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Hey everybody, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily inspiration to help you make the world a better place. We’re here answering our FAQs, frequently asked questions. These are some of the interesting yet really frequent questions we get that come in from inventors, business owners, that are going to our website, or that sit in front of us in consultations, and these are these burning questions that keep coming up again and again, and I want to get them out to you because it’s questions that you probably have, and maybe you’ve been nervous about asking them because they may be too simple or trite, or maybe you just feel uncomfortable, but this is a big question we get: “You, patent attorney, you know, do you really understand my technology?” Right, you know, you’re the inventor, you’ve got a question like, “Look, I’ve got this thing I’ve been working on for thirteen years, I finally want to bring it to the market. Do you really get it? Do you understand my technology, to help me move this forward?” And that’s a great question, because the answer is “no.” No, we don’t. And what I usually have our attorneys say is, “Not yet.” The beauty in what we do as patent attorneys is we’ve got the right training to, yes, understand mechanical, electrical, computer science inventions at a high enough level. We’ve got the technical underpinning, we have all bachelor’s of science degrees. We’ve all been through law school, and so we know what it takes to sort of take in very complex information and be able to ask smart questions. One of the best ways I can articulate the training we get in law school, it’s the ability to hear a case, hear someone’s story, and ask the right questions. So by being able to have that technical underpinning with the correct sort of mind and strategic alliance with you, in that meeting, you know, working together, we’re going to be able to articulate, I’ll be able to pull out all the technology, all the details that we need to get to a successful solution. So don’t worry if we don’t come in having the perfect background, having worked on your very discreet, you know, marine boat hull technology in only one specific type of material. You know, what if the answer is, no, we have never done that? But we can actually get to the solution, which is getting you the broadest patent rights possible. That’s what you actually care about. So if you have more questions about technology and you’re curious about what it means to move a patent forward, I encourage you to visit our website at boldpatents.com, or give us a call at 800-849-1913. We’d be happy to talk with you. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.


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Hi everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, and I’m so glad you’ve made it here. You know, you’re the inventors and entrepreneurs in the world that are looking to make a difference. Today I want to talk about one of our frequently asked questions that comes up from time to time in looking at our team, at boldpatents.com. It’s been said that some of our attorneys appear to be young or inexperienced. And while some of that may have some merit, sometimes not, what’s interesting to know about patent attorneys is that we have experience that is technical, and almost every single one of our attorneys has got industry experience, right, they have gone through and got their bachelor’s of science, law school degree, passed the state bar, passed the patent bar, and then went and worked in the industry, whether it be in engineering, drafting, design--and then became part of this network of becoming a patent attorney. And so, this is sort of a unique scenario where experience is important, but by being young, one of the big benefits I like to sort of tell people that ask this question is that, well, one of the benefits of being young is that we’re eager. Right, we’re not sitting on our ivory towers, sort of pontificating and barking orders and telling our clients how it should be because we’ve been there and done that. We’re experienced in knowing how to go get it and to go make a difference, and we’re open to hearing what your thoughts are and articulating the best custom solution possible. We’re not set in our ways. We’re looking at solving the problem in a unique way, and we’re high energy, right, you’re not going to be getting an email back at 3:45 in the afternoon. You’re likely to get an email in your inbox at 9 am, bright in the morning. We’ll be wide-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to work on your case. So that’s what comes with a little bit of youth and experience here at Bold Patents. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.


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Hi, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, I’m so glad you’ve made it. This is where you, the inventor or entrepreneur, get your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. Today we’re talking about answering our frequently asked questions that get mentioned again and again that the inventors that we talk with, in our consultations, have. And these are burning questions that maybe you have, or someone you might know does. And so, as we listen to this series, I ask that you, after listening here today, feel compelled to please forward this to someone you might know, you know, a cousin, a nephew, a brother, uncle, father, or mother--just let them know, “Hey, this is a great way to just get your daily, one- or two-minute video to learn something about intellectual property and patent law each day.” I’d be honored if you’d do that. Today we’re talking about the question that I get asked, “Hey, you know, how do I know that I’m actually going to get benefit by using your company, your law firm, through Bold Patents, what do you guys do that’s different from anybody else?” With our firm, we do one-on-one consulting. Right, this is not a big, conglomerate, huge law firm that’s downtown, where you’ve got to find parking and wait in a marble lobby, wait for paralegals and staff to kind of make sure everything’s right and then you finally get to see the attorney for five minutes, and then he or she’s out--no, no. If you hire our firm, you’re working one-on-one with a licensed patent attorney. And not everybody knows this, but patent attorneys have a long pedigree, quite a few credentials, before they can even call themselves patent attorneys. What that means is they’ve got a bachelor of science degree, usually in engineering, mathematics, or the sciences. Then they have to go to law school, right, three plus years of law school, take and pass a state bar, and then sit for a separate patent bar that is just as rigorous as the state bar. Finally, they can consider themselves patent attorneys. So, those individuals that are able to sit down with you with our team, my patent attorneys on my team, they’ve got that experience by going through school. But everyone in our team has actually gone above and beyond that. They have been