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On Saturdays, one granted artificial intelligence patent, explained from what the technology does to what the patent lets its owner stop others from doing. And a short episode on each new Federal Circuit decision on artificial intelligence patents. From Jon Burbage of Burbage Law, PC, in Salt Lake City. Narrated by an AI version of Jon Burbage's voice. Nothing in this podcast is legal advice. Artificial intelligence patent law, from a registered patent attorney. patent law, artificial intelligence, AI patents, Federal Circuit, Supreme Court, USPTO, intellectual property, machine learning, Shakespeare Burbage Law, PC No No October 23: The agent applications of early 2025 publish full f9301b09-92c5-4dbc-85a1-00cff3522329 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1fdcb362 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:09:51 -0600 Jon Burbage Jon Burbage 394 Patent applications with “agent” in the title from eight large AI companies went from 15 to 47 in the 13 weeks ending October 22, 2026, compared with the same weeks of 2025, and 42 of the 47 have priority dates in February to April 2025. Neural-network classes now appear on 45% of these companies’ AI-related publications, up from 35%. Read the article: https://burbagelaw.com/data/2026-10-23-what-big-ai-filers-are-claiming.html Narrated by an AI version of Jon Burbage's voice. Nothing in this podcast is legal advice. Patent applications with “agent” in the title from eight large AI companies went from 15 to 47 in the 13 weeks ending October 22, 2026, compared with the same weeks of 2025, and 42 of the 47 have priority dates in February to April 2025. Neural-network cl patent law, artificial intelligence, AI patents, Federal Circuit, Supreme Court, USPTO, intellectual property, machine learning, Shakespeare No October 21: The lease clause that built the Globe full 7291afe5-9028-4ea1-9e23-2813163c50cd https://share.transistor.fm/s/b81e0cd4 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:24:44 -0600 Jon Burbage Jon Burbage 549 In December 1598 the Burbage brothers took apart the Theatre, London's early playhouse, and used its timber to build the Globe. Their landlord, Giles Allen, sued for years over a lease that let them remove the building only before its term ended. Jon and Catie on the clause, the deadline, and what it means for every contract right that expires on a date. Sources: Shakespeare and the London Theatre (SHaLT), De Montfort University, The Theatre, 1576-98: https://shalt.dmu.ac.uk/locations/theatre-1576-98/indepth.html Folger Shakespeare Library, Shakespeare Documented, Allen v. Burbage: https://shakespearedocumented.folger.edu/resource/document/allen-v-burbage Folger Shakespeare Library, Shakespeare & Beyond, Razing the Theatre, raising the Globe: https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/raising-globe-theatre/ Joseph Quincy Adams, Shakespearean Playhouses (1917): https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22397/22397-h/22397-h.htm Wikipedia, Peter Street (carpenter): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Street_(carpenter) Read the article: https://burbagelaw.com/podcast.html Narrated by an AI version of Jon Burbage's voice. Nothing in this podcast is legal advice. In December 1598 the Burbage brothers took apart the Theatre, London's early playhouse, and used its timber to build the Globe. Their landlord, Giles Allen, sued for years over a lease that let them remove the building only before its term ended. Jon and patent law, artificial intelligence, AI patents, Federal Circuit, Supreme Court, USPTO, intellectual property, machine learning, Shakespeare No October 19: The Board's appeal odds, invention records, and two AI filings full 2a857bce-8bfe-4e47-b967-a3de0a23615f https://share.transistor.fm/s/461d3115 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:32:08 -0600 Jon Burbage Jon Burbage 425 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board's fiscal year 2026 appeal numbers and what they mean for artificial intelligence applications; Google v. Valtrus Innovations (Fed. Cir. Oct. 19, 2026) and why invention records should stay in their native files; OpenAI's application on the prompt-box control that sets a token budget; and Google's application on sizing a model to a compute budget. The entries: https://burbagelaw.com/entries/2026-10-19-board-closed-fiscal-year-2026-smallest-appeal-invent.html https://burbagelaw.com/entries/2026-10-19-invention-record-survives-priority-fight-native-file.html https://burbagelaw.com/entries/2026-10-15-openai-claims-control-prompt-box-sets-how-many-token.html https://burbagelaw.com/entries/2026-10-15-google-claims-procedure-sizing-model-s-depth-width-c.html Read the article: https://burbagelaw.com/updates.html Narrated by an AI version of Jon Burbage's voice. Nothing in this podcast is legal advice. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board's fiscal year 2026 appeal numbers and what they mean for artificial intelligence applications; Google v. Valtrus Innovations (Fed. Cir. Oct. 19, 2026) and why invention records should stay in their native files; OpenAI's patent law, artificial intelligence, AI patents, Federal Circuit, Supreme Court, USPTO, intellectual property, machine learning, Shakespeare No