The Semi Interesting Podcast with Nathaniel Lucek and Elizabeth Morris

1. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

   Building a Defensive Publication Program (opens the original)

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   When you’re thinking about creating prior art to block competitors, you usually think about your company’s own patent applications. However, you can’t file a patent application on everything unless you have an infinite budget. You could also write an academic paper, but that still requires significant effort and may not be appropriate for ongoing software development. Defensive publications can fill the gap between a patent application and an academic paper. These defensive publications can impe

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2. Episode · Jul 16, 2026

   Harvesting Software Innovation (opens the original)

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   Evaluating software development for potential patent protection can seem more difficult than for hardware or manufacturing methods. There are lots of reasons for this, but one may be the cultural hesitancy among software developers to pursue patent protection. Software developers are used to sharing, collaboration, and moving quickly. They don’t tend to think of their work as an invention. That’s why our guest Karl Barnfather suggests orienting your review around innovation instead of invention.

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