Podcast With Steve Weinrieb

I had the opportunity to have a 38 minutes long phone discussion with Steve Weinrieb.

Steve is one of the dyed-in-the-wool longtime US patent practitioners, with today 50 years practice in the area of patents.

Steve gave me a lot of insights into his practice.

He also released his e-book “Patent Application Preparation and Prosecution in the United States” for publication on my webpage.

Here comes the podcast:

How Steve got into the area of patents [00:55]
Was the area of patents infringement always as trendy as it is today? [05:15]
When you look back at 50 years in the patent profession, what were the good decisions that you have made? What would you recommend to a Newbie who wants to start in the patent profession today? [06:00]
Steve on drafting good patent claims [10:20]
When did you start to write your book and why? [12:30]
How to not draft a patent application? [16:00]
How to draft a good patent application [17:45]
Do you recommend a certain sequence for drafting the various parts of the patent application? [21:45]
Why is it better than other sequences? [23:00]
Advantages and Obviousness [24:55]
Why a comprehensive patent specification is important during examination [27:00]
Steve about Obviousness and Inventive Step at the USPTO [30:50]

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