in the industry and worked as engineers, scientists, formed startups, been there and done that, so they can talk about where you’re at and what your position is in potentially starting up a new business or launching a new product. So having that one-on-one relationship, that close network, to be able to build and help your case grow in a custom way, is one of a kind. That’s one way that we are different from any other law firm out there. Hope you all have learned a little something here today. If you want to learn more about our firm, please go to boldpatents.com, or give us a call at 800-849-1913. We’ve got advisors and consultants ready to set that appointment up with your patent attorney. I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the entrepreneur or business owner, get your daily dose of inspiration so that you can go make the world a better place. All right, we’re in the tail end of our series on frequently asked questions, thank you for everyone who’s supplied the great number of questions and comments on our posts so far in this series. We are answering the frequently asked questions of our inventor clients and those prospective clients that we get on the phone with in our free, thirty-minute consultations. We field questions from all around the country because of the nature of our law firm--we’re virtual, meaning we can handle representation in any part of the country. And so, with patent law being federal, it’s a really big benefit to us to be able to serve a nice, big, broad community of inventors, and it’s served us really well to get that knowledge base up and running. So thank you for being a part of this Bold Today Show, and if you know of anyone that might be able to benefit from this as well, just forward the email to them, pause the video right now and just send the email so they’ve got the ability to gain that knowledge in this daily, two- or three-minute impactful message every day. So today, I want to cover one of the most important subjects that I get asked about. What is the difference between a provisional and a non-provisional patent application? And while I could talk about this for an hour, I want to give you the really high-level bullet points on what the difference is. A provisional patent application is an informal application, one that purely locks in the priority date. And a priority date means the filing date, right, the fact that you, the inventor, say that this date is the date I submitted my invention to the patent office. And so, anyone else out there, right, in the world, that is conceiving the same invention--it’s the fact that you filed it first. That’s what gives you the rights, so if they’re out there independently creating the same thing you are, it’s a race to the patent office, baby. And so that is the reason why you want to file a provisional. You work with the patent attorney to make sure that the specification, right, the written description, and the drawings about that provisional, are articulated in a broad manner to cover as much as you can about what you’ve just created, what your invention is. A non-provisional is really the opposite, it’s a much more formal application, it has very specific sections, and requires formal drawings to be created. And of course, the most important part are the claims. The claims of the patent are what you articulate, with your patent attorney, in words, English words, about what it is that you own, what you’re staking your claim on. And you’re saying you’re the first ever to have done this and provided this novel functionality. So, one of the beauties of this is that the provisional and the non-provisional work very well in tandem. The provisional gets filed first, and you get an entire year, right, twelve months, to then file a non-provisional patent application. So that gives you a lot of time to potentially test the market, build a prototype, talk with investors, and make sure that your product is something that you’re going to be able to benefit from in the market. And so that twelve month period is a wonderful grace period to allow you to then file that non-provisional and actually carve out those words and make reference back all the way to that provisional, so you get that early filing date. So I know I talked about a lot, I tried to break it down as simplest as I could, but I know there’s more people out there that may have additional questions. If you do, please go to boldpatents.com, or give us a call to learn more about it at 800-849-1913. If you’re a researcher like me, you can always go to our website and download a copy of our free book, Bold Ideas: The Inventor’s Guide to Patents. I authored that just a couple years ago, and I’m excited that you’d be able to get that for free PDF download on our website. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener. Thank you for being with me here today. Have a great day, everybody. Go big. Go bold.

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Hey everybody, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. I’m excited to share with you one of the most frequently asked questions we get from all inventors anywhere. They ask us, “Hey, look, this sounds like it’s going to take a lot of money. You know, thousands of dollars, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars, to get my patent granted. What is my ROI? Am I going to get a return on the investment I made?” And a very fun answer I like to give back to a lot of our inventor clients and business owners is, “And then some.” Okay? You’re going to make a lot of money--if you do this right. But it’s going to take a lot of time and effort, not just on our behalf, but on your behalf. Okay? So, yes, you’re going to be able to make a huge return on your investment if you do this right. And if you work with a patent attorney, and a Bold Patent attorney at that, we’re going to guide you through this process that is basically proven, it’s going to work. It starts by doing the hard work, though. And that’s doing patent diligence, meaning a patentability review, to make sure that your invention is indeed novel, non-obvious, and has utility in the market. That’s what we’re talking about. Doing the hard work up front to ensure that your invention is something that should be filed for before you submit the application. We help you do the hard work and make sure that that is indeed something worth filing. Once we say yes, and we recommend filing that application, we’re behind you 110%. And it’s just a matter of getting all the wheels in motion, helping you get to the right individuals and ownership and employment and product sales and prototyping--we can help you with all of that. It’s just a matter of getting it started with the right foundation. And you’ve got that with Bold Patents. Visit our website at boldpatents.com to see more, and please, take that next step and get a free consultation today by calling 800-849-1913. