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AccelPro’s expert interviews and coaching accelerate your professional development. Our mission is to improve your everyday job performance and make your career goals achievable. How? By connecting with a group of experienced IP Law professionals. You’ll get the knowledge and advice you need to navigate your changing field. You’ll hear deep dives with experts on the most important IP Law topics. You’ll give and receive advice on how to make difficult job decisions. Join now to accelerate your career: https://joinaccelpro.com/ip-law/ iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com

  1. 08/21/2024

    On Navigating Technology During the Application Process

    Welcome to AccelPro IP Law, where we provide expert interviews and coaching to accelerate your professional development. Today we’re featuring a conversation with Craig Fisher, Talent Consultant & Author.   In a world where technology has made it easier than ever to overapply, Fisher explains what companies are doing to find qualified candidates, and what job seekers should be aware of before they submit their applications. Specificity, Fisher says, is the best way to get your resume in front of human eyes and find the position that works for you.  “Focus is one of the most important things. Don't try to be everything to everyone. Don't try to be a Jack or Jill of all trades. Don't apply to anything and everything. Focus very specifically on the thing that you would most likely get hired to do and get paid well to do.” --- AccelPro’s interviews and products accelerate your professional development. Our mission is to improve your day-to-day job performance and make your career goals achievable. Send your comments and career questions to questions@joinaccelpro.com. You can also call us at 614-642-2235. If your colleagues in any sector of the employment law field might be interested, please let them know about AccelPro. As our community grows, it grows more useful for its members. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com

  2. 08/14/2024

    On the Evolution of Trade Secrets

    Welcome to AccelPro IP Law, where we provide expert interviews and coaching to accelerate your professional development. Today we’re featuring a conversation with Mary Mazzello of Kirkland & Ellis. Mazzello is a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis’ New York office, where she specializes in intellectual property litigation. Her practice focuses on trademark, copyright, trade secret, and music royalty matters. Mary has litigated cases across a wide range of venues, including trademark disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, music copyright matters before the Copyright Royalty Board, IP disputes in state and federal courts, and appellate issues before the United States Supreme Court. We talk about establishing trade secret claims, intellectual property protection strategies, the evolution of trade secret protection, risks posed by remote work and employees working in public areas like coffee shops, and more. “My client worked for Company A and moved to Company B. Company A said that they think he stole trade secrets and filed for a preliminary injunction to prevent the guy from working at the new company for a year and to claw back any confidential information that they claimed he took,” Mazello says. “We all showed up to court for the preliminary injunction hearing and the plaintiff had forgotten to file the paperwork to seal the courtroom. This meant that the courtroom was open to the public. All of their plans for doing cross examination related to the trade secrets went completely out the window.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com

  3. 08/07/2024

    On PTAB Best Practices

    Welcome to AccelPro IP Law, where we provide expert interviews and coaching to accelerate your professional development. Today we’re featuring a conversation with Dr. Kristi Sawert of Fish and Richardson. Sawert has 15 years of experience at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including eight as an administrative patent judge, and is a Principal at Fish & Richardson in Washington.  We talk about Sawert’s experience as an administrative patent judge (APJ), the Patent Trial Appeal Board (PTAB), working with APJs, and more. “I used to give talks about board practice,” Sawert says. “I would always say, “If you want to win at the PTAB, help me help you.” As an APJ, it didn't really matter to me whether the petitioner won or the patent owner won. What was really important was that I had a rock solid decision for appeal. As you know, almost all PTAB decisions are appealed.” ___ AccelPro’s interviews and products accelerate your professional development. Our mission is to improve your day-to-day job performance and make your career goals achievable. Send your comments and career questions to questions@joinaccelpro.com. You can also call us at 614-642-2235. If your colleagues in any sector of the IP law field might be interested, please let them know about AccelPro. As our community grows, it grows more useful for its members. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com

  4. 07/31/2024

    On Trade Secret Disputes

    Welcome to AccelPro IP Law, where we provide expert interviews and coaching to accelerate your professional development. Today we’re featuring a conversation with James (Jim) Pooley of James Pooley, PLC. Pooley is a veteran Silicon Valley trial lawyer with deep knowledge of trade secrets and patents who spent five years as manager of the international patent system (PCT) for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva.  In this episode, we discuss trade secret disputes, how the rise of work-from-home and hybrid work have changed how companies approach trade secrets, differing approaches to trade secrets in different jurisdictions, and more. “Recent statistics show that, during an average career, an employee will move 11 times to different companies. So the dynamic of this environment is one of constantly figuring out what the threats are to the integrity of the information that you have and the people that you have to share it with,” Pooley explains. “We are so far beyond the old cottage system of having just a few people who work on producing products. We now have very complicated products and services that require large numbers of people, and we have to trust them.” ___ AccelPro’s interviews and products accelerate your professional development. Our mission is to improve your day-to-day job performance and make your career goals achievable. Send your comments and career questions to questions@joinaccelpro.com. You can also call us at 614-642-2235. If your colleagues in any sector of the IP law field might be interested, please let them know about AccelPro. As our community grows, it grows more useful for its members. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com

