Patenting for Inventors

By Adam L. Diament, J.D., Ph.D.: Registered Patent Attorney

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Learn the steps of how to patent your invention, from initial concept to issued patent. Host and registered patent attorney, Adam L. Diament, J.D., Ph.D., guides you through the complicated process of patenting your invention. This podcast starts from the beginning of what to do when you first have an idea, all the way through the steps that lead to an issued patent. Other intellectual property areas will also be covered, such as trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and licensing. Adam Diament is a partner at the law firm of Nolan Heimann LLP.

Episode Date
When Ideas Defend Themselves: The Strange Rules of Intellectual Property Ep.160
Aug 29, 2025
Lululemon Sues Costco - A Fashion Lawsuit You Can’t Just Downward Dog Out Of Ep.159
Jul 17, 2025
The Pre-Patent Power Play: Can I License My Invention While It’s Still Patent Pending? Ep.158
Jun 19, 2025
The Risk of Joint Ownership in Patents – And Why It’s a Trap Ep.157
May 30, 2025
Face Value: Protecting Your Identity with Name, Image, and Likeness Rights Ep.156
May 20, 2025
Trademark Refused, Patent Approved: Illegal Intellectual Property Explained Ep.155
May 12, 2025
Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) be an Inventor? Guidance from the Patent Office Ep.154
Apr 29, 2025
Lights, Camera, Patent! 10 Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Patent Holders Ep.153
Mar 31, 2025
Can a Fancy Leg Stand on Its Own as a Trademark? The Recent Case of In re Kason Ep.152
Mar 21, 2025
Patent Me Maybe: (Carly Rae) Jepson-Style Patent Claims Ep.151
Mar 14, 2025
What is Obviousness? A "Reasonable Expectation of Success," or "Predictable Results"? Ep.150
Feb 19, 2025
Congratulations! The Patent Office Wants More of Your Money! EP149
Nov 26, 2024
What is a Patent Post-Grant Supplemental Reexamination? EP148
Oct 09, 2024
Tricky Time Zone Patent Deadlines. EP147
Sep 26, 2024
Update on the Public Disclosure and On-Sale Bar Doctrine. Secret Methods! EP146
Aug 23, 2024
What are Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and FRAND? EP145
Jul 14, 2024
Can You Patent Indigenous Knowledge and Genetic Resources? EP144
Jun 10, 2024
The New Design Patent Application Obviousness Test. EP143
May 30, 2024
What is the Printed Matter Doctrine and Why You Can't Patent Your Book. EP142
May 08, 2024
Who Owns Your Strawberries? A Plant Patent Conversation with Dr. Dale Hunt. Bonus Episode 7
Apr 23, 2024
Why I Like Phone Calls From The 571 Area Code Ep.141
Apr 12, 2024
What is Analogous Art for Patents? Ep.140
Apr 04, 2024
How Do I Know if My Design is Patently Obvious? Ep.139
Mar 25, 2024
How to Search the New Trademark Search Website. EP138
Mar 18, 2024
New Podcast - The Look. EP137
Jul 15, 2023
New Beginnings. EP136
Dec 09, 2022
What is the Patent Office New Patent Center? EP135.
Sep 21, 2022
What is Patent Insurance and Do I Need It?
Jul 31, 2022
What is the Patent Office Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program? EP 133
May 10, 2022
What's Better? Trade Dress or Design Patent Protection? EP132
Mar 23, 2022
Can I Patent a Card Game? EP131
Jan 27, 2022
Can I Patent a Board Game? EP130
Nov 18, 2021
How to Review the History of a Patent Application - Using Public PAIR. EP129
Oct 07, 2021
What is the Medical Procedure Exemption for Patent Liability? EP128
Sep 17, 2021
Interview of Alfonso Martinez from "AM Patent Drawings & Graphics." Bonus Ep. 7
Jul 21, 2021
The Top Five Reasons You SHOULDN'T File Foreign Patent Applications. EP127
Jul 16, 2021
What is the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program at the Patent Office? EP126
Jul 02, 2021
Trademarking the Geographical Center of North America. EP125
Jun 01, 2021
Dead Inventors, Incapacitated Inventors, and Minors - Who Can File a Patent Application? EP124
Apr 30, 2021
What Shark Tank Gets Right and Wrong About Patents. EP123
Apr 21, 2021
How to Defer Payment of Covid-19 Related Provisional Applications. EP122
Apr 18, 2021
What is the Covid-19 Prioritized Examination Program? EP121
Apr 09, 2021
Quick Path Information Disclosure Statements (QPIDS). EP120
Apr 01, 2021
Women's History Month - Hedy Lamarr. EP119
Mar 16, 2021
