🎙️ Real Stories. Evolving Practice. The Future of IP Law IP Innovators features in-depth conversations with leading patent practitioners about their career journeys and how technological advances—from automation to AI—are reshaping the way they practice law every day. Hosted by IP journalist Steve Brachmann, each episode offers candid insights from attorneys on the front lines of innovation, sharing how they adapt, grow, and lead in a rapidly changing IP landscape. 📌 IP Innovators is proudly ...
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When Engineering Meets Law: Aaron Capron’s IP Odyssey
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30:29In this episode of IP Innovators, we sit down with Aaron Capron, partner and head of the Patent Office Practice at Finnegan, to trace his unconventional path from Lockheed’s GPS labs to leading one of the busiest patent prosecution teams in the U.S. 🛰️⚖️ Aaron shares how a cold call from a headhunter changed his career, what he learned as a USPTO e…
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From Patent Office to Managing Partner: Chris Agrawal's Journey
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29:41In this episode of IP Innovators, host Steve Brachmann talks with Chris Agrawal, Managing Partner at Bookoff McAndrews, about his journey from sifting through stacks of physical patents at the USPTO to building a cloud-first, tech-forward IP practice. 📂➡️🤖 Hear how Chris navigated law school while working full-time, helped launch a lean, prosecutio…
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From Paper Trails to Patent AI: Paul Hunter on 27 Years of Evolutions in IP Practice
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23:38In this first episode of IP Innovators, veteran patent attorney Paul Hunter, Partner and Electronics Practice Co-Chair at Foley & Lardner, shares his journey from filing patents using fax machines to leading an AI-accelerated practice. A candid look at how real careers adapt—and thrive—as technology transforms the future of IP law. 👨💼 About the Gu…
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