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IPWatchdog Unleashed

Each week we journey into the world of intellectual property to discuss the law, news, policy and politics of innovation, technology, and creativity. With analysis and commentary from industry thought leaders and newsmakers from around the world, IPWatchdog Unleashed is hosted by world renowned patent attorney and founder of IPWatchdog.com, Gene Quinn.

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48:28

Proactive IP Risk Management: A Patent Litigator’s...

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2026/04/27

Send us Fan Mail This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, our host and the founder of IPWatchdog, Gene Quinn, speaks with Hilary Preston, partner at Vinson & Elkins and co-head of its intellectual property and technology litigation practice. Preston outlines her evolution from a general litigator into a leading IP strategist, highlighting how deep technical fluency—grounded in her physics background—became a competitive differentiator in high-stakes disputes. The discussion traces structural sh...

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50:40

SEPs, Patent Pools and the Case for Market-Based IP...

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2026/04/20

Send us Fan Mail This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, our host and the founder of IPWatchdog, Gene Quinn, speaks with Matteo Sabattini about the structural forces shaping today’s global patent ecosystem. Sabattini discusses his return to Sisvel and his progression from engineering into intellectual property strategy, licensing, and policy advocacy. The conversation frames a core imbalance in the innovation economy: companies that invest in foundational technologies are consistently outnumbered—...

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54:47

High Performance, Hidden Struggles: The Human Side of...

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2026/04/13

Send us Fan Mail This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed our host Gene Quinn has a candid conversation with Melissa Silverstein about both IP strategy and human side of IP, pivoting to discuss the struggles that some attorneys have with substance abuse. The first half of the conversation centers on a clear market correction in intellectual property strategy: portfolios are being forced to operate like business assets rather than legal inventory. Companies are increasingly questioning legacy filing ...

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47:24

The Patent Monetization Problem: How Innovation...

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2026/04/06

Send us Fan Mail This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, the conversation between host Gene Quinn and patent broker Louis Carbonneau centers on a fundamental breakdown in the economic engine that has historically driven innovation. While innovation itself has not disappeared, the incentive structure that once enabled a repeatable cycle—innovate, patent, monetize, reinvest—has eroded. Large market participants increasingly operate under a “use now, pay later (if ever)” model, which disproportionate...

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58:48

WIPO in Focus: Beyond Treaties, Toward a...

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2026/03/30

Send us Fan Mail The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has been undergoing a quiet but meaningful transformation over the last 5-plus years. From a more traditional UN-style body into a service-driven, operationally focused global IP platform, WIPO is helping the entire global IP community. As Lisa Jorgenson, who is a Deputy Director of WIPO, explained in her recent conversation with Gene Quinn, the organization’s fee-based funding model fundamentally reshapes its priorities—for...

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61:04

AI, Budget Cuts, and the Future of In-House Patent Teams

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2026/03/16

Send a text Corporate IP departments are under growing pressure to do more with less. Budgets are tightening, leadership increasingly expects patents to deliver measurable business value, and artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how patent work can be performed. What does this mean for the future of in-house patent teams—and for the law firms that support them? In this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn is joined by Sivon Kalminov, Director of Intellectual Property for Canon U...

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15:48

Patents Don't Matter: The Real Story Shrinking...

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2026/03/09

Send a text This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we focus on an issue that has been quietly reshaping the patent industry for years but has gained new momentum over the last year or two. Patent budgets are shrinking, expectations are rising, and nobody seems willing to admit what that combination actually means. Companies continue to say that patents remain essential to protecting innovation and supporting long-term business strategy. But if priorities are truly reflected in budgets,...

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50:22

Inventing with Intent: Where Engineering Rigor Meets...

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2026/03/02

Send a text What does it mean to be a prolific inventor in an era of corporate retrenchment, weakened patent rights, and risk-averse innovation culture? This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, host Gene Quinn explores that question with Fred Shelton—an engineer who has accumulated more than 3,000 patents over roughly two decades, primarily during his career at Johnson & Johnson. Shelton describes himself not as an IP professional, but as an engineer who “documents engineering through patents.”...

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53:41

Rainmaking for Lawyers: Going Beyond Random Acts of...

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2026/02/23

Send a text In this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn speaks with Deborah Farone, founder of Farone Advisors and former Chief Marketing Officer of Cravath, Swain & Moore, about how lawyers—particularly in highly technical fields like intellectual property—can build thriving practices through disciplined, strategic business development. Farone emphasizes that effective marketing for lawyers begins with strategy, should not be transactional and is something that should not be outs...

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49:56

Reexamination vs. IPR: Which is Better for Patent...

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2026/02/16

Send a text This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we discuss whether patent owners are better off facing post-grant challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). PTAB practitioners Matt Phillips and Kevin Greenleaf join host Gene Quinn for an examination of how patent owners and challengers should be strategically thinking about the shifting post-grant environment at the USPTO. The con...