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hey everybody, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, and I’m glad you’ve made it here, because this is your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. And I am here, every day, here with you in that two to three minutes, maybe you’re in your car, maybe you’re working out, maybe this is the way you start your day every day. And so I ask you to pay it forward today, to send this email, send the Youtube link, to someone you know that could be filled with passion by just giving them that nudge, by listening to someone like me, urge them along and get that patent, get that invention they’ve been thinking about moved to the next step, get them protected, and get that product out. I’m answering questions today, this is our frequently asked questions series, and one of the questions I get a lot is, because we’re a relatively new law firm, we’ve been around about four to five years, is that our team is comprised of relatively young attorneys. And I get questions, “Well, hey, you guys are so inexperienced and young, why would I want to work with you?” I love to come back with the answer that, well, we work as a team. Right, you’re hiring a law firm, not one attorney, not a solo attorney out there, trying to run their accounting and bookkeeping and systems and trying to market. Our attorneys, they focus just on the law. And what’s cool is that we’re able to bounce ideas off of one another to help bring the best quality product to you, the client, out there. That’s the beauty of working with a boutique, like our law firm. Well, we are certainly virtual, we’ll be able to save you money on not having big overhead. The idea of a boutique is that we’re able to create a very custom, very high-quality product for each of our clients. And so, while we may be inexperienced in some ways, we are full of energy, and we’re able to bounce ideas off of each other so that together, we’re able to deliver way more than anyone else could on their own. So if you have any questions about us, please visit our website. Go to boldpatents.com, there we’ve got great identification of each one of our attorneys, their backgrounds, and their passion about helping you, the inventor. You can also give us a call at 800-849-1913, talk to one of our advisors, and if it’s a good fit, we’ll set you up with a consultation with one of our attorneys today. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hey everybody, I’m J.D. Houvener, I’m your host of the Bold Today Show, and I’m happy to be with you here today to give you that daily inspiration that you’re looking for. Today we’re talking about our frequently asked questions, this is an exciting part of the year for me to share with you some of those burning questions that we finally get to when we’re talking with inventors on the phone, or in a consultation, that they just almost are afraid to ask, but they really need to ask. And that question is, well, “What makes Bold Patents different than Law Firm XYZ downtown? And why would I want to work with you?” Right, what makes you guys different? And I sort of leap at this question, I want to answer it in so many different ways. One of my favorite ways to explain it is that we have a bold, broad network. They kind of look at me like, what do you mean, network? Well, what’s cool is that most of our inventors don’t realize when they get started with a patent, they’re starting a business. You know, they’re starting the foundation, they’re putting the technology together, in what will become a new product within a business entity. And so, in every single case that we work with an inventor that wants to grow a business, they need a lot of help, okay? And it’s not just going to be from a patent attorney. They need help from a business and corporate attorney. We have the network already built in. We have over 75 attorneys and law firms that we work closely with. We are their go-to, of-counsel patent attorneys. You can see this on our website at boldpatents.com. Go to Locations, and see our of-counsel network. This network of attorneys is basically yours, it’s a gift we’re giving to you, the inventor, the ability to be plugged in with groomed, qualified attorneys that can help you set up your business, take care of employment issues, licensing, transact and help you do mergers and acquisitions and someday, who knows, sell that company for millions of dollars. I’d love to be a part of that, and that’s why I built this broad network to support you, not just in getting that patent, but helping you reach your dreams toward monetization. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, and I hope this has been a great episode. If this has, please forward this to someone you know and care about by email. You can do that by liking or sharing on our social media pages, too. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.


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Hey everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor or entrepreneur, get your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. We’re doing a little series on copyright law. This is all in regards to filling out and checking out our frequently asked questions, FAQs, up on our website at boldpatents.com. You can take a look at some of these questions we’ve gotten over the years, from inventors, creators just like you, covering lots of different subjects. We’ve given really clear-cut answers to those in written form, I’m just here giving them to you today in video, just to make sure we get the point addressed. The question comes up every now and again with regard to copyright, you know, “How long does it last?” Right, how long do I have rights for? And it’s pretty cool, as opposed to patent law--patent law, you only get twenty years from the date of filing. Copyright, the way the current statute is written, the author gets seventy years--right, 7-0 years--after their death. So, I mean, my goodness, that’s a long time, and so the drafters of law, Congress, wanted to award an artist. And they realized that, unfortunately, a lot of artists don’t end up seeing the monetization, the market adopting their art within their lifetime. And so, you might have heard a lot of famous artists, they may not even have known that they were ever famous before, until after they were gone. So they wanted to give those--that monetary gain to their heirs. That’s the idea of allowing seventy years after the death of the author. So that’s the answer, there’s more details on our website again at boldpatents.com. Check us out, we’re really known for doing patent law and intellectual property. What’s really cool is that when we work with our inventor clients, those that are starting new technologies, we help them with all of their IP rights, and we talk about trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets--so please take a look at that. There’s something in there for you, I know it. And if you want to take some more time and invest thirty minutes, we offer thirty minutes of our own time to speak with you at no cost, by booking a free, thirty minute consultation. You can do that today. You can also call in at 800-849-1913. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.


