Ep 4.5: The RocketLawyer Podcast— A Conversation with Steve Nielsen

In our 4th episode, we interviewed Steve Nielsen, a Marin-based patent lawyer and contributor to the Rocket Lawyer Patent Center. Listen to the full conversation to find out how to become immortal and/or a troll.  

00:00 Introductions

00:56 What is a patent?

01:43 What is a provisional patent?

03:05 How do you keep an invention secret?

04:13 Patent strategies for new businesses, in the US and abroad.

07:53 Trade Secrets vs. Patents.

09:29 Paul Allen vs. The World (well, Google, Apple, Facebook, Ebay and others). A case study in how to defend a patent. 

13:23 Patents as assets for individuals and companies.

16:56 Patents and the quest for immortality.

18:55 The new rules of the internet: soft patents and the Bilski ruling.

20:11 Post-filing: more on the patent process.

23:20 All about Steve. Common client questions and patent law practice, as well as contact info. Visit Steve's site at http://www.nielsenpatents.com.

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