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

Dr. Klaus Grabinski on the rules of the Unified Patent Court - USPTO Fee Reductions - USPTO Patent Eligibility Guidance
January 09, 2015

Dr. Klaus Grabinski talks with us about the rules of the Unified Patent Court, language issues, training of the judges and many other aspects. We also give you information about the latest USPTO fee reductions for trademarks and the new detailed USPTO Pat

Jordan Weinstein about trademark tacking and issue preclusion - Adrian Dayton about LinkedIn for attorneys - How to win nice Christmas mugs from Germany
December 26, 2014

Jordan Weinstein analyzes two recent trademark decisions from the Supreme Court. In the first case, the Supreme Court discussed whether the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s finding of likelihood of confusion in opposition or cancellation cases can be

Important Change in USPTO Trademark Practice - Strategies for Fighting Patent Trolls with Sharaz Gill
December 12, 2014

The USPTO has changed its trademark practice with regard to renewals. Also Sharaz Gill talks with us about his strategies to fight patent trolls. He is heavily involved in the so called phone wars and has sided with companies like Nokia to fight against N

Amazon Prime Trademark Issues - Interview with Stephan Freischem - Viagra Patents
November 28, 2014

In this episode we will talk about Amazon Prime and issues with trademarks and FAAs, we have an interview with Stephan Freischem, who served as Secretary General of AIPPI and is currently serving as Deputy Secretary General of GRUR. And we will also tell

Interview with Mark Lemley, Facebook as a Service of Process, Fast-Track CTM Applications
November 14, 2014

Mark Lemley chats about the Alice case of the US Supreme Court and his firm Lex Machina, Ken is telling us about Facebook as a service of process in legal proceedings, Rolf tells you about the new fast-track CTM applications! Have fun! IP FRIDAYS Co-Pre

Social Media for IP Lawyers - Interview with Anne Pryor - Social Media Strategy - IP Fridays Episode 14
October 31, 2014

This Epsiode is all about social media marketing for IP lawyers. We have an interview with Anne Pryor, who is a Certified Online Brand Strategist, Future Mapper, global LinkedIn Trainer and Speaker. In addition, Rolf is explaining his personal social medi

Patent Enforcement Statistics from Europe and an Interview with Felicia Boyd about the PTAB
October 17, 2014

This time we have an interview with Felicia Boyd about the PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) and some interesting patent enforcement statistics from Europe. Please leave us your comments below! IP FRIDAYS Co-Presenters: Rolf Claessen and Kenne...

Anti Counterfeiting Enforcement - Fakes on Alibaba - Interview with Brian W. Brokate - IP Fridays - Episode 12
October 03, 2014

This time we have an interview with Brian W. Brokate, an anti-counterfeiting litigator from NY, and we tell you more about the problem with fakes on Alibaba. Brian is stressing how technologically advanced the counterfeiters of today are and that enforcem

Anti-Counterfeiting - Interview with Kristina Montanaro - EU Anti-Counterfeiting Action Plan - Similarity of Goods and Services
September 19, 2014

Anti-Counterfeiting is the main topic of this episode. We interview Kristina Montanaro - Vice President of Legal Affairs & Strategic Planning of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC). We also tell you more about the newly released EU Ac...

Ken and Rolf chat about their way into intellectual property and about wearable technology - IP Fridays Episode 10
September 05, 2014

This time we talk about our own ways into intellectual property and also we chat about protection of wearable technology. Please leave your comment below! IP FRIDAYS       Co-Presenters:   Rolf Claessen and Kenneth Suzan       Episode 10 – Se