Best Ashley Sloat Podcasts (2024)

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Quality Patents 1:03:35

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Send us a Text Message. Is your patent a vanity piece of paper for your office wall? Or is it a reliable, defendable, assertable, property right? The difference is often quality. Is your patent simply a transactional cost and a large pile of legal bills for your startup? Or is it a leverageable asset worthy of attracting precious investment dollars…

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Inventor Stories: Robert Cameron and the Power of Perseverance 1:06:35

2M ago1:06:35

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Send us a Text Message. We’ve seen few entrepreneurial success stories that haven’t involved heavy doses of perseverance, grit, observation, and creative problem-solving. Today’s guest possesses these qualities in spades. And while I can’t necessarily recommend some of the more death-defying specifics of his approach … at least not without a lot of…

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CAFC Chronicles: Costly Tales of Claim Construction Fails 1:02:17

3M ago1:02:17

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Send us a Text Message. The difference between getting claim construction right and getting it wrong is the difference between a valid patent and an invalid patent – and the difference between millions of dollars awarded from infringement decisions vs. ending up with a worthless piece of paper. In this month’s episode, Dr. David Jackrel, President …

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Patents and AI: Current Tools, Future Solutions 1:07:41

4M ago1:07:41

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Send us a Text Message. We’re talking about AI and its impact on the patent system. This month's episode evaluates where we presently are and considers where it could all be heading. Dr. David Jackrel and Dr. Ashley Sloat lead a two-part discussion with our all-star panel that begins with a deep dive on the present state of AI patent tools for sear…

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James Howard and the Black Inventors Hall of Fame 1:05:09

5M ago1:05:09

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Send us a Text Message. Our interview with James Howard, Founder and Executive Director of the Black Inventors Hall of Fame. James Howard is a college professor, design historian, entrepreneur, industrial designer, inventor, filmmaker, and restauranteur. He brings over 25 years of experience as a design professor and has authored a course on Design…

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Claim Construction: Building Strong Patent Foundations 1:11:10

6M ago1:11:10

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Send us a Text Message. Claim construction is a process in which courts attempt to interpret the meaning and scope of the claims of a patent. It’s like reconstructing what an inventor and their practitioner meant back when they drafted the patent application. While your patent might not be tested in a court for many years, understanding the sometim…

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Patenting Games: From Pieces to Pixels 57:16

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Send us a Text Message. From patenting classic boardgames like Monopoly and Battleship back in the 1930s to challenges with protecting modern innovations in areas like game development and VR, our experts are breaking down everything you need to know about patenting games so you don’t end up just rolling the dice when investing in protections for y…

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Patent Claims: The Name of the Game 1:07:54

10M ago1:07:54

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Send us a Text Message. We’re talking about claims – the fundamental building blocks of a patent. There simply is not a more important concept to grasp in all of patenting. As a former chief justice of the Federal Circuit once famously said, “The name of the game is the claim.” And in terms of what game you’re playing, the claims are where you sepa…

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Government Grants and Patent Rights: SBIR, STTR, and Your IP 1:03:33

11M ago1:03:33

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Send us a Text Message. In this month's episode, we’re talking about the use of government grants and the strings that can come attached to your IP! We’re exploring the various types of small business research grants, how the Bayh-Dole Act regulates inventions generated under government grants, licensing and ownership implications for your patent w…

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Jack Daniels, Mickey Mouse, and Andy Warhol Walk Into a Bar 1:51:46

12M ago1:51:46

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Send us a Text Message. In this month’s episode, we’re talking about Jack Daniels, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Jason Voorhees, Winnie-the-Pooh, Lizzo, and WallStreetBets … What do they have to do with patents you might fairly be wondering? Honestly, not much. Patents are our focus in our business and in this podcast, so we devote a lot of air time t…

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Why Patents Exist with Professor Adam Mossoff 2:06:27

1y ago2:06:27

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Send us a Text Message. Why do patents exist in the first place? What function do they serve in society? And what is their historic origin story? In this month’s episode, with the help of Professor Adam Mossoff, we zoom way out, turn the time dial back a bit, and focus on the genesis of patents. There’s a special kind of magic that happens when ind…

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What Investors Want in Patents with Sridhar Iyengar 54:51

1y ago54:51

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Send us a Text Message. What do investors want to see in patents? What do patents tell a potential investor about a founder? And what do investors wish inventors knew before coming to them? To answer these questions and more, we're joined this month by Dr. Sridhar Iyengar, an angel investor and accomplished serial entrepreneur in the medical device…

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Open Source and Patent Rights: Collaboration with Consequences 52:07

