I go over 5 questions that came in during the week, and critique a fun shark tank pitch from FunkkOff! which is a patented teeth-freshening kit, where you can make sure nothing is stuck in your teeth on the go. 

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J.D. will cover the 4 pillars of what you need to prove to the patent office before you will be granted a patent on your invention. We'll also tackle a handful of questions that came in throughout the week and any live questions you have! Lastly, we'll take a Bold Bite out of a shark tank episode.

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J.D. and Matt dig into the importance of research prior to filing either a patent application or trademark application. The two of them discuss the particulars of what can come up during a search, what decisions need to be made, and what can happen if you file blindly having skipped the dilligence. 

The two go through 3 Q&A and then dive into a critique of VoChill, a wine cooling apparatus that the sharks were very intrigued by.

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J.D. discusses the importance of understanding what to do and what not to do prior to filing your patent application and what two major criteria start the 1-year statutory grace period that the US offers prior to filing a patent application. 

J.D. and Matt field 3 questions that came in over the week through our network covering different subjects such as trademark class questions, cosmetic/aestitician device patents, and filing letters of protest at the trademark office.

Lastly, Matt and J.D. take a bold bite and crtique a fun pitch from Kawaha coffee to the Sharks and talk about branding and patents related to the pitch. 

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J.D. explains the power of a patent portfolio, and how the everyday inventor and small business owner can take advantage of the child patent application to broaden rights and vastly increase the chances of catching infringers on the core invention. Plus, it will give you a big advantage if you end up in settlement negotiations. He and Matt answer Live and Pre-submitted Q&A as well as take a bold bite out of Eyewris, a patented eyewear product pitched the Sharks back in 2022.

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J.D. gives a quick IP 101 lesson on all 4 major areas of IP including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Then he and Matt do a Q&A round where they answer 4 questions from Avvo. Lastly, they critique a Shark Tank episode pitch from Autio.

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Matt and I talk about new year technologies and innovations, mostly focused on AI and AI-enabled technologies. We discuss the complications related to patent, trademark, and copyrights with AI and ownership/inventorship. 

We then critique a Shark Tank episode from a company called Fry-Away which has used a patented oleogel substance, but has wisely avoided patent infringement by going for a patent that has nearly expired, therefore the owner likely will not pursue any enforcement against them. 

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J.D. and Matt tackle 5 hot questions from our Reddit group. We discuss various like using the correct trademark symbols, patent office actions, USPTO wait times, inventorship issues, geographically descriptive marks and so on. 

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J.D. and Matt do a deep dive on a costume beard court battle that entailed a design patent, and trademark, trade dress, and other IP allegations. 

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J.D. Houvener talks about participating in the Movember movement and creating awareness of men's health and specifically dangerous prostate cancer awareness and testing. J.D. answers some questions related to USPTO office actions, Abandoned applications, as well as a trademark question about competing products. 

J.D. then does a Bold Bite where he critiques a Shark Tank episode - this one was for Beard Face, Inc. and their attempt to get the Shark's investment. No one bit, and its likely becuase the margins are so small. The founder didn't mention that they had to settle with the owner of a design patent that covers what beard face is selling! Busted!

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