The Grind Never Stops

This week was a fun and interesting week for sure. I read a few articles discussing wearable tech patents and how to approach them. Wearables” refers to smart devices that can be worn on the body, either as an accessory or as part of one’s clothing. My client, Sidharth Sood, has created shoes that take the energy from your steps and use it to power built-in tech such as automatic laces, fitness trackers, etc. What I’ve learned is that the patent application for the shoe cannot be created as a fitness patent because Fitness wearables refer to any autonomous, noninvasive device that tracks information related to health and fitness. The claims that the Sidharth wants to make is in the technology placed in the sole and how it interacts with the shoe. This information is crucial to the application that I’m creating because now I know that I need to focus only on the technology and not the shoe itself. Each design patents and utility patents are alternatives to shield wearable technology. Design patents are useful in protecting the decorative appearance, whereas utility patents protect the unique aspects or functions of the shoe. A challenge that I am facing through the creation of the patent application is how I will cover the minute details of the shoe. I plan on overcoming this problem by researching how to write the written description for an invention and looking at official patents on wearable technology to get a glimpse of how mine should look as well. A few questions that have arisen in the process of my patent application: What questions should I ask the inventor during our meeting? What claims are feasible and not feasible in the likely hood to be approved by the USPTO? I have discovered that I need to learn more about the formatting and technical terms that I should use in my patent application. To continue, I also had a presentation this week on the first half of my ISM journey. The speech didn’t go too well as I was very tense and wasn’t as comfortable as I normally am. It was not one of my best speeches, however, I will learn from my mistakes and move forward. I need to schedule an interview with the inventor as soon as possible and get started on understanding his model. I will also need to complete my annotated bibliography in regards to my final product.