Enforcing Patents for Bunch O Balloons
Josh Malone, inventor of Bunch O Balloons, describes his struggle to enforce the patents for Bunch O Balloons. Is Josh’s experience typical for US inventors? Is the process of protecting one’s invention straightforward? How might this process be improved? A number of intellectual property experts join Josh in elaborating on these questions.
Differing Views:
- Fourth Branch Video: “Innovation in the US Patent System”
- RTP Paper: “Crippling the Innovation Economy: Regulatory Overreach at the Patent Office”
- Deep Dive Podcast: “Is There a ‘Death Squad’ at the U.S. Patent Office?: Examining the Patent Trial and Appeal Board”
- “Supreme Court Upholds Procedure That’s Said to Combat ‘Patent Trolls'”
Speakers
Associate Counsel and Director of Intellectual Property Policy
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Professor of Law and Director, Intellectual Property and Information Law Program
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
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