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Clause 8IP news that matters with a focus on patent law. Author: Eli Mazour
The podcast listened to by sophisticated in-house counsel, judges from around the world, IP policymakers, senior USPTO officials, and top patent dealmakers and attorneys to stay ahead of the curve by understanding the personalities and forces shaping IP. Eli Mazours love of talking to people along with his belief in the importance of Americas patent system led him to start Clause 8. Clause 8 features conversations that provide strategic insights about how to best deal with various patent-related issues. Some of the previous guests include Americas great innovators, federal judges, USPTO Directors, top IP staffers on Capitol Hill, and Carole Baskins attorney from the documentary Tiger King. It's the #1 podcast about IP and is in the top 2.5% of all podcasts according to Listen Score. The podcast has been covered and cited in many publications, including Bloomberg, Law360, Courthouse News Service, Above the Law, IAM, and Original Jurisdiction. www.voiceofip.com Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, News, Tech News Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Coke Morgan Stewart Ushers in New Era at USPTO
Tuesday, 8 April, 2025
PTO 'whistleblower' Julie Burke and patent prosecution guru Clint Mehall join Eli on the season finale of Clause 8 to break down what’s happening at the USPTO—and what’s still left to be done.On this episode, they discuss: *Insights from the Reddit r/patentexaminer thread*Previous and current plans to reduce the record patent application backlog*Should the USPTO withdraw patent eligibility example 47 for AI? *Previous administration’s decision to end AFCP program and ideas for variation of AFCP program to help reduce the backlog*Misguided priorities and personnel decisions during last administration *Improving morale and performance of examiners *Adjusting credit system & improving culture to help examiners identify allowable subject matter *Choice of Valencia Wallace Smith as Acting Commissioner for Patents *USPTO’s decision to deprioritize examination of continuation patent applications *USPTO rescinding memorandum for discretionary denials at PTAB and Director taking over handling of the requests for discretionary denials *Aligning post-grant proceedings at PTAB with mission of USPTO*Suggestions about switching to a registration system for patents that does not require examination And, much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.voiceofip.com
