Skip to content

Videos

Your Patent Sucks

Your Patent Sucks is a series of short videos by Steve Hansen on what makes a patent “strong” or “weak,” and on the questions and problems that frequently arise in our practice. New videos are posted regularly on TikTok at @yourpatentsucks.

Follow on TikTok

From our TikTok profile

Start here

Why I call it “Your Patent Sucks”

Reasons your patent may suck

Claims are where the action is

AI and patent validity

When AI does the inventing: the invalidation risk (Part I)

Building the invalidity case against an AI-developed patent (Part III)

How the law treats AI versus other third-party help (Part IV)

Patent myths and basics

There is no such thing as an “international patent”

How a U.S. patent is structured

A patent is a right to exclude, not a right to practice

Before you sue

Nine things to consider before filing a patent infringement suit

Why a clean prosecution history matters

What your infringement complaint must plead

Invalidating a patent

Ex parte reexamination (Part II)

IPRs and PGRs (Part III)

Federal district court litigation (Part IV)

Choosing a patent lawyer

What to look for (Part I)

Technical background (Part II)

Litigation experience (Part III)

Videos not loading? Your network or browser may block TikTok. All videos are also available at tiktok.com/@yourpatentsucks.