Beyond Best Practice
The podcast where patents and AI shape the future. Hosted by European patent attorney Bastian Best—recognized by the EPO as an AI Patent Expert—this show goes beyond conventional wisdom to explore the boundaries of software patents, and how AI transforms the patent attorney profession. Whether you're a patent attorney, an innovator, or just curious, you'll get practical insights to stay ahead of the curve.
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- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
OpenAI Just Patented Custom GPTs: Patent Attorney Walkthrough
OpenAI's Custom GPT feature just got a new patent, and as a patent attorney, I'm diving into what it means. We'll break down the legal and technical details of this new patent, and what it could mean…
00:27:47 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
AI-Assisted Patent Drafting. How I Do It.
I asked the two podcasting AIs from NotebookLM for a recap of my seminar. They summed it up pretty accurately!
In my seminar "How to Draft Patents with AI", you get to play through a complete patent…
00:17:13 |
Mon 05 May 2025
I Tested ChatGPT and Gemini for Case Law Research
How to draft patents with AI 👉 https://powerclaim.io/seminar/
I tested ChatGPT and Google Gemini to see if they can research patent case law without hallucinating cases that don’t exist. The results…
00:14:42 |
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Why AI Patents Get Rejected: The 2-Hurdle Test Explained
I'm explaining how the European Patent Office examines AI patents using the two-hurdle approach. This is a snippet from my 3-hour masterclass on patenting AI. The full masterclass covers:
1. Which pa…
00:11:41 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
MagicLeap’s Biometric Patent REVOKED! Patent Attorney Explains Why
MagicLeap just lost a patent on a biometric information sharing function in their AR headset. The EPO Board of appeal ruled that the patent covered “a mere administrative scheme” rather than a true t…
00:24:23 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
AI-Powered Patent Drafting In Action (Seminar Recap)
If you missed the seminar, join the next one and supercharge your patent drafting with the power of generative AI: https://powerclaim.io/seminar/
00:16:23 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
How to Draft Patents with AI 🤖 Seminar Preview
Here's a sneak peek into my seminar "How to Draft Patents With AI". I'll take you from “0” to “Basic AI Literacy” in 3 hours. After the seminar, you can critically evaluate the AI tool landscape and …
00:09:43 |
Mon 20 Jan 2025
What’s After COMVIK? The Future of AI & Software Patents with Benita Mackay
Join patent expert Benita Mackay and me for a discussion on the future of software patents in Europe. We'll go beyond the COMVIK approach and explore potential new standards, especially for AI invent…
00:35:15 |
Wed 04 Dec 2024
New ChatGPT Patents!
In this session, we’ll dive into even more of OpenAI's latest patent filings that we didn’t get to last time. We need to talk about their strange patent pledge, too.
Links from this episode:
• Deep …
00:26:17 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Cloud AI vs. Local AI: What’s Best for Patent Attorneys?
https://powerclaim.io/ 👈 prompt cheat sheets and free tutorials in your inbox!
This episode dives into a thought-provoking discussion about "Cloud AI vs. Local AI" inspired by a recent debate I had …
00:18:49 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Essential AI Tools to Boost Your Patent Attorney Practice in 2024
In this episode, I share the exact AI tools I use daily to streamline my patent attorney work. We cover key areas where AI can make a real impact:
Patent Drafting
• I talk about my AI patent draftin…
00:30:33 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Two robots explain the COMVIK approach
Google’s NotebookLM just turned any document into a podcast! It’s like having two people discuss the topic in a super realistic conversation. As a patent nerd, I couldn't resist feeding it the COMVIK…
00:22:00 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
OpenAI’s New Patents Revealed
OpenAI is one of the most influential companies in artificial intelligence, and since I’m both a computer nerd and a patent attorney, we have to take a look at their patents, obviously.
My earlier r…
00:31:10 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Is this the future of patent drafting?
I've started to look more seriously into commercial patent drafting software products. One tool called Rowan Patents looked quite promising to me, so I thought why not take a look together.
Disclaim…
00:24:27 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
When an engineer invents software to optimize chassis shapes ...
... this is what happens at the European Patent Office.
This is a recording of my weekly AI Patents Coffee Break. Join me live on LinkedIn next time: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bastianbest/
00:32:12 |
Wed 04 Sep 2024
OpenAI's Patents Revealed: Patent Attorney Analysis
Deep dive into OpenAI’s growing patent portfolio. Let’s explore OpenAI’s patent filing strategy, the technical specifics of their patents, and what might be coming next. More in this article: https:/…
00:24:56 |
Tue 28 May 2024
🇩🇪 Samsungs Roboter-Patent unter der Lupe: Was sagen 2 Patentanwälte? - DPD001
Zwei Patentanwälte diskutieren über ein neues Samsung-Patent. Es geht um einen Roboter, der sich auf den Benutzer ausrichtet und dafür eine Kombination aus Geräusch-Ortung und Bildkennung nutzt.
🔗 W…
00:38:38 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Patenting AI. Ask me anything.
We couldn't cover all the questions in our last session, so here's another Q&A on patents for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
This is a recorded LinkedIn Live. Don't miss the next one:…
00:16:04 |
Tue 01 Aug 2023
What Makes a Good AI Patent? Ask Me Anything.
I asked my LinkedIn network to ask me anything about patents for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
This is a recorded LinkedIn Live. Sorry for the bad audio of the participants asking qu…
00:34:09 |
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Patents in the Metaverse
Conference recording
This is a recording of a presentation I was giving on 29 March 2023 on patents in the Metaverse at the 7th WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and the Metaverse.
The WIPO…
00:12:27 |
Tue 18 Apr 2023
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