  5. 07/24/2024

    On Inventorship and Patent Applications

    Welcome to AccelPro IP Law, where we provide expert interviews and coaching to accelerate your professional development. Today we’re featuring a conversation with Joanna Brougher, Owner & Principal, BioPharma Law Group, PLLC. Brougher is a patent attorney who focuses on all aspects of services related to patents in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, including patentability opinions, due diligence, patent drafting, domestic and foreign patent prosecution, development and management of patent portfolios, and general client counseling during all phases of a product’s lifecycle, from concept to commercialization. She is also a former Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard School of Public Health and the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology. We talk about inventorship in patent applications, inventorship disputes, incorrect or incomplete inventorship, IP for biotechnology compared to other fields, and more. ___ AccelPro’s interviews and products accelerate your professional development. Our mission is to improve your day-to-day job performance and make your career goals achievable. Send your comments and career questions to questions@joinaccelpro.com. You can also call us at 614-642-2235. If your colleagues in any sector of the IP law field might be interested, please let them know about AccelPro. As our community grows, it grows more useful for its members. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com

  6. 07/17/2024

    On Making Career Transitions that are Right for You

    Welcome to AccelPro IP Law, where we provide expert interviews and coaching to accelerate your professional development. This interview is part of our AccelPro Career Tools series, where we explore topics including client relationship management and wellness. Our host is internationally recognized journalist, author and NPR host Celeste Headlee. Today we talk about making career transitions that are right for you, with guest Erica Buell. Buell is a Founder and Startup Legal Advisor at Buell Law, PLLC and a former professor and director of the Law and Entrepreneurship program at Duke University. Over the course of her very varied career, Erica has worked in big law, as an in-house attorney, a tech startup consultant and a stay at home parent. We talk about how to use your instincts to find a job and a team that provide you purpose and fulfillment without burning out. ___ AccelPro’s interviews and products accelerate your professional development. Our mission is to improve your day-to-day job performance and make your career goals achievable. Send your comments and career questions to questions@joinaccelpro.com. You can also call us at 614-642-2235. If your colleagues in any sector of the IP law field might be interested, please let them know about AccelPro. As our community grows, it grows more useful for its members. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com

  7. 07/10/2024

    On Practice Pointers for Patent Appeals

    Welcome to AccelPro IP Law, where we provide expert interviews and coaching to accelerate your professional development. Today we’re featuring a conversation with Coke Morgan Stewart, Senior Counsel at O’Melveny. Stewart is a seasoned intellectual property and appellate litigator with decades of experience in private practice and government service. She served as the second highest-ranking officer of the United States Patent & Trademark Office, and as Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia. We talk about writing successful patent appeal briefs, pointers for improving brief writing, the patent appeal process and more. “You want to win on the first page, as the saying goes. But you really just want to orient the judges to your case, and make them a little bit interested in what you're going to say,” Stewart tells us. “I think of the introduction, or the brief, as a movie. The introduction is a trailer to the movie that the court is about to see. Definitely don't overlook that opportunity.” ___ AccelPro’s interviews and products accelerate your professional development. Our mission is to improve your day-to-day job performance and make your career goals achievable. Send your comments and career questions to questions@joinaccelpro.com. You can also call us at 614-642-2235. If your colleagues in any sector of the IP law field might be interested, please let them know about AccelPro. As our community grows, it grows more useful for its members. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com

  8. 06/26/2024

    On Best Practices for Biotech Patent Portfolios

    Welcome to AccelPro IP Law, where we provide expert interviews and coaching to accelerate your professional development. Today we’re featuring a conversation with Stephen C. Hall, Partner at Wyatt. Hall is a patent attorney and former research and development chemist who specializes in patent creation and drafting patents for biotechnology, medical therapy, physical science and information processing clients. Hall discusses protecting biotech innovations with patents, keys to portfolio management, what questions practitioners should ask their clients and more. “Always start with what problem the company is solving: Why has it been difficult in the past for others to solve it? I think that's usually a good starting point. Obviously you want to get into what is the portfolio, what assets are held, and what is it that makes the company valuable, but at the highest level, come up with the message. What problem is being solved?” Hall asks. “Another way to look at it, and this is actually a pretty good question to ask yourself as an intellectual property attorney or maybe even as a client: What's different in the field because you're in it; because your company is in it?” ___ AccelPro’s interviews and products accelerate your professional development. Our mission is to improve your day-to-day job performance and make your career goals achievable. Send your comments and career questions to questions@joinaccelpro.com. You can also call us at 614-642-2235. If your colleagues in any sector of the IP law field might be interested, please let them know about AccelPro. As our community grows, it grows more useful for its members. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com

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AccelPro’s expert interviews and coaching accelerate your professional development. Our mission is to improve your everyday job performance and make your career goals achievable. How? By connecting with a group of experienced IP Law professionals. You’ll get the knowledge and advice you need to navigate your changing field. You’ll hear deep dives with experts on the most important IP Law topics. You’ll give and receive advice on how to make difficult job decisions. Join now to accelerate your career: https://joinaccelpro.com/ip-law/ iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com

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