In the Trenches with Inventors - The Battle To Save Patents - Episode 2

You will hear the stories of three inventors with valuable patented inventions who faced off with large corporations intent on taking their inventions. We discuss how the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) is used against inventors by large infringers. These inventors will describe what happened there and why we need to restore the rights of inventors.

Gene Dolgoff - a prolific inventor with 65 patents. Gene invented and patented the LCD projector. This exceedingly valuable technology was integral in enabling movie theaters to go from film to digital. Gene will tell us what happened when his infringer used the PTAB against him.

Trae Smith - inventor of the patented Firebug Shoe line, the first real innovation in lighted shoes in decades. Trae put out a press release on a Monday and had a half-million pair order a couple of days later. Find out what Trae experienced at the PTAB when a large corporation chose to take his invention.

Mark Kilbourne - Mark could not make the live webinar due to unforeseen issues. Randy Landreneau speaks about what Mark has been through. Mark is inventor of Remotizer, a device that converts any deadbolt that's already on your door into remote control operation. His sales were rising rapidly, and then he went to the Consumer Electronics Show where folks from Apple saw the invention.

These are inventors with actual products. They had faith in our patent system. After you hear their stories, you will have a greater understanding of what we are up against and why we must cause the changes that restore the right of an inventor to stop the theft of his or her patented invention.

Additional information and Links:

PTAB Myths and Facts: https://usinventor.org/ptab-myths-and-facts/

Read and sign the inventor rights resolution act: https://usinventor.org/resolution/