The Software Patent Podcast

After a patent is granted, you still need to take a few steps to keep it alive and enforceable.In this episode, Robert Plotkin, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law firm Blueshift IP explains the proactive and ongoing steps needed to keep a patent enforceable. He also explains the challenge of patent marking software products.Tune in to this seventh episode of the Software Patent Podcast to learn about keeping your patent alive and enforceable. In This Episode, You Will Learn:The importance of patent marking (01:12)Risks related to patent marking (02:21)Why it's difficult to patent-mark software products (03:39)What the patent maintenance process entails (07:11)Let’s Connect!WebsiteEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedIn

Expanding your patent protection scope gives you more options for monetizing your patent portfolio.In this episode, Cynthia Gilbert, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law firm Blueshift IP explains the options available to you after receiving a notice of allowance. She also discusses the benefits of filing a continuing patent application.Tune in to this sixth episode of the Software Patent Podcast to learn how to expand your patent protection. In This Episode, You Will Learn:Options available after receiving a notice of allowance (00:33)How to expand patent protection (01:21)The importance of having at least one continuing patent application (04:33)Let’s Connect!WebsiteEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedIn

It is normal for your first patent application not to be granted. In most cases, this signals the start of the negotiation process with the patent office. In this episode, Robert Plotkin, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law firm Blueshift IP explains how to handle ungranted patent applications. He also covers why applications are rejected and why you need legal assistance when responding to rejection.Tune in to this fifth episode of the Software Patent Podcast to learn about handling patent application rejection. In This Episode, You Will Learn:Why it's normal for patent applications to be rejected (02:47)Why you shouldn’t take patent rejection personally (07:10)Why you should discuss your office action with your attorney (09:00)The different rejection terminologies (14:15)Let’s Connect!WebsiteEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedIn

A common complaint among companies and people filing for patents is that the examination process takes too long.In this episode, Cynthia Gilbert, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law firm Blueshift IP explains how you can accelerate the patent examination process. She also discusses how you can slow down the process and circumstances where that is beneficial.Tune in to this Fourth episode of the Software Patent Podcast to learn how to slow down or accelerate the patent examination process. In This Episode, You Will Learn:Ways of accelerating the patent examination process (00:48)How the PPH helps in speeding up patent examination (04:14)Reasons why someone might want to slow down the patent examination process (06:30)How to slow down the patent examination process(08:19)Let’s Connect!WebsiteEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedIn

An international patent makes it possible to protect your intellectual property in markets outside the US. In this episode, Robert Plotkin, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law firm Blueshift IP explains how to approach international patent applications. He also covers how to use a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PTC) and the benefits it provides.Tune in to this Third episode of the Software Patent Podcast to learn about what’s involved in applying for an international patent. In This Episode, You Will Learn:The options available when filing for an international patent (01:25)How to approach the decision on where to file a patent (03:10)What a PCT patent application entails (05:21)Let’s Connect!WebsiteEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedIn

A provisional patent application is a kind of scaled-down patent application that can be prepared more quickly and is less expensive than a full patent application.In this episode, Cynthia Gilbert, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law firm Blueshift IP explains the benefits and limitations of a provisional patent application. She also shares the most common mistakes made while filing for it.Tune in to this Second episode of the Software Patent Podcast to learn what a provisional patent application can and can’t do.In This Episode, You Will Learn:The definition of a provisional patent application (01:39)The benefits of a provisional patent application (03:00)Common mistakes made when filing for a provisional patent application (06:10)Resources:Four Myths About Provisional Patent ApplicationsLet’s Connect!WebsiteEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedIn

This four-part series is all about artificial intelligence and understanding the patentability of AI innovations. In the first three episodes, we looked at how artificial intelligence can create super inventors that solve more problems in less time, how AI is enabling them to make their wishes come true, and how sometimes, inventors can create AI-based innovations that they, themselves don’t entirely understand.If you’ve missed those episodes, go back and take a listen.Today, in the last part of the series, Robert Plotkin - a software patent attorney, computer scientist and one of the founding partners at Blueshift IP, a U.S. patent law firm specializing in software patents - focuses on how artificial intelligence is making it more critical than ever before for innovative companies to choose between patenting their inventions or keeping them as trade secrets.Tune in to Episode 04 of The Software Patent Podcast – Deep Dive Series on Artificial Intelligence to find out why your inventions could be compared with The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs – Aesop’s famous fable – and the aspects you should pay attention to when thinking to patent your AI invention.In this episode, you will learn:The story of The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs. (01:38)How the fable illustrates perfectly the tension faced by today’s companies that are developing AI. (03:45)What happens with your AI invention after you file a patent. (05:27)The alternatives to patenting your AI invention. (06:59)How your AI technology is comparable with an employee that signs a non-disclosure agreement. (09:01)  Useful Resources:Blueshift IP websiteLinkedIn

In the first two episodes of this series, we discussed how artificial intelligence can create super inventors that solve more problems in less time, and how AI is enabling them to make their wishes come true. Now it’s time to see what happens once the AI-generated inventions are built.Today, Robert Plotkin - a software patent attorney, computer scientist and one of the founding partners at Blueshift IP, a U.S. patent law firm specializing in software patents, focuses on how artificial intelligence is enabling inventors to create inventions in ways that they, themselves, don’t understand – and the impact of that on patent law.If you want to find out more about this topic, then tune in to Episode 03 of The Software Patent Podcast - Deep Dive Series on Artificial Intelligence!In this episode, you will learn:About Robert’s book, “The Genie in the Machine: How Computer Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business” (01:35)The example Robert used in his book, to demonstrate that AI-generated inventions can be hard to understand, even by their creators. (01:58)The implications that AI-generated inventions have on obtaining a patent. (03:14)Useful Resources:Blueshift IP websiteLinkedIn