IP Fridays - your intellectual property podcast about trademarks, patents, designs and much more

IP Fridays - your intellectual property podcast about trademarks, patents, designs and much more


Latest Episodes

Interview With Jeffrey L. Ranck – Former Assistant General Counsel of Microsoft – Copyright Reform in the US with Trisha Volpe – Episode 48 – IP Fridays
February 19, 2016

In today's episode Ken had the chance to interview Jeffrey L Ranck, former assistant general counsel at Microsoft and now Contract Senior Attorney at Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner. Also, Trisha Volpe has the latest about the reform of the Copyright Ac...

Interview with JP Kuehlwein – Rethinking Prestige Branding – Hashtags and Trademarks – IP Fridays – Episode 47
February 05, 2016

This episode features JP Kuehlwein in a very interesting interview about "Rethinking Prestige Branding". Ken talks about the hot topic of hashtags and trademarks. Also, I just reached 100 subscribers on my newly created YouTube channel.

Interview with Paul Paradise – His Novel “The Counterfeit Detective” – David Bowie and Intellectual Property – Medal of Technology and Innovation – Episode 46 of IP Fridays
January 22, 2016

Today we interview Paul Paradise about his latest novel "The Counterfeit Detective". Trisha Volpe tells us all about the Intellectual Property strategy of David Bowie and the Bowie Bonds. And the USPTO seeks nominations for the National Medal of Techno...

Interview With Marty Schwimmer About The Bayer Flanax Case – Use Of Trademarks – Well Known Marks – EU Trademarks Update – DMCA Update – Episode 45 – IP Fridays
January 08, 2016

Today, we have an interview with Marty Schwimmer, partner at Leason & Ellis. He recently argued the Bayer Flanax case, which is about use of trademarks, well-known trademarks and rights to a name without registration.

Corrected Version: Interview With Lucas Michels About TTP And Copyright – EPO Ready For Unitary Patent – EU Copyright Reform – Happy Holidays! – IP Fridays – Episode 44
December 29, 2015

Corrected Version: Today we have an Interview with Lucas Michels about how the TTP affects copyright. Also we learn about the EPO being ready for the Patent with Unitary Effect. Lastly, we talk about the EU Copyright Reform and how hyperlinks become a ...

Interview With Lucas Michels About TTP And Copyright – EPO Ready For Unitary Patent – EU Copyright Reform – Happy Holidays! – IP Fridays – Episode 44
December 25, 2015

Today we have an Interview with Lucas Michels about how the TTP affects copyright. Also we learn about the EPO being ready for the Patent with Unitary Effect. Lastly, we talk about the EU Copyright Reform and how hyperlinks become a legal landmine in E...

Interview with Joerg Thomaier, Head of IP Bayer Group about IP Management and Filing Strategy – Santa Claus is Coming to Town and Copyright Issues – Image Trademark Search – IP Fridays – Episode 43
December 11, 2015

Today we have an Interview with Joerg Thomaier, Head of IP Bayer Group about IP management and the filing strategy of Bayer. Trisha Volpe has a story about teh famous song "Santa Claus is Coming to Tow"n and Copyright Issues. Finally,

Interview with Carrie A. Hefte, Senior Company Counsel Intellectual Property Wells Fargo – Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 1/14 – Japan joins TMView – Episode 42 – IP Fridays
November 27, 2015

Today we have an Interview with Carrie A. Hefte, Senior Company Counsel Intellectual Property Wells Fargo. She will give us the inside scoop of intellectual property management inside Wells Fargo. Then we talk about the most recent decision of the Enla...

Interview with Joerg Thomaier – Head of IP, Bayer Group – Compulsory Licenses – Reform of the CTM System – German Federal Supreme Court Rules on Color Red – Episode 41 – IP Fridays
November 12, 2015

This week we have an interview with Joerg Thomaier - Head of IP, Bayer Group and we chat about compulsory licenses and India. We also inform you about the reform of the CTM system. Finally, we report on a decisions of the German Federal Supreme Courton...

Interview with Malcolm Harkins – IT Security – Registration of Drones – Rules of the UPC – Episode 40 – IP Fridays
October 30, 2015

Today we have an Interview with Malcolm Harkins, Global Chief Information Security Officer of Cylance Inc. and former VP of Intel. We also have a story about the registration of recreational drones. And we talk about the newly published rules of the pr...