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When Engineering Meets Law: Aaron Capron’s IP Odyssey
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In 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 examiner (think: video games and slot machines), and how he's helping clients navigate AI, quantum, semiconductors, and more in 2025. 🚴♂️💻🧠
👨💼 About the Guest:
Aaron Capron leads Finnegan’s Patent Office Practice and is a seasoned IP attorney with experience across litigation, appeals, and high-volume portfolio management. He’s also a mentor, a finalist for California’s “Mentor of the Year,” and still hitting PRs in CrossFit at nearly 50. 🏋️♂️🧘
🔧 Sponsored by DeepIP – your trusted AI patent assistant: https://www.deepip.ai/
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Chapters
1. Introduction to Aaron Capron (00:00:00)
2. Early Career and Patent Law Discovery (00:03:38)
3. From Patent Examiner to Attorney (00:08:13)
4. Patent Litigation and Technical Cases (00:14:28)
5. Cutting-Edge Technologies and Patent Rights (00:19:27)
6. Technology in Legal Practice (00:23:13)
7. Life Beyond Patent Law (00:26:46)
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