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Hi everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you get your daily inspiration, so you can go make the world a better place. We’re doing a frequently asked questions spree here, we’ve been doing this now for a number of weeks. I hope a lot of you have picked up on some of these answers to the questions that you might have been thinking about all along and might have been too afraid to ask. So, today we’re talking about a very near and dear subject of mine, which is, “What is a patentability search?” What does that mean, what are you searching, what does it mean to be patentable? And so, this is the heart of one of our core service offerings for every one of our inventor clients that we work with. Before we file the patent application, it is so important that we actually do the research to make sure that what the inventor has is indeed novel, non-obvious, and has utility. Meaning, we put ourselves in the shoes of the examiner to make sure that before we go through all the effort and money and the time to put into a patent application, that what we are working on is truly something that we all believe in. So a patentability search does just that. It begins with the patent attorney looking at all the publications that are in that industry, all the patent documents that cover the U.S. and every other country in the world that we can find, to be able to look and make sure that the invention that’s being brought before us by the client is actually the first of its kind. And if there’s something else out there like it, we need to know, because the claims that we’re going to be able to write in the application may be limited, right, we may think the invention is this much, right, this much is brand new, but we find a few references, and we find other citations and publications that others have done in the past, and so now the invention looks more like this, right, and the scope of rights is a little bit smaller. And so it’s a very important conversation that we have with each of our clients to discuss, “Hey, we can do this, we can help you achieve a patent for this, is this something you want to be able to go ahead with?” Right, is that an investment worth going after? And so it’s a business decision that we sit down and work with our clients on, one-on-one, to make a really custom, well-informed decision before moving forward. So it’s really one of my favorite offerings that we have, and it’s something I recommend for almost every single one of our clients before we get started in the patent process. So if you have any more information or questions about patentability searches, what’s entailed in the report, we’d be happy to do that, and a lot of it’s on our website. We’ve put a lot of effort into providing examples of what an example patent search opinion looks like, and a lot more information about each category of invention, and what the search report will actually entail. So if you go to boldpatents.com, you can see that right there, and from that page, if this is your first time talking with one of our attorneys, you can get it scheduled at a thirty-minute consultation with one of our patent attorneys at no charge. And you can give us a call as well, don’t forget, at 800-849-1913. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hey everybody, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily inspiration to go make the world a better place. I’m so excited to kind of be wrapping up this frequently asked questions phase. We’re getting to some of the really good questions that you and people like you have asked us, and we’ve rolled some really good, compact answers to those on our website at boldpatents.com under the FAQ. Today I’m going to go through just one of them on video to make sure I just hit the point out of the park, make sure that it’s crystal clear what it means. So the question is, “Will I get an ROI on my money invested in the patent process?” Okay, ROI, return on investment. And it’s like, okay, wow, you know, yeah, sure, I mean, getting a patent application, getting it processed through and getting it issued--I mean, we’re talking thousands of dollars, right? So it’s a fair question, “Am I going to get my money back? You know, plus some? What’s going to be my return?” And a simple answer to that is it’s up to you. And while I can’t leave it there, it does sort of turn the tables, all right, it’s not our job as patent attorneys to make you money. A lot of inventors think that as soon as you get a patent issued, it’s going to, you know, magically, you know, money will flow to the inventor, and people will beat a path to your door to buy your new project or widget--that’s just not the case. You the inventor, if you want to really make money, you’ve got to hustle. You’ve got to go reach out and make those contacts, get the money, get the funding, start your project. And if you’re going into business, you’re going to need help from a lot of business attorneys, employment attorneys, you’ll need help with joining with other people, forming entities, right, forming operating agreements and how you’re going to move forward into the marketplace. The good thing is that we have actually got a lot of that help needed. We’ve got the ability to refer you to key people that we’ve already got relationships with. And so we’re going to help you get a leg up and sort of be leveraged, move forward to be able to get to your product in the marketplace. But it is, it really is up to you, and it’s exciting to know that you are really the master of your destiny in this essence. It’s our job to make sure we protect that secret golden egg, you know, that magic secret sauce that you’re going to be able to be competitive and have that edge on your competition. So if you want to learn more about this, I encourage you to please visit our website, boldpatents.com, or give us a call today to book a free, thirty-minute consultation. I am J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show. Have a great day, everybody. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. All right, you’ve made it, this is our series on FAQs, our frequently asked questions, some of those gut-wrenching questions we get sometimes. I get to reveal to you on video some of the interesting ways that I love to combat some of these questions and give thorough explanations. There’s a ton more on our website, so I want you to go to boldpatents.com if you have any doubt and you want to look at this some more. So a question we get a lot, being a relatively new law firm, is, “You guys are relatively young, I looked at your team on your website, and they’re somewhat inexperienced, why would I want to work with you?” And one of my favorite answers is the fact that we have entrepreneurial spirit. We are right there and have the same sort of feeling of starting a new business, just like a lot of our clients are. And so we’re with them, we’re in the same sort of feeling and motivation. While we have certainly been around for five or six years, we keep that innovative spirit, and we want to be able to align ourselves with our clients. And so, by having that chemistry, that ability to see the opportunities and be optimistic, and full of energy about what’s coming up and what’s around the corner. That really helps a lot of our clients sort of feel that desire to move to the next step, take calculated, measured risks, ask questions about what’s possible, and put technology out there that pushes the absolute limits. I mean, that just pumps me up and gets me excited. I mean, that’s what brings me to work every day, and I know that translates, and the way that we really care about the work product we do in our patent searches and patent applications, they are top notch. So I love answering that question in that way. If you have any more questions and you want to talk to me, one of our attorneys, I want you to go online or give us a call at 800-849-1913. Our advisors will take down your information and get you set up to talk with an attorney today. