About Eli Mazour
Voice of IP was created by Eli Mazour, a patent attorney at Foley & Lardner LLP and host of the Clause 8 podcast.
Eli’s practice focuses on obtaining patents for software, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), and fintech inventions. Clients turn to Eli specifically to avoid and overcome §101 patent-eligibility issues for these technologies. He also advises clients on standard-essential patents (SEPs), FRAND licensing, and broader patent strategy.
What is Voice of IP?
Voice of IP is a publication about the people, ideas, and developments shaping the patent system.
It focuses on IP news that matters, with particular attention to developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), patent policy and legislation, and other stories that provide insight into the current and future state of intellectual property.
Rather than trying to cover lateral moves or incremental developments in ongoing litigation, Voice of IP tries to zoom out: What actually happened? Why does it matter? And what might it tell us about where the patent system is headed?
What is Clause 8?
Clause 8 is Eli Mazour’s long-form interview podcast about the people and forces shaping intellectual property. It’s listened to by in-house counsel, judges from around the world, USPTO officials, top IP staffers on Capitol Hill, and leading patent dealmakers who want to stay ahead of the curve. The premise is simple: understanding how people from very different parts of the patent system think makes you better at navigating it.
Clause 8 has been covered and cited by outlets including Bloomberg, Above the Law, and Law360, which featured Clause 8 first in its list of “5 Podcasts to Keep IP Attys Entertained and Informed,” describing its guests as “a bit of a who’s who of IP law.”
Guests have included in-house IP leaders, USPTO officials, congressional staff, federal judges, academics, top patent dealmakers, Carole Baskin’s attorney from Tiger King, and inventor Doug Pittman telling a story about John Squires that somehow begins on the Appalachian Trail.
Many of the conversations have also become early roadmaps for what followed. Kathi Vidal appeared on Clause 8 years before becoming USPTO Director and later returned after her first year in office. Nicholas Matich discussed rulemaking and the PTAB before later returning to the USPTO as Solicitor.
Why did Eli start Clause 8?
Eli has always loved long-form interviews that let you get to know the personalities in a field and understand how they think. He went looking for the IP version of that and, when he couldn’t find it, decided to create Clause 8.
The name comes from Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution — the Intellectual Property Clause — and is a reminder that IP rights were mentioned in the Constitution because the founders understood the importance of encouraging innovation.
Why subscribe? What should you expect?
Voice of IP is intentionally selective.
Subscribers receive updates and insights from new Clause 8 conversations, along with IP news and analysis focused on developments that seem important to patent practitioners, innovators, policymakers, and others interested in where the patent system is going.
Eli also occasionally shares his own perspective or does original reporting when a story seems to warrant more digging.
How can you contact Eli?
Thoughts, suggestions, hot tips, potential Clause 8 guests, or just want to say hello?
Email eli@VoiceOfIP.com.
Eli is always interested in uniquely valuable perspectives to share with Voice of IP readers and Clause 8 listeners.
Disclaimer
This podcast is provided for general informational purposes only and is intended as a general overview. The podcast does not constitute legal advice nor solicitation to provide legal services. It is not meant to convey a legal position, nor is it intended to convey specific legal advice. The opinions expressed are solely my own and those of any guests and do not express the views or opinions of any organization with which I or the guests are affiliated. In some jurisdictions, the contents of this podcasts may be considered Attorney Advertising.
