Product Details

• Actors: Randy Notzen
• Directors: Inecom, Randy Notzen
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: December 12, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• ASIN: 1931295166
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #689,449 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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About the Actor

Blynn Shidler is a member of Webb Law Firm specializing in Intellectual Property. He is an ex-examiner and details the flow and staffing in the patent office. He discusses with Randy Notzen what happens when you file a patent application. Other topics include the length of time to get an examiner and the backlog that the patent office is under.

Host Randy Notzen, who has been a practicing patent attorney for over 10 years, is a member of the Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association and has been admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the US Patent and Trademark Office. Randy brings a wealth of knowledge on patent legislation and the invention process through his long and varied career experience.

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Getting Started in the Patent Process

So you've dreamed up the idea that you think will make you a fortune. But where do you start? If you want to protect your idea, you'd better get it patented. The patent process is a very complex and analytical one, but with the right advice, you can save loads of time and money. Patent Attorneys Blynn Shidler and Randy Notzen explain all you need to know to enter the patent process. A patent is construed by its claims, and each claim must be new and non-obvious. After you file a claim, you must negotiate with the patent office and deal with the often-lengthy review period. Randy and Blynn give a few examples of some items that have been patented, and how they became so.