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. Today we’re still talking about our FAQs. I’m excited to share with you some of the hottest questions that we get, the burning questions from our inventors like you every day. And what we’ve done is put them on our website at boldpatents.com. What I’m doing here today is getting on video and just sharing with you my passion for these answers. People ask us and our attorneys every time we meet, you know, “Why would I want to go with Bold IP? Why would I want to go with a company like you versus the company or the law firm down the street?” And what I tell people and what our attorneys again and again keep coming back to is that we have transparent pricing. When we walk through our service, right, what we’re going to perform--whether it’s a patentability search, provisional application, non-provisional, office action, you name it--what you get at the end of that period of time is a flat fee. The beauty in a flat fee is transparency. There is no hidden cost, and you’re not going to get a mysterious monthly bill that’s going to raise eyebrows. You’re knowing what you’re going to get into. An important part that sort of gives us a real good solace is that we walk you through, while it may be a big number, you know what it’s going to cost to get this investment taken care of, to protect what’s important to you. So, I’m proud of the fact that we’re transparent with our pricing and the way we’ve structured that business side of doing the legal work. If you have any more questions about how we do that and you want to take that bold step and talk with the attorney, please book a free consultation with one of our advisors, we’d be happy to set that up and make sure you qualify for our services. I look forward to hearing from you. Have a great day, everybody. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily dose of inspiration, so you can go make the world a better place. What I want to talk about today is the actual process, right, what do you need to submit in order to get a copyright registration? So it is, in fact, oftentimes the written works, right, if you’ve got a book, a manuscript that you’ve created, you’ve got to submit it. Whether it’s electronic, and that’s how most of the submittals are done today, but you can certainly still submit a hard copy. That’s what you will be required to do if you’ve got something like a sculpture, an actual, 3-dimensional object that you’ve done, but usually for music, it’s pretty done with an electronic transportable file like an mp3, and anything with regard to a performance is usually done with a video on top of the written choreograph for that. So these are the types of substantive, deliverable, tangible things that get submitted to the copyright office. The actual steps are quite easy, online it walks you right through a step-by-step process. What the copyright office wants to know is when the piece of work was created; who, so your actual legal name; and what it is is defining in words what is it you’ve provided in sort of a summary fashion; and then the actual article, what it is you’ve produced. And the copyright office is not going to reject or deny, they’re simply going to stamp and certify that things are what they are. As long as the things match up with the legal representation and what gets delivered to them is recognizable, they will verify that, reconcile it, and make sure that it matches up. If it all does, then they will certify it and get you that registered copyright that you’ll want to have on certain products, certain media that you’re going to be producing and selling. In most cases that go to court, that’s the step that they take just before they file the lawsuit, is to seek copyright registration. They do that so that the judge at the beginning of the trial does not have to go through the evidentiary process of creating the proof that you, the creator of this piece of work, performed, you know, actually created it at this time of date. There’s a lot of argument, there could be testimony about, arguments about who developed what, when. But if there’s definitive evidence at the copyright office, you’ve already got that, that’s prima facie evidence that you, the author, have created it as of that date. So, hope you learned a little bit of something here. If you have the ability, please forward this to someone you might know, who’s interested in intellectual property and specifically patent law. I’d love to talk with them. Our website is boldpatents.com. You can always give us a call at 800-849-1913. We do a free, thirty-minute consultation with anybody that needs it, that calls in. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everybody, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you get the knowledge, the daily inspiration about how you can go make the world a better place. We’re here talking about frequently asked questions, and I encourage you, please, comment below if you’ve got any burning questions that we haven’t talked about, that you’ve thought about, or maybe that you can’t explain to your significant other, or to a friend of yours that’s asking you, you know, “Why are you interested in patents?” and you can’t quite explain what it is that you’re going for. Ask that below. I mean, this is it, this is a close-knit community, I want to get those questions answered. So today, we’re going to touch on just one big question: What qualifies as a patentable invention? Right, what’s eligible? And so, under 35 U.S.C. 101--that is what governs. That is a statute that governs patent eligibility. What fits into the process? And so there are four major types of inventions. There are what’s called machines, or devices. And it’s probably what you’ve thought of in terms of what a patent is, you know, these are things you can touch and feel. These are gadgets. These are physical devices that perform functions, and so those are sort of the no-brainer, yes, those are eligible to be patented. The second major type is called a process, okay, a process is what a lot of the software and computer-implemented inventions these days are covered under. It’s a method or process, meaning there’s certain steps that are taken in a specific order, and as long as those are followed, a function, right, a novel function, is performed that has never been done before, and it provides a benefit to the user or any of those that are involved in that chain. The next is called a composition of matter, and that’s a long phrase, I know, but what you can think of is atoms coming together, chemicals coming together, and that’s what it is, right? Most pharmaceuticals and any types of mixtures of metals or different elements will be under this category, called composition of matter. The last one is called a system, which is also called an assembly, and a manufacture. So when you have different parts, right, physical components that basically have already been done before, these are features that by themselves aren’t novel, and have already been done before. But when taken together, right, this assembly--that has been put together and become unique, its functional output is novel. That’s when you have this last type of invention, which is an assembly. So if you have any questions about whether your invention qualifies and you want to get more information about that, please visit our website at boldpatents.com or give us a call at 800-849-1913. This is our big series, this next few weeks, about how, indeed, we’re going to be able to move forward, how we can answer those simple questions that sometimes have a lot of layers of answers to them, and so if you have any questions about what we’ve talked about today, please do that, in the comments below, do that, and like us on social media. Get the word out for this email to anyone you know. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. It’s my pleasure being with you here each and every day. Go big. Go bold.