Bonus Episode 06: David Schnider - Branding and Licensing
Feb 02, 2021
Bonus Episode 05: Ara Oghoorian - Acap Advisors and Accountants - Business Entities and Tax Considerations
Jan 15, 2021
Patent Litigation at the International Trade Commission. EP118
Dec 18, 2020
What Happens at a Patent Trial? EP117
Dec 15, 2020
What is Patent Litigation Discovery? EP116
Dec 11, 2020
What is Patent Litigation Scheduling? EP115
Nov 23, 2020
How to Invalidate a Patent Quickly and Cheaply Using a Single Website. EP114
Nov 17, 2020
Should I Be Afraid That My Patent Attorney Will Steal My Idea? EP113
Nov 07, 2020
Can I use a Provisional Patent Application to Stop Infringers or Stop People From Stealing my Invention? EP112
Oct 30, 2020
Does Your Employer Own Your Invention? EP111
Oct 14, 2020
Shifting the Case Back to the USPTO. EP110
Sep 17, 2020
How to Answer a Patent Infringement Complaint. EP109
Aug 12, 2020
Submarine Patents - EP108
Jul 27, 2020
The Top 10 Patent Acronyms. EP107
Jul 08, 2020
What Goes Into a Patent Infringement Complaint. EP106
Jul 02, 2020
How to Respond to a Patent Cease and Desist Demand Letter. EP105
Jun 25, 2020
How to Write a Patent Cease and Desist Demand Letter and What to be Careful of. EP104
Jun 17, 2020
Overview of Patent Litigation. EP103
Jun 04, 2020
Beware of Internet Answers on Patent Law - U.S. and Chinese. EP102
May 29, 2020
The Future of Patenting for Inventors. EP101
Dec 31, 2019
You're Kidding Me - How Much is This Patent Going to Cost Me‽ EP100
Dec 09, 2019
How to Sign Patent Documents. EP099
Dec 06, 2019
Preissuance Submissions - How to Stop Someone Else's Patent from Issuing. EP098
Nov 28, 2019
What is the Patent Prosecution Highway and What's the Speed Limit? EP097
Nov 19, 2019
What Are Rule 132 Declarations and When Do I Need One? EP096
Nov 16, 2019
Bonus Episode 04: Eric Rose Interview - Pinnacle Product Innovation
Nov 07, 2019
Trademark Likelihood of Confusion Factors. EP095
Nov 02, 2019
Means Plus Function Claim Language. EP094
Oct 18, 2019
Bonus Episode 03: Adam Diament Interview on the Products Business Show Podcast
Oct 03, 2019
Be Careful What You Title Your Design Patent Application. EP093
Sep 26, 2019
No Foreign Filing License? Go to Jail! EP092
Sep 19, 2019
What to do if You Miss a Deadline. EP091
Sep 12, 2019
Knowing Your Patent Examiner Can Help You. EP090
Sep 04, 2019
So You Want to Be a Patent Agent or Patent Attorney. EP089
Aug 29, 2019
Bonus Episode 02: Amy Wenslow Interview - Products to Profits
Aug 22, 2019
Patent Licensing. EP088
Aug 15, 2019
Willful Patent Infringement, Don't Do It! - EP087
Aug 09, 2019
International Trademark Registration - The Madrid System. EP086
Aug 02, 2019
Picture This Throughout the World - International Design Registration. EP085
Jul 25, 2019
Will the Real Inventor Please Stand Up - Determining Inventorship in a Patent. EP084
Jul 18, 2019
Interpreting and Defining Words in a Patent. EP083
Jul 11, 2019
My Friend Stole My Invention and Filed A Patent Application! Derivation Proceedings. EP082
Jul 04, 2019
Did I Commit Fraud on the Patent Office? Fixing it with Supplemental Examinations. EP081
Jun 27, 2019
Invalidating Someone Else's Patent Part 4 - Covered Business Method Reviews. EP080
Jun 20, 2019
Invalidating Someone Else's Patent Part 3 - Post Grant Reviews. EP079
Jun 13, 2019
Invalidating Someone Else's Patents Part 2 - Inter Partes Reviews. EP078
Jun 06, 2019
Invalidating Someone Else's Patent Part 1 - Ex Parte Reexaminations. EP077
May 30, 2019
Patent Infringement Overview. EP076
May 23, 2019
Copyright Registration for Inventors. EP075
May 15, 2019
How to File a Certificate of Correction. EP074
May 08, 2019
What are Reissue Patents? EP073
May 02, 2019
What are Ex Parte Quayle Actions? EP072
Apr 24, 2019
How to Mark Your Patented Product. EP071
Apr 19, 2019
How to File a Trademark Application. EP070
Apr 10, 2019
Trademarking - Picking a New Name (Trademark Searching). EP069
Apr 04, 2019
Trademarks - How to Pick a Good Name for Your Product or Business. EP068
Mar 28, 2019
How to Get Your Patent Term Extended. EP067
Mar 21, 2019
How to Conduct a Patent Examiner Interview. EP066
Mar 14, 2019
How to Revive a Patent or Patent Application. EP065
Mar 07, 2019
Patent Appeals - How and When to Appeal. EP064
Mar 01, 2019
Bonus Episode 01: Genein Letford Interview
Feb 21, 2019