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53:44

PTAB Whiplash and Uncertainty: Director Discretion...

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2026/02/09

Send us a text This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed Gene Quinn speaks with Todd Walters and the two explore the current state of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice and the growing tension among stakeholders as policy changes continue to reshape post-grant proceedings. Both emphasized that the most striking development in recent PTAB discussions is the intensity of opinion from patent owners and petitioners alike, reflecting the high financial stakes and strategic importance of AIA pro...

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55:00

Inside the PTAB Reset: Reengineering the PTAB with...

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2026/02/02

Send us a text In this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn and Matt Johnson, Co-Chair of the PTAB Practice at Jones Day, take an in-depth look at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) nearly a decade and a half after its launch. Quinn and Johnson explain the viewpoint that the PTAB drifted from what many had initially expected, pointing to among other things the lengthy, merits focused institution decisions and serial challenges that eroded confidence among patent owners and raised...

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62:51

IP, Ingenuity and Entrepreneurship: Enabling Human...

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2026/01/26

Send us a text In this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn speaks with Megan Carpenter following her decision to step down as Dean of UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law after more than eight years. Carpenter reflects on rebuilding the institution’s IP-focused identity, restoring alumni trust, increasing enrollment and driving engagement growth, while explaining why builders—such as herself—eventually need new challenges. The conversation quickly broadens into a candid assessment of the...

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50:13

PTAB Reckoning: Power, Policy, and the Future of...

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2026/01/19

Send us a text In this edition of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn hosts a comprehensive discussion with Jim Carmichael, a former judge on the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, and Brad Close, Executive Vice President of Transpacific IP. The trio explores the current state of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), examining recent changes, the impact on patent owners and litigation, and the historical context of patent law and why the PTAB was created. They delve into the roles of...

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44:23

Pioneering Innovations and Legacy: A Conversation...

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2026/01/12

Send us a text This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn sits down with prolific inventor Gil Hyatt, exploring his innovative journey and aspirations to leave a lasting legacy. Gil, known for his significant contributions to the field of electrical engineering and microcomputers, shared insightful anecdotes about his early days, his pioneering work in artificial intelligence, and his ambitions to benefit future generations. Throughout the discussion, Gene and Gil tackled the controversies...

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44:57

Behind the Scenes with Renee Quinn: From Humble...

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2026/01/05

Send us a text This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed our host Gene Quinn, the founder of IPWatchdog is joined by the beautiful and talented Renee C. Quinn, his wife and business partner. Renee, a marketing and e-commerce expert, shares her journey into the world of intellectual property, her insights on doing business as a serial entrepreneur, and her stories from the past two decades as she and Gene built IPWatchdog into the media company it is today. We explore Renee's entry introduction to&nbs...

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55:52

2025 in Focus: Voices, Ideas, and the Road Ahead

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2025/12/29

Send us a text In this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed we take a stroll down memory lane to look back on some of the conversations we had with guests during 2025 that were for one reason or another moments that stood out. This is not a "best o 2025" per se, and the pieces of conversations we pull together were not always chosen because they dealt with hard hitting substantive IP issues, although some do. We begin our journey through 2025 with our conversation with Judge John Holcomb, wh...

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82:31

Patent Reset: 2025’s Pivotal Moments and What Comes Next

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2025/12/22

Send us a text 2025 was punctuated by a structural reset for the U.S. patent system. What unfolded was not incremental reform, but a coordinated shift driven by leadership change, policy realignment, economic pressure, and accelerating adoption of AI—all converging to reshape how patents are examined, challenged, monetized, and managed. This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we explore the biggest changes and trends that impacted the patent and innovation industry during 2025, with host Gene Quinn...

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57:47

101 Crossroads: Can the USPTO Fix What the Courts and...

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2025/12/15

Send us a text This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we present a three-way conversation about patent eligibility between Gene Quinn, the founder of IPWatchdog.com, and patent attorneys and IPWatchdog Advisory Committee members John Rogitz and Clint Mehall. Under Director John Squires, the Patent Office is attempting to restore discipline and structure to the Section 101 inquiry, with the office earlier this month having updated the Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP) in light of a...

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62:35

The Slow Death of AIA Trials: A Look at the PTO’s...

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2025/12/08

Send us a text On this episode of IPWatchdog Unleashed, Gene Quinn sits down with one of the leading PTAB practitioners and strategist Scott McKeown to unpack the USPTO’s controversial “one-and-done” PTAB rule package. With more than 10,000 comments filed and over 700 individual commenters weighing in, the proposal has become a flashpoint for questions that go way beyond discretionary denial and AIA trials. Gene and Scott drill down on what USPTO Director John Squires is actually trying to ac...

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