AI-Generated Inventions: Who Owns the Rights?
Picture this: You spend months training an AI system, carefully feeding it data and fine-tuning its parameters. One day, it surprises you by generating a completely novel solution to a…
A Week in My Life as a Patent Technical Specialist
The conversation usually goes something like this: “So what do you do?” “I’m a patent technical specialist.” [Blank stare] “So… are you a lawyer?” “No.” “But you work at a…
From Velcro to Post-it Notes: Accidental Inventions That Became Everyday Essentials
Some of the world’s most ingenious inventions weren’t planned—they were accidents. Imagine life without Velcro, Post-it Notes, microwave ovens, or even chocolate chip cookies. Surprisingly, many of these products resulted…
Patenting Machine Learning Algorithms: Challenges and Strategies
Have you created a brilliant machine learning algorithm that could revolutionize an industry? Getting patent protection for it might be trickier than you think. As someone who has helped numerous…
The Tension Between Building and Protecting
I’ve lived in two worlds that don’t always get along. In one, I’ve built things—written code that turned nebulous ideas into functioning systems, watching concepts materialize on screens through nothing…
The Patent That Created the Internet: How Packet-Switching Technology Revolutionized the Digital Age
The internet is so deeply woven into our daily lives that it’s hard to imagine a time before instant communication, streaming, and online shopping. But behind the modern web lies…
Can AI Be an Inventor? The DABUS Case and Its Implications
Have you ever wondered if a machine could legally be considered an inventor? This isn’t just a hypothetical question from science fiction anymore. Right now, patent offices and courts worldwide…
From Circuit Boards to Case Files: The Unlikely Path I Took Through Stanford
When I arrived at Stanford, my future seemed wonderfully, predictably technical. I was going to build things. Clever things. Useful things. Things that blinked and whirred and processed data at…
The Great Tesla vs. Edison Patent War: Who Really Electrified the World?
Few rivalries in history have shaped modern life as profoundly as the battle between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. Their clash—often called the War of the Currents—wasn’t just a scientific…