Guest Interview:

Vincent is a Registered Patent Attorney & the Co-Author of ‘Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers’. Vincent explains the difference between patents, copyrights, and trademarks, discusses their role in the tech start-up world and recounts his personal journey to success. 

Some of the topics that we cover in our chat with Vincent include:

• Life in upstate New York, USA.
  
• We ask: Are patents relevant to tech start-ups?
  
• How to protect your ideas with copyright when patents are too expensive.
  
• Provisional patent applications: Why these are beneficial to businesses in the USA.
  
• Why many startups don’t apply for patents.
  
• Vincent’s belief that ‘Ideas don’t sell. People sell the idea’.
  
• 3 things every entrepreneur needs to be able to do: Manufacture, market and distribute.
  
• We ask: How long does a patent last?
  
• What maintenance fees and royalties look like in different countries.
  
• The difference between trademarks, copyright and patents.
  
• Trademarks as a source indicator and way of identifying who the producer/manufacturer is.
  
• Interesting examples of popular trademarks.
  
• Vincent’s ability to overcome physical challenges on the journey to success.
  
• Vincent’s ‘never say die’ attitude and how it has positively impacted his life.
  
• Contact Vincent:
  
• Youtube: Patent Home
  
• Phone: +1 (716) 853 1111
  
• Website: https://www.lotempiolaw.com/monkey