaking and Outrageously Good AudioSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed I speak with Heath Hoglund, who until several years ago was Vice President of IP and Standards for Dolby. About 3 years ago Heath left Dolby and became President of Via Licensing Alliance, which we discuss in some detail in our conversation. And truth be told he really didn’t leave Dolby. Via administers patent pools and has historically been heavily invested in the audio arena, and with Dolby being one of the premiere audio innovators of all time it is hardly a surprise that Dolby has been a long ti...
2025-01-0651 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe Role of Patents in Innovation History, From the Industrial Revolution to TodaySend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we speak with Arthur Daemmrich, who is the Director of the Consortium of Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University. Arthur is a historian who was previously director of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian Institution. We speak with Arthur this week about the role patents have played in innovation, dating back to the Industrial Revolution. We also discuss the invention of the video game by Ralph Baer, Samuel Colt and his mass produced six-shooter known as the gun that won...
2024-12-3055 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedHow In-Game Experiences Enable New Licensing Revenue for IP OwnersSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we are going to dive into the online gaming and game development world in a conversation about gaming, intellectual property, licensing, game development, branding and much more. Our conversation this week focuses on Spaceport Technologies, which is a technology company that enables brand owners to monetize their IP and game platforms to offer content creators the ability to license the use of those brands within their game environment. To do this Spaceport uses innovative technology that reduces transaction costs and allows for the monetization of intellectual property assets. In...
2024-12-2347 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedThoughtfully and Intentionally Building and Managing an In-House IP TeamSend a textThis week my conversation is with Carlo Cotrone, who is a Chief IP Counsel and frequent contributor to IPWatchdog, both our online publication and at our in-person programs. Carlo writes and speaks frequently about setting up, growing and managing in-house IP departments, and that is the focus of our conversation. We discuss taking a holistic view that focuses on the IP strategy, the people, and the operational aspects of building and managing a team, which includes both in-house employees, outside law firms and service providers, all working together in coordination to deliver high impact...
2024-12-1654 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedUsing Trademarks & Trade Dress to Fight Counterfeits & CopycatsSend a textThis week my conversation is with Leo White, who is Chief IP Counsel and Associate General Counsel for The Duracell Company. Leo is a patent professional by training, first starting out as an engineer, then like so many in the patent field have done he became a patent agent, then went to law school, and thanks to hard work, good mentoring and being in the right place at the right time he became an IP attorney for The Duracell Company, ultimately rising to become the top IP attorney for this American Manufacturer with one...
2024-12-0949 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatents as an AssetSend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we speak with Brian Hinman, who is one of the leading IP executives and investors in the world. Brian has held senior executive positions at leading technology companies, such as IBM, Philips and Verizon. And after spending more than 6 years as the Chief Innovation Officer for Aon, today he is Chief IP Officer for Cote Capital. During our conversation Hinman explains how Cote provides capital for scaling manufacturing and operations, with IP assets backing the investment. The way Hinman describes this IP asset-backed investment strategy sounds lot m...
2024-12-0246 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedFalse PTO Narratives and the Urgent Need for PTAB ReformSend a textOn the heels of the PREVAIL Act passing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, the very next day USPTO Director Kathi Vidal wrote on the Director’s Blog about how wonderful the PTAB has been, saying in part: “Since AIA proceedings began over a decade ago, almost 70% of challenged patents have been upheld at the PTAB.”This claim by Director Vidal initially made me speechless. Simply stated, she is wrong. It is absolutely false for anyone to say or suggest that 70% of challenged patents have been upheld at the PTAB. This claim is not tr...
2024-11-2531 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedMonetizing Streams of Revenue Backed by Intangible AssetsSend a textThis week I speak with Josh Harlan, who is the founder and managing partner of Harlan Capital Partners, which is a privately held investment firm based in Palm Beach, Florida, and which focuses on asset-based investments, including investments backed by media and intellectual property rights, and specifically the monetization of streams of revenue back by intangible assets. During our conversation we speak about various investable streams of revenue in the media, sports and IP universe, and then we also make a hard pivot to discuss artificial intelligence, and what those looking to invest in...