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Hey everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, and welcome to the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. This is the place where you come and get your daily nugget of inspiration and knowledge, and thank you for being such a dedicated listener of me, J.D. Houvener, hear talking about patent law. And this is just my passion, this is one of the main reasons I want to get the word out in every way possible, and so I ask you, my dedicated listeners, to please help me reach a wider audience. Share this video with someone that you know, maybe it’s a friend, a relative, that you think might be interested and may be working on something that this could benefit them and just a quick, two to three minute video every day, to get them, to nudge them forward, to make that big bold decision. Today we’re still talking about our frequently asked questions. This is one that I get that kind of stings a little bit when I get it, somebody will ask, you know, “Hey, your team on your website--you guys are pretty young and inexperienced, you know, what’s with that? And what are my risks there, how am I to rest assured based on your youth and not being so experienced?” And what I love to come back with is the fact that we have our--you know, we’ve got recent technical degrees. By being young and relatively fresh out of school, we learned about the sciences, whether that’s engineering, computer science, electrical, pharmaceutical--you name it, those technical degrees were earned not too long ago. And that’s fresh in our mind. We’re able to be right there with you, the inventor, holding your hand, understanding your technology, likely way better than an attorney that’s been up in their ivory tower and their big law firm, that hasn’t probably touched an engineering drawing in twenty years. And when they did it, they probably did it with a pen and paper, right? And so what’s interesting is that our clients really can let their guard down when they realize that our attorneys, while they certainly have all the credentials of a patent attorney, they understand what they’re working on. Our patent attorneys are up to speed on the latest technology and the latest understandings of the law. So with those two things come together, we make a heck of a product for our clients. So it’s my pleasure to be able to explain that to you in one of our frequently asked questions here in this video. If you have any questions that go further, please visit our website at boldpatents.com, or give us a call at 800-849-1913. We want to help you take that next big step. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily dose of inspiration to make the world a better place. Today we’re talking about our FAQs, our frequently asked questions. I’m so happy to talk about these because, I mean, these are the ones, these are the big ones, the questions we get asked by inventors. Sometimes they’re tough questions, but I want to get them out here on video just in case you don’t have the time to go to our website and read through our description. I want to make sure that everyone has answers to these questions. And so today, we’re tackling the tough question of okay, well, what makes your law firm better than the next? Right, the next patent blog or intellectual property firm. And one of the first things I mention when I talk with inventors and business owners is that we’ve got unmatched convenience. And by having what we have in our law firm as a virtual firm, we have the ability to communicate really seamlessly through phone and email, texting, and video conferencing. All of our attorneys are trained to work from their home office, right, you don’t have to come downtown, speak with staff and admins, and get scheduled to, you know, take half your day or more just to talk with an attorney. No, you just give them a call or email. It’s direct access, but it’s convenience is what really wins the day. So, to learn more about us, please visit our website at boldpatents.com, take a look at our team, and just realize that what we’re doing is building a law 2.0 law firm here. We’re completely virtual, we have got a boutique, super-specialized knowledge in patent law, and it’s going to be at your fingertips. When you decide to make that bold decision to work with us, it’s not, “Hey, you know, come talk to us in two weeks,” it’s, “Let’s get your problem answered right now.” I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Hope you have a wonderful day. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everyone. I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. We’re here today talking about copyright, and this is our big, long series covering all the frequently asked questions that have been asked by you, people like you, and the inventors that visit our website. And, by the way, I should mention that all these FAQs that we’re covering, this week and last week, are going to be on our website. So go to boldpatents.com and check out our FAQs. You’re going to be able to see more detail to these answers than you will in this video, keeping these short and sweet so those viewers out there aren’t wasting any time, getting right to it. Today, I get asked sometimes what the difference between patents and copyrights is. And they’re totally two separate bodies of law. Copyright law is governed by not the USPTO. They’re covered by the Library of Congress. And they cover artwork. You might have thought about this, but copyright covers every single kind of art you can think of. Written works, right, books, like that big famous book that just came out called Fear, about Donald Trump, that book has got a copyright on it. Musical productions, even just the lyrical, or the musical composition, and then performances. Visual art, right, artistic drawings, paintings, sculpture--all covered under copyright. The beautiful thing about copyright law is that it’s created as soon as it’s completed, or as soon as the artist, if it came from their own mind, produced an artistic work, and it’s of their own creation--as soon as it is put into the world, right, it’s recorded into a tangible means, on a piece of paper, they sculpt the 3D product--they have common law rights in that work. And so they, without even seeking a registration, have the ability to prevent anyone else from using that, or distributing it. Now, if they’re going to go use that and sell in the stream of commerce, they should certainly seek a copyright registration. What’s interesting about that is that there’s no requirement for it to be unique. As long as they can swear that they created it on their own, it’s fixed in a tangible means, it gets filed. And the copyright office, all they do is indicate who filed it, what the subject matter is, and they classify it, put it into the library, so it’s definitive who created it when. That’s it. That’s copyright law in a nutshell. If you have any more questions or you want to know more about how that might work, how you might also protect your innovation under patent law, you’ve got to go to our website. Again, it’s boldpatents.com. You can give us a call, too, at 800-849-1913. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. I’m happy to be here, this is our long series on frequently asked questions, and we’ve been hearing from some of you already in emails and comments on our social media, so thank you for that, keep those coming. Today is the first frequently asked question, and it’s one of those questions like, oh my gosh, that’s so simple, but it’s, “What is a patent?” What’s a patent? A patent is a federal-backed security, a federally-backed grant that comes from the USPTO, United States Patent and Trademark Office, and is given to an inventor for twenty years, it gives them the ability to prevent anyone else from making, using, selling, or importing into the United States, about their invention, right, the claims that they have gotten granted. Claims, as we’ll talk about later, confine--make up the actual words about what your invention is, and it puts in terms as far as what you’ve developed, what’s new in the world, that you own individually. And it can be the only one in the world that is allowed to do it, for a limited time. This is because the government wants innovation. They want the country to be able to build on the shoulders of each other and keep on improving. So by you being willing to do that and contribute your part, your knowledge, to the government, to the world, and publicize it, they want to reward you for that. And so the patent is the reward for you sharing your innovation, your knowledge, with the world. So if you have any questions about patents, the foundational principles of what is a patent, if you have any additional follow-ups, please put those in the comments below. I want to hear about that. And again, please forward this series to anyone you think is going to be interested. We’re going to be covering a lot of the basics, a lot of the core, fundamental questions that I think almost everyone has, and maybe they’re just too afraid to ask, this and the next three weeks. So I’m excited to be here to share them with you. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Have a great day, everybody. Go big. Go bold.

