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Judge Randall Rader - Most Interesting Man in the Patent World Fights to Improve America’s Patent System
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Judge Randall Rader - Most Interesting Man in the Patent World Fights to Improve America’s Patent System

Sampling of stories and topics discussed during the interview:

  • Mistakenly ending up in Soviet Union during the Cold War

  • Working with John Podesta (chairman of Hillary Clinton’s campaign) on Capitol Hill

  • Advising Judge Bork before his Supreme Court confirmation hearings

  • Being nominated and serving on the Federal Claims Court and the Federal Circuit

  • Bilski decision, its aftermath, and the state of subject matter eligibility in America

  • Views about the Supreme Court’s patent law jurisprudence

  • The American Invents Act (AIA) and the creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) “death squad”

  • Importance of software patents specifically

  • Importance of a strong patent system for economic development and America’s global competiveness

  • Ideas for improving America’s patent system

  • China’s commitment to improving its own patent system

  • Advice to law students and lawyers

  • And, much more!