Patent Law Smackdown: Novelty vs. Obviousness

Innovation Cafe with Gary Shuster, patent litigator and prolific inventor. Transcript Let’s talk about the difference between novelty and obviousness in patent law. Something has to not be obvious, which means if you combine a couple of things people have already done, it would not be obvious from there to make your invention. But novelty […]

Intellectual Property Is Simple — But Lawyers Make It Complicated

Innovation Cafe with Gary Shuster, patent litigator and prolific inventor. Transcript Hey there I’m Gary Shuster. Welcome to Innovation Cafe. Today I’m just going to hit a very high level description of some of the things I’ve been talking about. One of the things I learned early on in my life is it is better […]

Patents Only Last 20 Years — and Sometimes We Invent With Too Much Foresight

Part of the Innovation Cafe series by Gary Shuster, patent litigator and prolific inventor. Transcript Hey there I’m Gary Shuster. Welcome to Innovation Cafe. And today I want to talk with you about a Dell laptop that was stolen from my front porch in 1999 or so. Well, not so much about the laptop, but […]

Pro Tips for Inventors: How to Use Examiner Interviews to Maximize Your Patent Success

Innovation Cafe with Gary Shuster, patent litigator and prolific inventor. Transcript Hi, this is Gary Schuster, your friendly neighborhood inventor. And you’re with us at Innovation Cafe. Today, I want to talk about turning your ideas into something that you can monetize. I’ve had quite a few videos on this, but obviously, if you want […]