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Diament Patent Law
Adam Diament, J.D., Ph.D.
(Now practicing at Nolan Heimann LLP)
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Can a Fancy Leg Stand on Its Own as a Trademark? The Recent Case of In re Kason. Episode 152
The Spotlight on an Unexpected Star: A Metal Leg In the glamorous world of intellectual property law—where patents, trademarks, and...
Adam Diament
4 min read
Patent Me, Maybe – (Carly Rae) Jepson-Style Patent Claims. Episode 151
Patent Claims Overview I’ve had lots of episodes on how to write patent claims. If you’re new to the podcast, you’ll want to go back and...
Adam Diament
5 min read
What Is Obviousness? A Reasonable Expectation of Success or Predictable Results? Episode 150
Why Obviousness Matters As I’ve mentioned before, the bane of almost every patent attorney’s existence is understanding what obviousness...
Adam Diament
4 min read
Congratulations! The Patent Office Wants More of Your Money! Episode 149
(This episode is with costs related to 2025 patent fees. These fees may have changed by the time you read this.) Fee Increases Coming in...
Adam Diament
3 min read
Post-Grant Supplemental Examinations. Episode 148
What Is a Post-Grant Supplemental Examination? Okay, so today we’re going to talk about something we don’t usually associate with...
Adam Diament
4 min read
Tricky Time Zone Patent Deadlines. Episode 147
The Basics of Patent Office Deadlines There are some tricky situations that come up with patent office deadlines, and they have to do...
Adam Diament
4 min read
Update on the Public Disclosure and On-Sale Bar Doctrine: Secret Methods! Episode 146
Introduction to Public Disclosure and the On-Sale Bar I usually don’t talk too much about individual cases on this podcast, but that’s...
Adam Diament
4 min read
What are Standard Essential Patents and FRAND? Episode 145
Introduction to SEPs and FRAND Today, we’re talking about Standard Essential Patents , and something called FRAND . Don’t let those terms...
Adam Diament
4 min read
Can You Patent Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge from Indigenous People? Episode 144
What Does It Mean to Patent Traditional Knowledge or Genetic Resources? First, let me clarify what this topic doesn’t mean. You can’t...
Adam Diament
4 min read
New Design Patent Application Obviousness Test. Episode 143
Background and the Rosen-Durling Standard About two months ago, I did a podcast episode about the possibility that the test for...
Adam Diament
4 min read
What is the Printed Matter Doctrine and Why You Can't Patent Your Book. Episode 142
Introduction to the Printed Matter Doctrine In this episode, I’m talking about a doctrine in patent law called the printed matter...
Adam Diament
4 min read
Why I Like Phone Calls From the 571 Area Code. Episode 141
Why This Topic? This might seem like a strange topic, but I decided to include it because I recently saw a call come through from a 571...
Adam Diament
3 min read
What is Analogous Art for Patents? Episode 140
What Is Analogous Art? We’re continuing our legal adventure into the world of patents, specifically focusing in this episode on a concept...
Adam Diament
4 min read
How Do I Know If My Design Is Patently Obvious? Episode 139
Design Patent Basics I’m going to talk about an interesting case that has come up in design patent law . I’ve done several other episodes...
Adam Diament
4 min read
How to Use the New Government Trademark Search Website. Episode 138
Patent Center and Now Trademarks A few episodes ago, I talked about how the government created a new website for searching patents,...
Adam Diament
5 min read
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