1y ago52:07

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Send us a Text Message. How does the use of or contribution to open-source software impact your intellectual property rights? In this month's episode, we’re talking about software and the convoluted risk/reward interplay between patents, copyrights, and open source. Use of free open-source code can be an invaluable tool when building complex softwa…

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Patent Wars: Innovators, Revolutionaries, and the Race to Reform 2:34:42

1+ y ago2:34:42

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Send us a Text Message. In this month's episode, we're talking patent reform solutions with Judge Paul Michel, Professor Adam Mossoff, and Randy Landreneau! Nearly two decades worth of Federal Circuit and Supreme Court rulings have thrown the patent system into disarray and weakened patent rights for inventors. Subject matter eligibility is a confu…

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SCOTUS in Focus: Amgen v. Sanofi and the Future of Pharma Patents 1:25:11

1+ y ago1:25:11

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Send us a Text Message. We’re leading off Season 3 with a close look at a Supreme Court patent case that could have profound impacts on the invention enablement problems we covered heavily in Season 2. SCOTUS is set to hear opening arguments in Amgen v. Sanofi on March 27th. For the first time in over 75 years, the Supreme Court is evaluating the m…

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License to File: Foreign Filing License Risks and Strategies 42:33

1+ y ago42:33

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Send us a Text Message. Foreign filing licenses – surprisingly sneaky and easy to overlook, but can come with significant consequences if you do. Many countries, including the US, require inventors to receive special permission to file with patent offices outside of the inventor’s …or invention’s… country. A foreign filing license is a government i…

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Top 3 Inventor Mistakes: Disclosure, Search, and Ownership 48:56

1+ y ago48:56

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Send us a Text Message. If there were a guidebook we could hand to inventors on the first day following the conception of their idea, this episode would be it. When is it safe to talk about or sell your invention? How do you hedge against invalidation and rejection from competitor IP? How do you ensure you actually own your invention? In this month…

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Unpredictable Arts: Patenting Bio, Chem, and Emerging Technologies 1:04:13

1+ y ago1:04:13

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Send us a Text Message. Think your innovation is sufficiently enabled to secure, defend, and assert your patent rights? If it’s a biological, chemical, or emerging technology invention then you might want to think again. In today’s episode we’re looking into how to get more predictable results from the unpredictable arts. Some technologies, like th…

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Into the Patentverse Vol. 2: AR, VR, and Virtual Infringement 1:01:38

1+ y ago1:01:38

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Send us a Text Message. We’re slipping our headsets on and heading back into the Metaverse! Earlier this year, we began our foray into this world with a deep dive into the building blocks that could very well form the structural and economic underpinnings of the Metaverse by exploring the tech concepts and IP implications surrounding Web 3.0, block…

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Means-Plus-Function: The Risk of Losing Your Way 50:38

2y ago50:38

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Send us a Text Message. Word choice matters a great deal in the world of patenting. You’re using the English language to draw a picture around highly technical concepts. The precision with which this is done, down to the semantic level, can make all of the difference when it comes to your patent application being rejected or granted – and the futur…

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From Alice to Axle: IP Uncertainty for the Innovation Economy 1:00:02

2y ago1:00:02

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Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, we’re discussing a recent court decision that judges have said could threaten "most every invention for which a patent has ever been granted", turning the patent system into a "litigation gamble." Dr. David Jackrel, President of Jackrel Consulting, leads a discussion into American Axle’s recent bid to hav…

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Prenuptial Patenting: Responsible Engagement with Engineering Firms 54:44

2y ago54:44

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Send us a Text Message. You have your big idea and now it’s time to breathe it into existence, but you need some help with the development. Like many others, you may turn to the aid of an engineering firm or dev shop. This relationship is a marriage of sorts. But it’s a marriage that is designed to inevitably end in divorce! How cleanly, smoothly, …

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Fortifying Life Science Patents: Eligibility and Enablement 1:09:10

2y ago1:09:10

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Send us a Text Message. The life sciences are currently facing at least two major plagues in our patent world. The first is that many life science innovations have been deemed ineligible in terms of patentable subject matter. In other words, the courts and the patent office believe that the patent laws are not meant to protect these innovations. Th…

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Into the Patentverse: Web 3.0, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and NFTs 54:35

2y ago54:35

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Send us a Text Message. “Metaverse” is the buzziest of the buzzwords in tech today and will soon be joining the ranks of “AI” and “ML” as requisite keywords in the next generation of pitch decks and patent applications. But what are the core components of the Metaverse? And what are their implications in the world of intellectual property? The Pate…

