Patents: How to Get Them and How to Beat Them

Presented at HOPE Number Nine (2012), July 14, 2012, 4 p.m. (60 minutes)

Patents are a distasteful reality for hackers, open source programmers, and entrepreneurs alike. This talk aims to provide a working knowledge of how to read a patent, what is required to obtain patent protection, and how to defend yourself against patent lawsuits. This talk is an academic discussion of patent law and should not be construed as legal advice.

Presenters:

• Ed Ryan
  Ed Ryan is a New York patent attorney with a background in physics who deals with technologies including digital broadcast, automotive diagnostics, fiber optic transmissions, semiconductor design, hula hoops, and (omg) software patents.

Links:

• http://www.hopenumbernine.net/schedule/#patents (Conference Schedule)
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/HOPE Number Nine (2012)/HOPE Number Nine (2012) - Patents - How to Get Them and How to Beat Them.srt (subtitles)
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/HOPE Number Nine (2012)/HOPE Number Nine (2012) - Patents - How to Get Them and How to Beat Them.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-ZP7KgZG7Q

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