Podcast with Craige Thompson - A Patent Strategy In The US For Capturing Improvements Of An Invention After Filing The First Patent Application

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Here is a phone interview with Craige Thompson from Austin, Texas.


Craige is a Patent Attorney since the year 2000, and before that, he worked for 10 years as a professional engineer in electronics design.


Craige has written a very practical book, the “Patent Offense: 7 Steps to a Safe, Secure Patent Portfolio”. You can purchase it here.


Craige and I had a friendly chat over the phone when we started to speak about the America Invent Act 2013. I asked him whether we can switch on recording and he said yes, and what you hear in the following is our 20-minutes talk: click this link.


Show notes of the recorded session:


00:50    The AIA 2013 came into force


04:50    How to best secure IP rights for a series of inventive concepts in a product development cycle


07:00    The Seven Step process for new inventions


11:00     Patent strategy in the US for capturing improvements of an invention after filing the first patent


14:45     Solving disputes with creative licensing


16:00     Potential disadvantages of a cumulative patent filing strategy and to counter them


19:30     Patents for business methods


Selected Links


Craige Thompson´s firm Thompson Patent Law


Thompson Patent Law on Facebook


Thompson Patent Law on LinkedIn


Martin Schweiger´s personal webpage


Martin Schweiger´s firm Schweiger & Partners


Martin Schweiger on Facebook


Schweiger & Partners Singapore on Facebook


Schweiger & Partners Munich on Facebook


Schweiger & Partners on LinkedIn