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Common Ownership: Whose prior art is it anyway? 1:00:25

2y ago1:00:25

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Send us a Text Message. In this month's episode, our experts help to demystify the concept of Common Ownership and how it can be leveraged to disqualify prior art that might otherwise cause a rejection during prosecution. Dr. Ashley Sloat, President and Director of Patent Strategy here at Aurora leads this discussion along with our all star patent …

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Inventor Stories: RISEing with Patents 1:00:24

2+ y ago1:00:24

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Send us a Text Message. In this month’s special episode, we’re sharing a great sit down with three very innovative, up-and-coming inventors – as we also launch the next installment of our RISE award. We are joined today by: ⦿ Keith Phillips, CEO & Founder of realLINGUA ⦿ Theresa Smith, CTO of the Ola Filter Corporation ⦿ Brendan Wang, Founder of CA…

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Software Patents: Protecting Your Digital Innovations 49:58

2+ y ago49:58

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Send us a Text Message. We're officially kicking off our second season and in this month's episode, our experts tackle software patents. As Silicon Valley engineer and investor Marc Andreessen famously said, “Software is eating the world”. It is central to so much of today’s innovation and the growth potential is off the charts. Five companies, all…

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Patent Anatomy: What’s in a patent? 1:11:12

2+ y ago1:11:12

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Send us a Text Message. What’s actually in a patent? What can you learn from reading one? Where do you even find them? For answers to these critical questions and more, I sat down with Patently Strategic regulars – David Cohen, Principal at Cohen Sciences and Ashley Sloat, President and Director of Patent Strategy here at Aurora. In our discussion,…

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Inventorship: Who should be listed as an inventor for a patent? 45:07

2+ y ago45:07

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Send us a Text Message. In the US especially, patents are granted to inventors. More often than not, that’s more than one person and the ideas themselves are fluid concepts that often evolve through many handoffs from initial conception through implementation and sometimes even throughout patent prosecution, but how do we determine who all should –…

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American Inventor Horror Story: Ten Years of AIA and the PTAB 54:12

2+ y ago54:12

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Send us a Text Message. Listen in as we discuss the impact of the AIA and the PTAB with inventors gathered as part of the "Decade of Stolen Dreams" rallies, happening in front of regional USPTO offices all across the country, marking the 10 year anniversary of the passage of the America Invents Act – an event described by advocacy groups as the wor…

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Patent Monetization: Buying and Selling 1:01:23

3y ago1:01:23

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the war games filled world of patent buying and selling. We are joined today by special guest host, Louis Carbonneau, Founder & CEO of Tangible IP. Mr. Carbonneau is a recognized expert in intellectual property with close to 30 years of professional US, Canadian, and international ex…

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Patent Searching: Sleuthing Your Way to Stronger Patents 1:09:27

3y ago1:09:27

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Send us a Text Message. You have an idea and you’d like to protect it. But can you? Is it novel? Non-obvious? Would you eventually be able to license or enforce your patent down the road? Who else is competing in this area and where’s the whitespace? If you get the patent, can you freely produce and sell the idea, without the costly risk of infring…

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Patent Prosecution Highway: Fast Tracking Your Application 35:57

3y ago35:57

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Send us a Text Message. Getting a patent is no quick process. In the time between filing and issuance, your application will go through several stages, often from multiple patent offices and with months or years between stages. The total process can take two to five years and sometimes longer. But who has time for that? Sometimes you need a patent,…

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After Final Practice: Life After Final Rejection 29:48

3y ago29:48

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Send us a Text Message. Your application just received a final rejection notice from the patent office. Now what? How final is final? The office owes you nothing at this point and without further action, your patent is dead. Good news, though – all may not be lost! Options for resuscitation are limited, but the patient isn’t yet a goner. David Jack…

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Google v. Oracle: The Future of Software and Fair Use 1:02:17

3y ago1:02:17

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Send us a Text Message. Listen in as our expert panel breaks down Google v Oracle and what it means for the future of software development and fair use. This legal contest has been heralded as the “World Series of IP cases” and the “copyright case of the decade”. It’s a landmark case, 11 years in the making, between two industry heavyweights – Goo…

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On-sale Bar: Patentability and Selling Your Invention 1:06:04

3+ y ago1:06:04

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Send us a Text Message. In this inaugural episode, Dr. Ashley Sloat, President & Director of Patent Strategy at Aurora Consulting leads a deep dive into the on-sale bar and the trapdoor-esque implications of selling your innovation before filing. Spoiler alert: there are some very sneaky triggers – many types of activities that you might not tradi…

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