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Hey everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily dose of inspiration to make the world a better place. All right, we’re in a long series addressing all our frequently asked questions that our inventors and business owners ask when they come on our website and they chat with our inquiry system, or they give us a call and say, “Hey, here’s a question I’ve got. Why are you guys so young? Why have I not heard about your law firm before? Your attorneys seem relatively young or inexperienced, what’s the deal?” And while this is sort of an attempt at taking a low blow at maybe some younger attorneys, one way I love to respond to this is by telling our inventors, our clients, that well, we’re younger and we’re also tech savvy. And so that’s proven by our law firm’s structure. You know, we’re virtual, meaning we don’t have any huge, brick building, you know, with big lobbies and parking lots, and not overhead, right, we’ve realized that you don’t need that to be a law firm in today’s age. What you do need is a computer and a brain. And by being a young mind, we’re able to use software tools, technology, some of the technology that our inventors are using, to be right there and deliver quality, top-level surface, you don’t need those ivory towers and the old-school, traditional books, and the hard copies. This is outdated, that’s an old way of doing business. It’s an old way of doing law. Here at Bold Patents, we live in a new way of working with clients, right there with them, in a custom, boutique manner. So you get high-level service with younger, tech-savvy attorneys at your fingertips. Please go to boldpatents.com, or give us a call and schedule some time to talk with one of our attorneys, at 800-849-1913. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hey everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. All right, we’re here answering frequently asked questions. This is one of my favorite series I do, once a year. These are questions that crop up, and they’re part of the time that we’re in, with the technology that’s coming up lately, you know, for example, blockchain, a lot of Supreme Court decisions that people see in the news, and depending on each year and each season, we get different questions, but we usually try to take ones that come up again and again. And one that does seem to crop up is the fact that some inventors have this belief that the patent attorney that they choose to work with must have the same background, technology-wise, as their invention. And that’s just wrong. You know, I want to explain that right now, that while it may help initially, and what you might think, that they’re going to be able to get your invention faster, what’s cool--I mean, the fascinating thing about patent law is that it’s better to not have the same background as the inventor. Given, all patent attorneys, and certainly all Bold Patent Attorneys, have a background in the sciences. It’s required to be able to sit for the patent bar. You have to have a Bachelor of Science degree, usually in engineering, mathematics, or science. So with that background, we’re going to be able to get your technology. And what’s so cool about not having the background in some very, you know, niche, specific area of your technology, whatever it is, is that we’re going to be able to ask all those questions. Some questions that an expert in that field might overlook and assume. And what they’ll do, if they make assumptions and they don’t ask you those simple questions, is you might not actually get rights on those issues, and they might not be articulated clearly so that a layman, an examiner, would not be able to get it. So the value is in not having the same exact background of the inventor. So I’d love to talk with you more about this, there’s a ton more on our website to help you kind of explain the way we take a look at it, and look at things a little bit differently. We want to help you take that bold step. And so, to do that, visit our website at boldpatents.com, and there you can book your free consultation, and then we can take you to the next step and help you and your company make the right step. I’m J.D. Houvener with Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor or entrepreneur, get your daily inspiration so you can go make the world a better place. I’m honored that you’re here, and thank you for your time. This is our frequently asked questions series, and I want you to feel free to contact me directly, put it in the comments below, I’ll be happy to address any specific question that you have that’s been burning, or you may be interested in, that you’ve talked about with other people and they’ve had a hard time understanding, about patent law. Today we’re hitting one of the most important subjects of the entire series, is what are the different types of patents that you can get with the U.S. Patent Office? There are three types of patents. One is called a Utility Patent. The next is called a Design Patent. And the last is called a Plant Patent. That’s it, there are three types of patents. And so what you’ve probably thought about when you hear Utility Patents are--what you think of is what most inventors think about, they think about the devices, you know, the gears, things you can touch and feel. But it also includes software, and methods and processes, right, it covers all the major types of patents that we think of and what the common thread is that those patents, what they actually have granted rights for, are to prevent anyone else from producing novel functionality. Functionality is the key to utility patents. It prevents anyone else from being able to do that, right, make, use, sell, or import into the U.S. about that functional aspect. Design patents, okay, this is the second major type of patents, is nonfunctional, and is purely ornamental. So this type of protection covers just what something looks like, so a completely separate type of protection, certainly for many, many inventions that are physical, hardware, devices--they should be protected, both on the functional aspect under utility apps, and under design patents, because they also have, perhaps, a novel way of shape and feel. So that’s what design patents are for. The third and last type of patent is called a Plant Patent. These are very specific patents that are covered under the Patent Act that covers a novel plant that’s able to be grown in a lab setting and grafted together, and able to be produced in sort of a genetically modified process. Plant patents are quite rare, and they’re usually more focused on those types of horticulture that can be grown by non-seed format. So if you have more questions about Utility, Design, or Plant Patents, please visit us on our website at boldpatents.com, and feel free to give us a call at 800-849-1913. