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Beyond Best Practice

 Bastian Best

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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Innovation Technology
Update frequency
every 30 days
Average duration
21 minutes
Episodes
34
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Which AI is patentable in Europe?

Which AI is patentable in Europe?

Here's a list of examples of patentable and non-patentable AI in Europe. Book a free virtual coffee meeting with me: https://bestpatent.eu/
00:05:29  |   Wed 14 Sep 2022
Why digital patent drawings are overrated

Why digital patent drawings are overrated

Technical drawings obviously make great sense in mechanical patents. But in many digital patents the figures have much less value. Here's why.
00:10:53  |   Fri 10 Jun 2022
Why you should care about AI patents

Why you should care about AI patents

AI patents are literally everywhere. It’s funny that every time I look up AI-related patent filings for one of my clients you can bet that we see a quasi-exponential growth trajectory. Listen to the …
00:07:48  |   Mon 06 Jun 2022
Patenting blackbox AI?

Patenting blackbox AI?

“How to claim the AI before it self-adapted?”, especially when you don’t know how the AI adapted itself to the problem domain? This comment by Eric Stasik on yesterday’s content piece got me thinking…
00:06:19  |   Thu 02 Jun 2022
AI/ML is patentable in 2022 if... (simple flowchart)

AI/ML is patentable in 2022 if... (simple flowchart)

I believe patent law needs more flowcharts, so here’s one to explain AI/ML patents in Europe. I know it doesn’t answer the question “which aspects of AI are technical then?”. Would you like to see an…
00:06:12  |   Wed 01 Jun 2022

"But software isn't patentable, is it?"

"But software isn't patentable, is it?". That's actually a dangerous misconception. Maybe one source of confusion is the statement in the EPO guidelines that computer programs are excluded from paten…
00:04:32  |   Tue 31 May 2022
Forgetting this reduces your digital patent value

Forgetting this reduces your digital patent value

Here's one massive flaw in many digital patents, and how you can make it better. Question to you: Is there any good reason for drafting a digital patent without a computer program claim? Please let …
00:07:12  |   Tue 31 May 2022
Beyond Best Practice - Season 2 Trailer

Beyond Best Practice - Season 2 Trailer

I'm restarting this podcast by sharing everything I know about digital patents in small snackable pieces, because that’s my mission: To help IP professionals file better digital patents. There will…
00:02:41  |   Sun 29 May 2022
#6 Patents for AI inventions in Europe (🔴Conference talk recording)

#6 Patents for AI inventions in Europe (🔴Conference talk recording)

I was invited to speak about "Patents for AI inventions in Europe" at the 6th International Conference "Protection of Intellectual Property Rights" in St. Petersburg (Russia). Here's a recording of m…

00:29:37  |   Wed 02 Jun 2021
#5 G1/19 first reactions w/ Rudolf Teschemacher and many more

#5 G1/19 first reactions w/ Rudolf Teschemacher and many more

Last week, the Enlarged Board of Appeal finally published its long-awaited decision G1/19 about the patentability of computer simulations. Does it revolutionize the patentability of computer simulati…

01:07:15  |   Wed 17 Mar 2021
#4 Novelty w/ Patrick Heckeler

#4 Novelty w/ Patrick Heckeler

An invention has to be novel to be patentable. But does any difference over the prior art do the job (e.g. a purely aesthetic one) or does it have to be technically relevant? 

This is a recorded Club…

00:34:58  |   Wed 03 Mar 2021
#3 Patenting database technology: EPO guidelines update

#3 Patenting database technology: EPO guidelines update

What types of inventions in database technology are patentable in Europe? The EPO guidelines will be updated on 1 March 2021 with a new section specifically on database management systems and informa…

00:31:22  |   Wed 17 Feb 2021
#2 Artificial intelligence patent case law walkthrough

#2 Artificial intelligence patent case law walkthrough

Basic groundwork today. We're going through 10 EPO Board of Appeal decisions which relate to AI inventions. Topics include technical character, clarity, obviousness and sufficiency of disclosure.

Wat…

00:30:51  |   Wed 03 Feb 2021
#1 Patenting AI in the EPO guidelines

#1 Patenting AI in the EPO guidelines

Welcome to the very first episode of the podcast! As we go through the section on AI and machine learning in the examination guidelines, I'll tell you why the EPO's current approach is too restrictiv…

00:25:32  |   Wed 20 Jan 2021
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