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Podcast: Bold Inventor
Episode: Kicking Off 2026: CES Tech, Disgruntled PMs & IP Gold Nuggets
Description: Send us Fan MailFirst, J.D. and Matt tackle timely IP questions from the community—covering what commercial success does (and doesn’t) do for patentability, how abandoned or long-unused marks can impact trademark strategy, and why contracts matter when outside engineers or partners help improve existing equipment. They also touch on key best practices: ensuring your agreements clearly assign invention rights, avoiding willful infringement, and using smart legal steps when modifying or upgrading third-party products.Then the show goes live to CES in Las Vegas with developer and tech builder Joe...