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. It’s my pleasure talking with you here today. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everyone, I’m J.D. Houvener, your host of the Bold Today Show, where you, the inventor, entrepreneur, or business owner, get your daily inspiration to make the world a better place. We’re talking about our FAQs this week, frequently asked questions that we get from inventors and entrepreneurs just like you that visit our website at boldpatents.com. There we’ve got a lot more written material about how to learn about what we do. We’ve made a real big point to show you how we’re different. And so that’s what I’m talking about here today, is the question that we get when inventors are looking around, they want to make sure that they’ve got the best law firm in town. When they talk to us, they say, “Well, how are you different? What do you guys do that the law firm XYZ down the street can’t do?” And I want to mention right out of the gate that we are geographically diverse. What is cool about being geographically diverse, by having a law firm that’s 100% virtual, meaning we don’t have any brick-and-mortar buildings, you know, downtown, big parking lots and marble waiting rooms with busy desks and large overhead, we’ve actually streamlined a lot of that, and a lot of our patent attorneys work from their home office because that’s all they need, right, they’ve got the tools and equipment in their mind, the computers we have--we’ve taken advantage of the technology that’s before us. So what’s beautiful about being geographically distinct is we have talent, we have patent attorneys from the heart of Silicon Valley, right, from the metropolis of New York City, Tampa, Florida, Chicago--these are cities that are really rich in bringing up brilliant attorneys that are trained in different parts of the country, they’ve got different experiences with industries and companies that have different backgrounds in different parts of the country. So it’s fantastic to be able to have such a rich and diverse group of patent attorneys that work as a team to deliver the product we do for our clients. So that’s what I tell people right out of the gate, is that we’re really diverse in that we have attorneys from all over the whole country. We’re offering this as a federal practice to you, the client. So if you have any questions about how we work as a team, please go to our website at boldpatents.com, you can click on Our Team, and then go to the FAQs if this questions--this answer didn’t quite get everything you needed, visit there, and if you want to make a call and take that big, bold step, give us a call. Our 800 number is 800-849-1913. We’ll set up some time for you to talk with our attorney right away. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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Hi everyone, my name is J.D. Houvener, and I’m happy to be with you here today. This is a special series about our frequently asked questions that we get from a lot of our prospective clients, and even current clients, as they kind of come back around and come up with new inventions, or have different things they’re working on as their case proceeds, and so this week and the next few weeks, I want to take this time to share with you some really brief answers, some really nice, hard-hitting answers, to those questions that we get right out of the gate, from people just like you. And so, what I want to do this week is kind of do something a little different. I want to request anyone watching this video to please pay it forward, and to please help the audience here with those burning questions that maybe I don’t even cover in this series. So if you’ve thought of questions about patents, about innovation, trade secrets, you know, related to your technology, that have just been troubling you, or you haven’t really felt like you got a really clear footing or understanding about, ask those questions in the comments below. I want to be able to get to them and address you personally, to make sure that we take care of you, make sure we answer those questions. One of the interesting ways to be able to do that is to say, okay, would I be able to--right, talking about you, would you be able to explain what you’re going through, you know, the patent process, to someone that you know? And so, if that would be tough for you in any way, tell us about that. Right, what’s hard, what’s difficult to explain, and I will try to break it down in this next Bold Today Show series. So that’s what this is all about, I’m going to be doing perhaps four weeks of frequently asked questions, I’m going to be referring a lot to the book that we’re giving away for free still on our website, Bold Ideas: The Inventor’s Guide to Patents. I’m the author of that book, it’s put through my knowledge bank of what I’ve gained over the past five-plus years of being a patent attorney, and working with clients and getting all of their questions. I’ve got my answers in this book. And so we’re going to be covering a lot of them in the next four weeks together, and hopefully this will be a great journey for us to work together and get closer to answering those questions that you do have. So again, if you know anybody out there that is thinking about inventing, or is an inventor, a cousin, a relative, a brother, a mother, a father--please forward this email to them. Send the Youtube link to them so they can subscribe and become a part of becoming a bold inventor. And so we can get the word out about what it takes to move the invention into a patent. All right everyone, have a wonderful day. I’m your host, J.D. Houvener, of the Bold Today Show. Go big. Go bold.

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