2024-11-1839 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedU.S. National Security and Competitiveness Begin with IPSend a textWalt Copan joins us for a conversation about the role of science, technology and innovation in U.S. competitiveness and for U.S. national security. As many of you no doubt know, Walt is a former Undersecretary of Commerce and served as the 16th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a position for which he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate during the Trump Administration. Today, Walt is the Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. I invited Wa...
2024-11-1151 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe Judge Newman Story in Her Own WordsSend a textThis week we have a special guest—the Honorable Pauline Newman, Circuit Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Judge Newman spoke at our annual Life Sciences program at IPWatchdog Studios on Tuesday, October 29. Her remarks were largely unscripted, although she did have some notes that she consulted from time to time during her nearly 45 minute presentation. Judge Newman told her story, and the story of the Federal Circuit, in her own words. So powerful were her comments that at least several in the audience were seen shedding a tea...
2024-11-0451 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedGetting to Yes at the Patent OfficeSend a textIn this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, we discuss patent prosecution with the director of intellectual property at one of the top five filing companies in the world. Sivon Kalminov is the Director the Intellectual Property Division at Canon USA, where he is responsible for managing the Division’s day-to-day patent prosecution work, which includes overseeing both the patent prosecution and administration departments. He also provides support on patent litigation matters, contract matters, and general U.S. patent law-related advice to various domestic and international Canon companies and subsidiaries. He is a current member of th...
2024-10-2842 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedHelping Small Businesses with Innovation and IPSend a textThis week we explore small and medium sized enterprises, often referred to simply as SMEs. And in particular, we take a look at how two different countries are working with their own small businesses to assist them with respect to innovation and intellectual property. To accomplish this, I turned to two friends – Mike McLean and Joe Doyle, who work to assist SMEs in Canada and Ireland respectively. Both Mike and Joe were in the United States at the end of September to speak at IPWatchdog LIVE 2024, on a panel titled Empowering SME Growth by Le...
2024-10-2145 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe Most Important Issues Facing the IP IndustrySend a textThis week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a special episode. At the end of September we held our annual all-topics conference, which we call IPWatchdog LIVE. This conference brings together some of the top thought leaders and newsmakers from the entire industry, with a variety of different backgrounds and people who focus on various different niche verticals within the IP community. So, while the conference was ongoing, Eileen McDermott, our editor in chief, asked some of the industry leaders in attendance what they thought was the most important issue facing the intellectual property industry.
2024-10-1431 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatents, Trade Secrets & AI with WIPO's András JókútiSend a textThis week our conversation takes us on an international journey, more or less. Andras JOKUTI is an intellectual property lawyer with domestic and international experience in public IP policy and university technology transfer. He is the former Director-General for Legal Affairs of the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office, and he is a former Fulbright Scholar. Andras studied intellectual property and obtained his LL.M. in intellectual property law from The George Washington University. Thereafter, Andras worked with the Budapest University of Technology and Economics to strengthen its IP and technology transfer operations. And since January 2022...
2024-10-0740 min
Secrets of the Stage with Quinn LemleyCFO, Philanthropist, & Producer, Gene J. Fisch Jr. shares his secrets with Quinn LemleyChief Financial Officer, Philanthropist and Producer,
Gene J. Fisch Jr. of Alpha Innovations turned Arts Educator shares his secrets with Quinn Lemley about how bringing the arts to underserved communities can change people's lives, especially children.
2024-10-0628 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedIs it Time to Abolish the Federal Circuit?Send a textThis week we will change things up a bit. Until now our podcast has focused on conversations with newsmakers and interesting personalities. We won’t be giving that format up, but this week we will shift things to allow me to do a little ranting on a topic I’ve been thinking about more and more over the last several years; namely, do we still need, or even want, a Federal Circuit? I’ve been kicking this question around in my head for a while. There are a variety of reasons why the Fed...