Should I File a Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Request? EP063
Feb 14, 2019
Should I File a Request for Continued Examination? EP062
Feb 07, 2019
Eight Options for Responding to a Final Rejection. EP061
Jan 31, 2019
What Are Double Patenting Rejections? EP060
Jan 24, 2019
What are Continuation-in-Part Patent Applications? EP059
Jan 17, 2019
What are Continuation Patent Applications? EP058
Jan 10, 2019
What are Divisional Patent Applications? EP057
Jan 03, 2019
What are Continuing Patent Applications? EP056
Dec 27, 2018
How to Respond to a Patent Application Election of Species Requirement. EP055
Dec 20, 2018
How to Respond to a Patent Application Restriction Requirement. EP054
Dec 16, 2018
How to Amend the Patent Application Specification. EP053
Dec 09, 2018
How to Amend Patent Drawings. EP052
Dec 02, 2018
How to Mark up Your Amended Claims. EP051
Nov 25, 2018
Claim Amendments - Claim Status Identifiers. EP050
Nov 18, 2018
Obviousness Responses - Secondary Considerations. EP049
Nov 11, 2018
Obviousness Responses - The All Elements Test. EP048
Nov 04, 2018
Introduction to Obviousness Rejection Responses. EP0047
Oct 27, 2018
How to Respond to a Section 102, Novelty, or Anticipation Patent Application Rejection. EP046
Oct 21, 2018
How to Prepare an Office Action Response. EP045
Oct 14, 2018
Options for Responding to a First Office Action. EP044
Oct 07, 2018
How to Read an Office Action. EP043
Sep 30, 2018
Introduction to Patent Objections. EP042
Sep 23, 2018
What are Patent Rejections? EP041
Sep 16, 2018
Paying Patent Maintenance Fees. EP040
Sep 09, 2018
Notice of Allowance and Issue of the Patent. EP039
Sep 02, 2018
Pros and Cons of Filing a U.S. versus PCT Application First. EP038
Aug 26, 2018
How to get Patents in Non-PCT Countries. EP037
Aug 19, 2018
PCT International Patent Application Timelines and Deadlines. EP036
Aug 12, 2018
How to File a PCT Application. EP035
Aug 06, 2018
Differences Between US and PCT Applications. EP034
Jul 17, 2018
What is a PCT International Patent Application? EP033
Jul 15, 2018
What to do After You Submit Your Patent Application. EP032
Jul 08, 2018
How to Submit Your Patent Application to the Patent Office. EP031
Jul 01, 2018
How to Speed Up Your Patent Application Examination. EP030
Jun 24, 2018
How to Prepare the Declaration of Inventorship. EP029
Jun 17, 2018
How to Prepare the Application Data Sheet. EP028
Jun 10, 2018
How to Prepare the Power of Attorney. EP027
Jun 03, 2018
How Can I Get Reduced Patent Filing Fees? EP026
May 27, 2018
Do I Need a Patent Assignment? EP025
May 20, 2018
How to Prepare the Information Disclosure Statement. EP024
May 14, 2018
How to Prepare a Design Patent Application. EP023
May 07, 2018
How to Format and Assemble a Patent Application. EP022
Apr 30, 2018
How to Draft Other Parts of the Patent Application. EP021
Apr 24, 2018
How to Write the Cross Reference to Related Applications. EP020
Apr 20, 2018
How to Write the Abstract of the Invention. EP019
Apr 17, 2018
How to Write the Summary of the Invention. EP018
Apr 11, 2018
How to Write the Background of the Invention. EP017
Apr 03, 2018
How to Write the Brief Description of the Drawings. EP016
Mar 27, 2018
How to Write the Detailed Description of the Embodiments. EP015
Mar 22, 2018
How to do Patent Drawings. EP014
Mar 14, 2018
How to Draft Claims - Part 5 - 10 Quick Tips for Claim Drafting. EP013
Mar 09, 2018
How to Draft Claims - Part 4 - Independent and Dependent Claims. EP012
Feb 06, 2018
How to Draft Claims - Part 3 - Anatomy of a Method Claim. EP011
Jan 29, 2018
How to Draft Claims - Part 2 - Anatomy of a Device or Apparatus Claim. EP010
Jan 23, 2018
How to Draft Claims - Part 1 - Identifying Your Invention. EP009
Jan 18, 2018
What are Provisional Patent Applications and Should I File One? EP008
Jan 08, 2018
What is the Patent Application Process? EP007
Jan 02, 2018
How to Read and Understand the Parts of a Patent. EP006
Dec 27, 2017
Should I Tell People About My Invention and What are the Patent Application Deadlines? EP005
Dec 20, 2017
How to Patent Search and Find Similar Inventions? EP004
Dec 19, 2017
Is My Invention New, Useful and Non-Obvious? EP003
Dec 14, 2017
Is My Idea Patentable? EP002
Dec 11, 2017
What is Intellectual Property and What Kind do I Need? EP001
Dec 10, 2017