AccelPro | Intellectual Property Law

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 [https://iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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 [https://iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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 [https://iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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 [https://iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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 [https://iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]