2024-09-3024 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPerspectives on Patent Trolls and Efficient InfringementSend a textToday we're going to tackle a question that has divided the patent innovation community for a generation. Depending on your perspective, patent trolls have been and continue to be a problem, or complaints about patent trolls have been greatly exaggerated.As is often the case when emotions are running high and there is so much money at stake, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.Unfortunately, the bad actors on both sides of patent litigation have so clouded the issues to the point where it's hard to look at...
2024-09-2348 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedProblems, Solutions and the Case for PatentsSend a textThis week the tables are turned. As many of you know Eli Mazour is the founder of the Clause 8 podcast, and the podcast is known by its tagline as “the Voice of IP.” Indeed, for years Eli has been just that… the voice of IP… interviewing numerous people in the industry, from Federal Circuit Judges to Chief IP Counsel and political leaders, I even had an opportunity to sit with Eli for a conversation when he first started Clause 8, which we discuss at the start of our conversation.So, once I started my own p...
2024-09-1658 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedAn In-House Counsel View on Patent Strategy and Building RelationshipsSend a textThis week our conversation takes us in-house to discuss patent strategy and insights on how outside counsel can best work with in-house counsel to build a solid working relationship and actually deliver what the client wants and needs.My conversation is with Gary Lobel, who is currently senior patent counsel for Reckitt where he is responsible for global legal and intellectual property matters for several different business units within the Reckitt family. In this role Gary plans and implements global intellectual property strategies in the area of biotechnology, pharmacologic and nutritional formulations...
2024-09-0955 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedEmpowering Women in IP: Bridging Gaps and Building FuturesSend a textLast week we hosted our first annual Women’s IP Forum, which was a huge success. This program came about for several reasons.First, as many of you may know our “Masters Series” of events gets its name from the fact that those who are invited to speak on panels have true masters level knowledge and experience, often with speakers having at least a generation of industry experience, sometimes much more. And as much as I like the high level conversations we have at our Masters events, and while I don’t plan on...
2024-09-0245 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatenting Video Games and AI: From Alice to KSR & BeyondSend a textThis week our conversation is with my friend John Rogitz, who is the managing patent attorney at Rogitz & Associates. John is a second generation patent attorney with more than 15 years worth of experience. He and his form work primarily in the software space, representing some of the largest video game companies in the world, which allows him to work not only on video games, but also on virtual and augmented reality technologies as well. And John also represents both well-established, large entities and start-up companies, with much of the rest of his work relating...
2024-08-261h 01
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe Strategic Importance of the ITC for Patent OwnersSend a textThis week our conversation is with Josh Hartman, a partner at Merchant and Gould in the firm’s Washington, DC office, and the head of the firm’s ITC litigation practice. The International Trade Commission, or the ITC as it is commonly called, is an independent, nonpartisan, quasi-judicial federal agency that fulfills a range of trade-related mandates. And one of the primary areas where the ITC has jurisdiction is with respect to unfair importation. Unfair importation practices, which are prohibited by Section 337, most often involve claims relating to intellectual property rights, such as allegations of p...
2024-08-191h 08
IPWatchdog UnleashedInside the Beltway: The Politics of Innovation and Patent PolicySend a textThis week we journey inside the beltway into the world of politics, legislation and rulemaking, discussing innovation and patent politics with Chris Israel. Chris is currently a senior partner with ACG Advocacy, which is one of the premiere bipartisan government affairs and strategic consulting firms in Washington, DC. During our conversation we explore much of what is happening in DC relating to patents and innovation, and specifically discuss matters ranging from proposed guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology relating to use of march-in rights to control drug prices, to t...
