IPWatchdog Unleashed
Each week we journey into the world of intellectual property to discuss the law, news, policy and politics of innovation, technology, and creativity. With analysis and commentary from industry thought leaders and newsmakers from around the world, IPWatchdog Unleashed is hosted by world renowned patent attorney and founder of IPWatchdog.com, Gene Quinn.
Episodes
26 episodes
Patents as an Asset
This 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 execut...
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Episode 26
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47:02
False PTO Narratives and the Urgent Need for PTAB Reform
On 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 deca...
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Episode 25
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31:15
Monetizing Streams of Revenue Backed by Intangible Assets
This 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 ...
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Episode 24
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U.S. National Security and Competitiveness Begin with IP
Walt 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 serve...
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Episode 23
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The Judge Newman Story in Her Own Words
This 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 ...
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Episode 22
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51:56
Getting to Yes at the Patent Office
In 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 U...
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Episode 21
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42:58
Helping Small Businesses with Innovation and IP
This 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 an...
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Episode 20
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The Most Important Issues Facing the IP Industry
This 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 th...
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Episode 19
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Patents, Trade Secrets & AI with WIPO's András Jókúti
This 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 ...
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Episode 18
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40:13
Is it Time to Abolish the Federal Circuit?
This 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...
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Episode 17
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24:46
Perspectives on Patent Trolls and Efficient Infringement
Today 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 e...
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Episode 16
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48:41
Problems, Solutions and the Case for Patents
This 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 numero...
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Episode 15
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An In-House Counsel View on Patent Strategy and Building Relationships
This 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.M...
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Episode 14
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55:27
Empowering Women in IP: Bridging Gaps and Building Futures
Last 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 inv...
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Episode 13
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45:49
Patenting Video Games and AI: From Alice to KSR & Beyond
This 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...
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Episode 12
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The Strategic Importance of the ITC for Patent Owners
This 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, i...
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Episode 11
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1:09:12
Inside the Beltway: The Politics of Innovation and Patent Policy
This 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 bip...
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Episode 10
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How to Successfully License Consumer Products
Our 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 wit...
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Episode 9
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1:03:11
The Case for Market Economics, Innovation and Rule of Law
This 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 Representativ...
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Episode 8
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1:10:35
Are Patents to Blame for High Drug Prices?
Our 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...
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Episode 7
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1:08:55
Decoding the AI Landscape: A Technical Perspective
This 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 Learni...
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Episode 6
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49:47
U.S. Policy and the Threat to American Innovation
For 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 a...
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Episode 5
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1:01:22
Prosecution Laches and the Death of Continuations
Ordinarily 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 assau...
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Episode 4
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52:30
Patent Monetization: Doing Business as an NPE
This 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 o...
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Episode 3
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55:45
What is the USPTO Doing Now?
This 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 Pa...
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Episode 2
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