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Better Patents Now

Discussions about the best ways to utilize patent data from two patent attorneys who spend their days looking at patent data

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#57: Pro se what? A Deep Dive into Art Unit 3649

#57: Pro se what? A Deep Dive into Art Unit 3649

Inspired by a listener’s question, Megan does a deep dive into art unit 3649: the “pro se” art unit. The USPTO created t... Read more

4 Feb 2019

17mins

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#56: Put the "Lawyer" Back in Patent Lawyer

#56: Put the "Lawyer" Back in Patent Lawyer

Patent practitioners typically turn to prosecution analytics to help them prosecute more efficiently. With the rise of f... Read more

21 Jan 2019

22mins

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#55: Win the Patent Examiner Lottery

#55: Win the Patent Examiner Lottery

Megan reminds leaders about the new proprietary metric, ETA (Examiner Time Allocation) and introduces two new deeper div... Read more

19 Nov 2018

21mins

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#54: Shades of Red

#54: Shades of Red

Megan talks about deciding how to respond to a first office action. She discusses how the way you would respond to an of... Read more

13 Nov 2018

25mins

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#53: A Patent Examiner's Take on ETA

#53: A Patent Examiner's Take on ETA

In this episode, former patent Examiner Josh Rudawitz joins Megan to discuss the rationale behind ETA, PatentAdvisor's p... Read more

5 Nov 2018

26mins

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#52: Inside Scoop with Former Patent Examiner Joshua Rudawitz

#52: Inside Scoop with Former Patent Examiner Joshua Rudawitz

Megan interviews patent attorney Josh Rudawitz about his experience as a patent examiner. Josh discusses his career path... Read more

29 Oct 2018

21mins

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#51: Halloween: Be Very Afraid

#51: Halloween: Be Very Afraid

In this Halloween-themed episode, Megan addresses situations in a prosecution that should make your hair stand on end. W... Read more

22 Oct 2018

19mins

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#50: Nintendo Goes Green

#50: Nintendo Goes Green

Nintendo's IP portfolio is full of colorful patents--ranging from banana rubbing to rigging Mario Kart races. But equall... Read more

15 Oct 2018

19mins

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#49: Patent Prosecution Trainwreck

#49: Patent Prosecution Trainwreck

Megan reviews one of the longest prosecution histories recorded in public PAIR, for application number 05/849,812. Prose... Read more

8 Oct 2018

20mins

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#48: ETA: The Ultimate Alarm System

#48: ETA: The Ultimate Alarm System

Megan revisits the revolutionary metric for examiner behavior: ETA (Examiner Time Allocation). Although this new way of ... Read more

1 Oct 2018

21mins

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