2024-08-121h 04
IPWatchdog UnleashedHow to Successfully License Consumer ProductsSend a textOur conversation this week takes us into the world of product licensing, and what we discuss will no doubt come as a bit of a shock to many patent practitioners and innovators in the high-tech and life sciences industries. This week I speak with Stephen Key, who is an inventor, entrepreneur, author and the founder of InventRight, which is a coaching company that helps independent inventors and startups learn how to license their inventions and ideas to industry. Unlike many who operate in the invention space and cater to independent inventors, Stephen has been...
2024-08-051h 02
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe Case for Market Economics, Innovation and Rule of LawSend a textThis week our conversation is with Patrick Kilbride, who is a public policy expert with significant expertise at the intersection between market economics, innovation and intellectual property. A former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative during the George W. Bush Administration, Kilbride has spent the last 15 years working on innovation policy at the United States Chamber of Commerce, most recently as Senior Vice President of the Global Innovation Policy Center. Several months ago, Kilbride decided to leave the Chamber to chart his own course, founding Kilbride Public Affairs, where he will continue to engage...
2024-07-291h 10
IPWatchdog UnleashedAre Patents to Blame for High Drug Prices?Send a textOur conversation today is with Corey Salsberg, who is the Vice President and Global Head of IP Affairs for Novartis, which is one of the world’s leading and more innovative biopharmaceutical companies.During a wide ranging that goes for just over an hour, we discuss whether patents are to blame for high drug prices, and if not what is the real driver of drug prices in America. Ultimately, the conclusion is there are several things to blame, but placing blame on patents and exclusive rights is misguided and naive. We...
2024-07-221h 08
IPWatchdog UnleashedDecoding the AI Landscape: A Technical PerspectiveSend a textThis week we journey into the world of Artificial Intelligence. The term Artificial Intelligence itself has largely become the generic term used to describe a variety of related but different concepts, often wrapping together AI, Machine Learning and Generative AI as if they all relate to the same thing, or as if there is a single technology that is, in fact, AI. These related but different technologies differ in scope, function, techniques used, and they also differ in terms of trustworthiness and reliability. But generally speaking, AI focuses on techniques and applications that create...
2024-07-1549 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedU.S. Policy and the Threat to American InnovationSend a textFor this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn speaks with Brad Watts, who is Vice President for Patents and Innovation Policy at the Global Innovation Policy Center at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Recently Brad has written a number of articles posted to the GIPC blog which focus on Biden Administration proposals regarding march-in rights, federal funding for innovation, and biopharma patent and innovation policy. This conversation addresses those issues generally, but also specifically discuss the recently release FDA and USPTO report relating to inaccurate, misleading data that is often misused as a...
2024-07-081h 01
IPWatchdog UnleashedProsecution Laches and the Death of ContinuationsSend a textOrdinarily patent practitioners do not need to really think about prosecution laches, but laches has become a rather hot topic as the United States Patent and Trademark Office and courts have initiated what can only be characterized as an assault on an applicant’s statutory right to seek and file additional claims if those claims are supported by the initial disclosure. Prosecution laches is only supposed to apply in egregious cases of unreasonable and unexplained delay in prosecution. And a finding of prosecution laches is supposed to require that the accused infringer suf...
2024-07-0152 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedPatent Monetization: Doing Business as an NPESend a textThis week we venture into the world of patent monetization from the viewpoint of a patent owner and non-practicing entity. Our conversation is with Brad Close, a one-time patent prosecution attorney, one-time patent broker, and current patent owner engaged in patent monetization efforts, licensing and, of course, litigation. Visit us online at IPWatchdog.com. You can also visit our channels at YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Instagram and Facebook.
2024-06-2455 min
IPWatchdog UnleashedWhat is the USPTO Doing Now?Send a textThis week our conversation is with Scott McKeown, a shareholder with Wolf Greenfield in the firm's DC office, and Steve McBride, a partner with Carmichael IP. In this wide ranging conversation we tackle what is happening at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and on Capitol Hill. We specifically address the proposed changes to terminal disclaimers and double patenting, and also the pending bills in Congress relating to patent eligibility and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).Visit us online at IPWatchdog.com. You can also visit our...
