Beyond The Buzzwords Series: Episode 5 - Internet of Things

The Internet of Things – IoT – refers to connecting a wide range of objects and devices to the Internet, in order to make it possible to monitor information about those things and to control what they do.


Today, in the final episode of this series, Cynthia Gilbert, a software patent attorney, computer scientist and one of the founding partners at Blueshift IP – a U.S. patent law firm specializing in software patents – is focusing on an introduction to the Internet of Things and its patentable areas.


Listen to Episode 05 of The Software Patent Podcast – Beyond the Buzzwords series, to learn about the two types of innovators in the IoT space and the areas where there’s more opportunity to identify patentable subject matter.


In this episode, you will learn:

  • An example of a consumer-focused IoT patent. (01:29)
  • The opportunities for the innovators who are taking advantage of the benefits of implementing IoT as it was intended to be used. (01:42)
  • The opportunities for the innovators who are addressing the challenges of implementing IoT and the problems users face with existing IoT infrastructure. (02:30)


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Hosted by Robert Plotkin and Cynthia Gilbert - Software Patent Experts from Law Firm, Blueshift IP, the Software Patent Podcast leverages decades of combined expertise in software patents to protect companies' software innovations with strong patents to maximize patent portfolio value. Software patenting seems to be one of the most elusive IP patents to obtain, but it can be quite a direct process if you are equipped with all the information you need with the help of specialised expertise. In this series of 5-10 minute podcasts, some of the topics we'll be covering are:How your business plan can drive your software patent strategyThe myths about software patentsHow to know when patent protection is valuable for youTo find out more, head on over to www.blueshiftip.com DISCLAIMER: The content provided in this podcast is suggestive and should not be taken as legal advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.