Bold Inventor

At the Bold Inventor Podcast, we're dedicated to bringing you the cutting-edge knowledge you need to navigate the complex world of patents, trademarks, and intellectual property law. Whether you're an aspiring inventor, a seasoned entrepreneur, or simply curious about how ideas turn into successful products, our podcast delivers expert advice and actionable insights to fuel your innovative journey.

Our content helps inventors everywhere—from filing their first patent to securing trademarks that protect their brands. Every episode is designed to simplify the complicated legal processes that inventors face, ensuring you can focus on what matters most: your ideas.

📚 Patent & Trademark Law Simplified:
Our podcast breaks down the complex world of intellectual property law, giving you step-by-step guidance on how to protect your inventions and ideas.

🎧 Top-Notch Expert Interviews:
We bring on patent attorneys, successful inventors, and legal professionals to share their insider knowledge.

🚀 In-Depth Episodes Packed with Value:
Our listeners rave about the practical advice we provide on topics like patent application strategies, trademark registration, and protecting intellectual property rights.

🌐 Reaching Inventors Worldwide:
Your support will enable us to expand our reach, ensuring that inventors from around the globe can benefit from our expert advice on patents and trademarks.

🔑 Free and Accessible for Everyone:
We believe that everyone should have access to the tools and knowledge to secure their intellectual property—regardless of budget.

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LEGAL NOTICE: By listening to this podcast, you are not becoming a client of Bold Patents nor of J.D. Houvener. Confidential discussions and consultations can be scheduled so that we can discuss your specific invention with a Patent Attorney. This forum is for general questions about the process, not about specific legal advice.

Contributors

Host

J.D. Houvener

J.D. Houvener is a Registered USPTO Patent Attorney who has a strong interest in helping entrepreneurs and businesses thrive. J.D. leverages his technical background in engineering and experience in the aerospace industry to provide businesses a unique perspective to their patent needs. He works with clients who are serious about investing in their intellectual assets and provides counsel on how to capitalize their patent in the market.

His background in business and experience as an engineer and patent attorney empowers him to clearly communicate to a broad range of clients about their immediate and long-term needs for patenting in order to protect assets, leverage opportunities, and limit liabilities. Some key areas of the patent prosecution practice are: patentability searches, patent applications, office actions, infringement opinions, post-grant actions and consultation on patent strategy and portfolio management.

Co-host

Matt Kulseth

Matt focuses his legal practice entirely on trademark law and works with both large and small clients throughout the United States. He has a love for protecting brands but an even larger passion for his entrepreneurial clients. He’s a “people person” attorney. Matt resides in Minneapolis where he was born and raised but has lived on the East Coast, Italy, and South Africa. When Matt isn’t practicing law he spending time at his lake cabin in northern Minnesota with his wife Maggie, daughters Faye and Ruby, and dog Otto.

Guests

Guest

Adam Zimmer

I'm an outside the box thinker that has a passion for patentable product development. I use my experience as engineer, patent examiner, industrial/mechanical designer, manufacturer, and artist to improve upon and create new products for a wide range of industries.

Guest

Allaire Schneider

I am a lab technician / SOP writer at College, where I have been working for over two years. I graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Medical Lab Science from Grand Valley State University in 2018, after completing a med tech internship and studying pharmacology, biochemistry, microbiology, pathophysiology, and more. My core competencies include clinical practices, molecular biology, and life sciences.

As a lab technician / SOP writer, I am responsible for making reagents, water sampling, processing RNA for Covid qPCR testing, inventory and equipment maintenance, and wellness ambassadorship. I have also developed standard operating procedures (SOP) and cost analysis for testing drugs of abuse and antibiotic resistant genes. I am passionate about applying my skills and knowledge to improve health outcomes and quality of life for patients and communities.

Guest

Ana Juneja

Ana Juneja is a leading intellectual property attorney and the founder of Ana Law LLC. With expertise in trademark, copyright, and patent law, she helps entrepreneurs, celebrities, and businesses protect and monetize their brands. Ana graduated cum laude from Michigan State University and earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. Before founding her firm, she gained experience at the USPTO and Dennemeyer & Associates. Ana’s firm is known for its flat-fee, 100% guaranteed IP services, maintaining a perfect success rate. Recognized as the #1 trademark attorney on social media, she educates over 250,000 followers on legal topics. Her accolades include Super Lawyers® Rising Stars and Best Lawyers® honors. Licensed in multiple states, she is dedicated to making legal protection accessible and effective for modern businesses.

Guest

Dr. Mark Noar

At the helm of EndoSure, Inc., strategic development is my forte, bringing forth groundbreaking noninvasive diagnostics to revolutionize women's health. My leadership at The 3CPM Company reflects over two decades of steering multidisciplinary teams, guiding research and development, and mastering regulatory compliance to deliver medical innovations.

My approach is characterized by a commitment to excellence in entrepreneurship, public speaking, and strategic planning. Collaboratively, we've transcended traditional boundaries in healthcare, fostering advancements that resonate on a global scale. The synthesis of my expertise in technology with a focus on patient care propels the mission of improving lives through medical science.

Guest

Ken Lemons

🎹 Ken Lemons is the inventor and founder of Musical DNA, a revolutionary music technology company that transforms the way we see and understand sound. With an eclectic academic background spanning engineering, oil painting, theater, and music — including a master’s in piano performance — Ken brings a uniquely creative and analytical lens to music education and innovation. After breaking his hand before a recital, Ken began mapping musical intervals, which led to the patented visualization system known as Musical DNA. With over 29 approved national patents, his work spans education, child development, audio tech, and live performance. Ken’s mission is to make music more intuitive and accessible by revealing its underlying geometry through interactive, colorful, 3D visualizations. His upcoming Musical DNA Visualizer App is set to redefine how we learn, play, and connect with music across generations.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-lemons/

Guest

Troy Schmelzer

Troy Schmelzer is a registered patent attorney who has spent much of his career as a partner in the intellectual property groups of some of the world’s largest law firms.

Troy has a multi-faceted intellectual property practice that focuses on patent preparation and prosecution, opinions relating to patentability, validity and infringement, freedom to operate assessments and due diligence investigations.

He has experience in a wide array of technologies including smart phones, artificial intelligence, communications equipment, semiconductors and integrated circuits, smart home automation, retail personalization systems, and many others.

Troy received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering as well as his J.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is a member of the state bars of Arizona and Illinois.

Guest

Vince Edwards

Hello! I am the CEO and Warrior Chief of Empire Builders. A full-service business consulting firm that builds, grows, and elevates companies to new levels. I am passionate and I love what I do! Empire Builders and I have recently embarked on our mission to help create 500 new 7 figure businesses over the next 5 years! The firm has experts in every discipline of business and decades of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, startups and scalable businesses. As an individual, I love life, positive people and things. I smile and laugh every day!

My specialties include Management consulting, executive coaching, debt financing, private equity, HR, project management, strategic planning and other leadership skills.