2024-06-171h 01
IPWatchdog UnleashedThe Unified Patent CourtSend a textThis week our conversation will take us to Europe where the Unified Patent Court has just celebrated its first anniversary. And based on early indications the UPC seems comfortable granting preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to stop patent infringement. Special guest: Tobias Wuttke.Visit us online at IPWatchdog.com. You can also visit our channels at YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Instagram and Facebook.
2024-06-101h 02
Next Stage Press PodcastNext Stage Press - Episode 29 - Sawyer Quinn BrownGene speaks to Chicago playwright Sawyer Quinn Brown about all things comedy, vaudeville, retro sci-fi, and Non-Binary Zombies.
2023-05-0857 min
Screaming in the CloudHoliday Replay Edition - Inside the Mind of a DevOps Novelist with Gene KimAbout GeneGene Kim is a multiple award-winning CTO, researcher and author, and has been studying high-performing technology organizations since 1999. He was founder and CTO of Tripwire for 13 years. He has written six books, including The Unicorn Project (2019), The Phoenix Project (2013), The DevOps Handbook (2016), the Shingo Publication Award winning Accelerate (2018), and The Visible Ops Handbook (2004-2006) series. Since 2014, he has been the founder and organizer of DevOps Enterprise Summit, studying the technology transformations of large, complex organizations.Links:The Phoenix Project: https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/1942788290/The Unicorn Project: https...
2022-12-2930 min
The Priggya Arora Show - Law, Innovation & EntrepreneurshipHow to Run a Legal Blog with Gene Quinn | Legal Entrepreneurship | The Priggya Arora Show 16Welcome to The Priggya Arora Show, where we have in-depth conversations with legal specialists and entrepreneurs from all around the world.
In Episode 16, we talk to Gene Quinn, the founder of one of the oldest and most respected IP law blogs on the internet- IP Watchdog.
Join us as he tells us about:
👉 how he started his IP blog during a time when such a thing was very new
👉 how to build a credible reputation
👉 how building familiarity helps with reaching out to people
👉 how his experiences in running the b...
2022-02-1845 min
Our Vantage Point - Retro Wrestling Podcast#258 - Bobby Heenan & Mean Gene: WWF to WCW, Worst Royal Rumbles Week #4, UWF Fury Hour 5/27/91 review - 2/7/22IN THIS EPISODE:
- The Jump: Bobby Heenan & Mean Gene Okerlund: from WWF to WCW
- Royal Flush Week #4: Worst Royal Rumble matches
- UWF Fury Hour 5/27/1991 review
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2022-02-072h 09
Hoteliers’ VoicePhotographs & Memories - Gene Quinn: Celebrating the influence of Philip WolfFrom sports journalist to corporate maverick, Gene Quinn reveals his extraordinary life through three photographs and a souvenir. Our first Memory Maker in the new Photographs & Memories series, Gene recalls his exploits on Patagonia’s Penguin Island, exploring glaciers and trekking trails to the tip of the Americas in multiple journeys spread over more than a decade.Best known as the co-founder of Tnooz (now PhocusWire), Gene’s illustrious career has included roles at the Chicago Tribune, Viacom, Phocuswright and Confluence Partners. In this intimate look at his life, he pays homage to friend and...
2021-05-1918 min
Screaming in the CloudInside the Mind of a DevOps Novelist with Gene KimAbout Gene KimGene Kim is a multiple award-winning CTO, researcher and author, and has been studying high-performing technology organizations since 1999. He was founder and CTO of Tripwire for 13 years. He has written six books, including The Unicorn Project (2019), The Phoenix Project (2013), The DevOps Handbook (2016), the Shingo Publication Award winning Accelerate (2018), and The Visible Ops Handbook (2004-2006) series. Since 2014, he has been the founder and organizer of DevOps Enterprise Summit, studying the technology transformations of large, complex organizations.Links Referenced The Phoenix Project: https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/1942788290/The Unicorn P...
