The Priggya Arora Show - Law, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Priggya

Follow Joshua: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-r-lastine-b3632b42/

Today we talk to Joshua Lastine, a California-based entertainment lawyer with more than a decade of experience in the US entertainment industry. Joshua has worked on a number of high-profile projects (including Avenger: Age of Ultron) and he shares with us his unique insights on how new technologies have influenced the legal landscape of entertainment works today.

Join us for Episode 63 as we discuss:

👉 How his interest in TV and film resulted in being a lawyer specializing in the entertainment industry

👉 How cutting-edge technology is an important part of today's entertainment world

👉 How the landscape of the entertainment industry has changed over the years

👉 The effects of AI on creative and artistic work in the entertainment industry

👉 AI images and how copyright concepts may affect them

👉 What can be done about wilful fraud using AI

👉 What content creators can do to protect their content online

👉 How content creators online can protect themselves from frivolous accusations

👉 Some important components essential to any entertainment-related contract



Listen to us every week for a new interview with someone in the legal field, each of them bringing in their share of insights and experience.



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Follow Margeaux: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margeaux-thomas-22a25261/

Today we talk to Margeaux Thomas, US Attorney who's an expert in financial dispute resolution. Margeaux has nearly more than fifteen years of experience in the industry, and her current workplace specializes in helping small business owners. Her experiences give her some valuable insights about the role of IP in business-related disputes.



In Episode 64 we discuss:

👉 How poor communication is the primary cause of most business conflicts

👉 The importance of proper documentation for businesses, big or small

👉 How the Snapchat dispute can illustrate some of the problems regarding assignment of IP rights

👉 Why ownership and information issues should be addressed even in the early stages of any business

👉 How business can avoid making conflicts worse (and lose less money in the process)

👉 Why mediation can be a very important tool in business dispute resolution

👉 Why IP is likely to be even more impactful in the future for businesses


Listen to us every week for a new interview with someone connected to the legal field, each of them bringing in their share of insights and experience.

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Follow Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardo-ivan-vivanco-cohn-patent-translation-services-technical-translation-services/

Today we talk to Ricardo Ivan Vivanco Cohn, Head of Quality Assurance at VIVANCO Y GARCIA S.L. Ricardo specialises in patent translation. He has translated more than 50,000 patents, technical documents and pharmaceutical documents since 1995.

In Episode 63 we discuss:

👉 The necessary elements for a good patent translation.
👉 Why having an initial bad patent translation can result in major problems down the line.
👉 Some examples of how simple, small mistakes led patent being invalidated.
👉 Why patent translation requires a specific and varied set of skills beyond just normal translation
👉 How AI technology affects patent translations, in both good ways and bad
👉 Why manual translations are essential and unavoidable at this stage of AI technology
👉 Quality metrics used in translation, and how they can help with translation quality and assurance



Listen to us every week for a new interview with someone in the legal field, each of them bringing in their share of insights and experience.

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Follow Clint: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-mehall-patents/

Today we talk to Clint Mehall, an experienced US-based Patent Attorney with more than 15 years of experience in the field. Clint is also the co-chair of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's Patent Law & Practice Committee, and his blog phositb.com regularly gives a variety of practical insights into the patent process.

Join us for Episode 62 as we discuss:

👉 How his experiences resulted in him becoming a patent attorney

👉 The details of the Patent Prosecution process

👉 The importance of language and description in patent drafting

👉 How he discovered patent analytics and how that helped him find new ways to make arguments

👉 How patent analytics can help you strategize your arguments in a more structured manner

👉 How describing elements in multiple ways can help cover your blind spots in a patent draft

👉 How attorneys have to balance their language between client requirements and patent examiner objections

👉 How patent examiner interviews help humanize the patent process and can increase the possibility of patents being granted

👉 How examiner analytics can help you decide what approach to take with your patent examiner



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Follow Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-schweiger/

Today we talk to Martin Schweiger, a patent attorney based in Singapore who specializes in patenting computer-related inventions. Martin's many years of experience in the innovation sector has culminated in his theory- the 4x4 Innovation Strategy. Join us as he explains the concept, and how it can help turn your ideas into reality.

In Episode 61 as we discuss:

👉 How he came up with the 4x4 Innovation Strategy after he started considering why startups fail

👉 How knowing what the market wants and having IP protection early on in the invention process is crucial

👉 How the 4x4 Innovation Strategy lays down a roadmap for your innovation journey

👉 The importance of the freedom to operate search

👉 Why it's essential to keep track of the overall readiness of the technology at every stage

👉 How successful products tend to follow some specific strategic goals

👉 How can you predict if your startup venture is going to succeed or not?

👉 The three types of people every startup needs to have in order to succeed.



Want to take a closer look into the 4x4 Innovation Strategy? You can download the book for free here: https://ip-lawyer-tools.com/the-4x4-innovation-strategy/



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Follow Pavel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavelkopylov/ 

Today we talk to Pavel Kopylov, a lawyer and educator. As an Industrial Engineer, he spent several years in the US working as an IP advisor for new inventors, small and medium-sized companies and start-ups. For the past year has been engaged as Education Developer at the EIT Manufacturing body of the European Union. He has some interesting insights on the possibilities opened up in the light of NFTs.  Join us for Episode 60 as we discuss:   

👉 The unique perspectives you get from working in IP and Law 

👉 What are NFTs and what rights do an NFT holder have? 

👉 Why is licensing necessary for NFT holders? Does an NFT holder also own the IP in the underlying matter? 

👉 What due diligence should someone do before purchasing the NFT? 

👉 What amounts to NFT infringement? Will owners of NFT be liable for copyright infringement? 

👉 What is a smart contract and what do they have to do with NFTs?  

👉 How NFTs may become more relevant as we make advances in Virtual Technology  

👉 NFTs from the perspective of trademarks and branding



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