2020-03-0433 min
Growth Think TankCreating a Misison-Driven Company with Zachary Quinn at Love Your MelonCreating a mission-driven company is much more than giving money away. Mission-driven has become a buzzword in today's business. The ones that do it right have seen benefits that go beyond philanthropy. Creating a mission-driven company will help you gain customers and even align employees in a way that drives the business forward. Today's guest is Zachary Quinn, Co-founder of Love Your Melon. Zachary shares with me how the company became mission-driven and the cycle of mission-driven. He shares how you can look at mission-driven strategies. Get the show notes for Creating a Mission-Driven Company with Zachary...
2019-10-1428 min
Clause 8Gene Quinn - Creating World’s Largest IP Publication & How To Effectively Impact IP PolicyGene Quinn is the founder of IPWatchdog.com. It has been the leading online publication focused on intellectual property for almost twenty years. Although they don't always agree, Federal Circuit judges, Congressional staffers, and K Street follow it closely to stay abreast of latest IP policy-related developments. During the episode, Gene discusses the serendipitous start to IPWatchdog.com, why it has been so successful, and what it's like to be read by Federal Circuit judges and other luminaries. Gene also talks about the IP policy landscape in Washington, DC and how to effectively impact the policy making...
2019-09-101h 14
IP Fridays - your intellectual property podcast about trademarks, patents, designs and much morePatent Eligibility Reform in the US – Interview with Gene Quinn – New G-Decision and New Rules for the Boards of Appeal at the EPO – IP Fridays – Episode 103Gene Quinn
Patent Eligibility Reform in the US – Interview with Gene Quinn – New G-Decision and New Rules for the Boards of Appeal at the EPO
Find out more about Gene at the IP Watchdog
2019-07-2647 min
The Launch NetworkTIS1e2- Innovation in America; IP Watchdog Founder Gene Quinn Discusses The History of Patent Law and Innovation in The US.Send a textGene Quinn is a US Patent Attorney, Editor and primary author of IPWatchdog.com, which he founded in 1999. Gene writes about patent law, p Gene Quinn is a US Patent Attorney, Editor and primary author of IPWatchdog.com, which he founded in 1999. Gene writes about patent law, patent and innovation policy, proposed legislation, rule making, software patents and more. In 2017, Mr. Quinn was recognized by IAM Magazine as one of the top IP strategists in the world. Regarded as an expert on software patentability and U.S. patent procedure, Mr. Qui...
2018-09-2037 min
Travel Is Your Business011 – Gene Quinn of Tnooz – The News and The New of TravelTravel industry news and analysis with Gene Quinn of Tnooz…
Gene Quinn, Co-founder of Tnooz (a news website focused on news and analysis about travel technology – looking at marketing, systems, devices, distribution, social media, startups – (bio)), joins Pavan Bahl, John Matson and Peter Crysdale at the MouthMedia Network studio at Voyager HQ.
The birth of Tnooz, 800 startup pitches, and mobile is the future
Quinn reviews Tnooz as an eight-year old brand created in depth of a recession, to cover digital travel economy, resulting in a B-to-B media company. How the industry thinks...
2017-05-311h 06
Got Invention Radio w/ Host Brian FriedPatent Law Updates/ Patent Q & A with Gene QuinnHave questions about the new patent laws? Do you even need a patent? Do you need a patent search? How much is a patent going to cost me? Tonight on Got Invention Radio our guest is Gene Quinn, a US Patent Attorney and the founder of IPWatchdog.com, which was voted one of the top Intellectual Property Law Blogs on the Internet. Listen live at 9pm EST/6pm PST - click on the listen live button at show time to connect into the studio. Thanks for listening.. And check out our library of past shows to help you with the...
2012-12-1459 min
This Week in Travel"Fly Kids Free" with guest Gene QuinnThis week's guest is Gene Quinn co-founder of Tnooz.com joins regulars Jen Leo and Chris Christensen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2011-07-021h 06